Re: Is theres a way to redirect Real Audio

Angel Vera wrote:
>
> Which is the best way to proxy Real Audio then!

Not to.

Seriously, the best way is with a SOCKS proxy. Of course, you then have
to configure it _very_ carefully to make sure that (if you have some
limitations on access) that your users don't point all their
web-browsers, chat-software, streaming video viewers, and every other
damn thing at it.

Expect to be playing with the configuration for a while before you get
it right.

D

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> Angel Vera
> Bond Linux User Group Member
> Gold Coast - Australia
>
> "The Human is the most amazing animal ever known, beacuse from being
> non-perfect has created a perfect world "The Computer""
> -- Angel Vera (1999)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alvin Starr <alvin@iplink.net>
> To: Carlos Santillana <Carlos@los-fresnos-cons.k12.tx.us>
> Cc: tom minchin <tom@interact.net.au>; <squid-users@ircache.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 1:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Is theres a way to redirect Real Audio
>
> > On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Carlos Santillana wrote:
> >
> > > Can i use Squid ? for this ?
> > >
> > >
> > > tom minchin wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 12:33:57PM -0500, Carlos Santillana wrote:
> > > > > Does anyone know how can i use Proxy for Real Audio too ? Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, as long as they have a recentish version of RA, they can use
> > > > an HTTP proxy (they have to set it within RA from memory).
> >
> > there is an RA proxy from the RA folks. The problem is that RA uses UDP
> > and it's own scheme to deal with dropped packets. The big trouble is that
> > it uses a range of port numbers to setup the connections with so
> > firewalling the RA proxy is a bit of a pain but it can be done.
> >
> > Squid is not the best way to proxy RA.
> >
> > Alvin Starr || voice: (416)585-9971
> > Interlink Connectivity || fax: (416)585-9974
> > alvin@iplink.net ||
> >
> >
Received on Thu Sep 09 1999 - 17:40:10 MDT