Internet radio

[Hamish Macbeth]

Hi,

I have been trying to access a certain radiosite on http://magazin.orf.at/tirolmagazin/e...ts/audiovideo/ by clicking on the "Live hÃÃâ€*’¶ren" link.

A window opens and I can listen to the programme for about 30 seconds before my system locks up.

I am running ME with both Netscape 7.2 and Windows explorer 5.0. I have Norton Personal firewall and NAV running too. I have broadband and don't seem to have problems listening to any other web radio.

Anyone able to help with suggestions to get my favourite radio station back?

[Chris W]

when you say your system locks up, does everything freeze so that you have to do a hard reboot, or do you get a particular application that goes not responding? if so which?

[IanUK]

Not that it helps you much, but I just listened to it for over a minute, no lockups, it seemed fine.


cheers

Ian

[paulyoung666]

hi and to the site Hamish Macbeth , i too can listen to it no problems , as mb asks , can you maybe flesh your situation out a little bit

[Hamish Macbeth]

Thanks for the replies guys.

The player stops and I get a message saying buffering which stops at about 15%. I need to close down the open windows. My internet connection has then dropped and I need to re-start.

[Chris W]

Which version of windows media player are you using?

Have you made any changes on the pc (hardware/software) that may have caused the problem?

Try doing a system restore (start->programs->accessories->system tools-> system restore) to a date when you weren't having the problem.

Who is your ISP? how do you connect your modem, usb or ethernet?

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Hamish Macbeth

Thanks for the replies guys.

The player stops and I get a message saying buffering which stops at about 15%. I need to close down the open windows. My internet connection has then dropped and I need to re-start.

have you tried specifying a proxy assuming you are on ntl bb then here is a list , or if you already have a proxy specified then try running without it

[Hamish Macbeth]

Ahh. On my system the station opens in its own window. I do not open media player.

I have made no changes to my system recently either hardware or software.

My ISP is ntl and I am connected through usb.

I have not yet tried to do a system restore.

[Hamish Macbeth]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

have you tried specifying a proxy assuming you are on ntl bb then here is a list , or if you already have a proxy specified then try running without it

I have let the 'puter do its own thing but will put this on the list of things to try. Thanks.

[paulyoung666]

it opens in a new window when i go to it as well , it doesnt open wmp either

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by Hamish Macbeth

Ahh. On my system the station opens in its own window. I do not open media player.

I have made no changes to my system recently either hardware or software.

My ISP is ntl and I am connected through usb.

I have not yet tried to do a system restore.

yes but the window opens a WMP control... have a look at the source...

CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
      CODEBASE="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/
mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,5,715"
      STANDBY="Loading Microsoft¨ Windows Media Player components..."
      TYPE="application/x-oleobject">
...
       PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?
prd=windows&sbp=mediaplayer&ar=Media&sba=Plugin&"
            SRC="mms://stream2.orf.at/radio_tirol"

Anyway... do you have an ethernet card in the computer?
check the memory and system resources on the computer and post these back... (right click my computer-> properties-> performance)

EDIT: also try typing mms://stream2.orf.at/radio_tirol into the address bar of internet explorer and see if you can listen that way

[daxx]

mms://stream2.orf.at/radio_tirol into wmp

bog beaten to it by MB

[Hamish Macbeth]

No ethernet card.

512.0 MB RAM and 78% free system resuorces.

EDIT

System restore won't play ball for the past 3 restore points.

Tried editing proxy servers - no difference.

Now this web adress is looking good, playing for two and a half minutes so far.

Thanks again for all the help guys. Listening pleasure is back again.

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by Hamish Macbeth

No ethernet card.

512.0 MB RAM and 78% free system resuorces.

have you tried putting the link supplied into internet exploreer or WMP? if so, what happens?

[Hamish Macbeth]

Good grief.

All was good yesterday, I was able to listen for about three hours before calling it a day.

Now I have a message saying the server is busy and am forced into a reboot.