1.  Receive a stream with VLC

1.1.  Receive an unicast stream

% vlc -vvv udp:

1.2.  Receive a multicast stream

% vlc -vvv udp:@239.255.12.42

where 239.255.12.42 is the multicast IP address you want to join .

1.3.  Receive an HTTP/FTP/MMS stream

Use one of the following command lines :

  • % vlc -vvv http://example/stream.xyz
    

    where http://example/stream.xyz is the HTTP address of the stream ;

  • % vlc -vvv ftp://example/stream.xyz
    

    where ftp://example/stream.xyz is the FTP address of the stream ;

  • % vlc -vvv mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo
    

    where mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo is the MMS address of the stream .