FiOS Internet

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I have FiOS residential.  I'm trying to stream audio out (128 kbps, no big load for FiOS) on ports 8051-8052 for a shoutcast service. The server-side logs from the service indicate that I am logging in (validating credentials via other ports) successfully, but that my outbound streaming (ports 8051-8052) never starts.  I'm trying both the WinAmp software ( www (dot) winamp (dot) com) and the VirtualDJ software ( www (dot) virtualdj (dot) com).  

I have read all the app notes on those software packages, installed all their patches, etc.  I have also worked with tech support at the ShoutCast server ( www (dot) shouthostdirect (dot) com).  

I've been working on this off-and-on for a week, and nothing seems to work.  Also, I can listen to inbound ShoutCast streams just fine on 8000 series ports.  I'm talking about sourcing my own outbound feed to a service I've purchased.

I've enabled port forwarding on my FiOS rounter firewall and my software firewall.  I even experimented with giving my computer DMZ access on the router (i.e., fully exposing it to the internet, forwarding _all_ ports that Verizon allows).  So far with every combination I've tried, these ports are still blocked when checked externally by http://www.canyouseeme.org/ .  If Verizon is blocking the ports in the 8000 range, I'd like to know so that I can just give up.  Otherwise, I'll keep playing with settings.  Comments please.

[#2]

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Erwin wrote:

I have FiOS residential.  I'm trying to stream audio out (128 kbps, no big load for FiOS) on ports 8051-8052 for a shoutcast service. The server-side logs from the service indicate that I am logging in (validating credentials via other ports) successfully, but that my outbound streaming (ports 8051-8052) never starts.  I'm trying both the WinAmp software ( www (dot) winamp (dot) com) and the VirtualDJ software ( www (dot) virtualdj (dot) com).  

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VZ does not block any incoming ports.  The only outbound port that is blocked is port 25 to non-VZ servers.

By default the router blocks all incoming ports.  No ports are blocked outbound.

Port forwards apply only to incoming connections.

In order for canyouseeme.org to report the port as open, you have to have something listening on the port.

If you're checking an outbound port, there won't be anything listening.

Usually, these problems are software firewall issues.  Have you opened the port in WIndows firewall, Norton, Symantec, or whatever software firewalls are running on your PC?

[#3]

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Erwin wrote:

I have FiOS residential.  I'm trying to stream audio out (128 kbps, no big load for FiOS) on ports 8051-8052 for a shoutcast service. The server-side logs from the service indicate that I am logging in (validating credentials via other ports) successfully, but that my outbound streaming (ports 8051-8052) never starts.  I'm trying both the WinAmp software ( www (dot) winamp (dot) com) and the VirtualDJ software ( www (dot) virtualdj (dot) com).  

I have read all the app notes on those software packages, installed all their patches, etc.  I have also worked with tech support at the ShoutCast server ( www (dot) shouthostdirect (dot) com).  

I've been working on this off-and-on for a week, and nothing seems to work.  Also, I can listen to inbound ShoutCast streams just fine on 8000 series ports.  I'm talking about sourcing my own outbound feed to a service I've purchased.

I've enabled port forwarding on my FiOS rounter firewall and my software firewall.  I even experimented with giving my computer DMZ access on the router (i.e., fully exposing it to the internet, forwarding _all_ ports that Verizon allows).  So far with every combination I've tried, these ports are still blocked when checked externally by http://www.canyouseeme.org/ .  If Verizon is blocking the ports in the 8000 range, I'd like to know so that I can just give up.  Otherwise, I'll keep playing with settings.  Comments please.

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Verizon doesn't currently block any ports, so you should be able to get it going.  according to Portforward.com, you need both TCP And UDP ports 8000-8001 forwarded to your machine.  Did you give your PC a static IP like 192.168.1.32 or something?   you should really have a static IP on that machine, and then make sure you open those ports in both windows firewall and any other personal firewall you have.  

And then there are some additional steps, this is the walk through I used, and it worked like a charm for me.   take a look and see if you missed anything with it? 

Also there is a preconfigured shoutcast server port forwarding rule, did you use that, or did you manually set up the rules?

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Okay, it is fixed.  It appears that I didn not have the right Microsoft Windows OS services enabled.  I did the Windows7 equivalent of this advice:

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3. IIS Services installed
if not, here is how:
-Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components.
-Go to the Internet Information Services and click Details, Now choose the World Wide Web Service (the required components will be checked automatically, i’d check the documentation option too!)
and Click OK and let XP install IIS.

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from http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/526/running-your-own-shoutcast-server-streaming-using-xp-prof-iis/

Thank you so much!