[MPlayer-users] Unable to play stream URL using MPlayer, but URL works with Xine / VLC

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hello,
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:31:38PM -0500, Golden Fly wrote:
> Server returned 400: Bad Request
> No stream found to handle url
> mms://211.233.24.49/wcg/wcg2007gf/ENG/10-07/WC3/[CH1]03_WC_ENG_Realtime_500K_SkY_vs_4K-Creoloph_01.wmv

-v gives:
> <h1>Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)</h1>
so the server configuration is broken, the mms-over-HTTP part is
configured to require a host name, but the server has no DNS name.

> However, the following command works:
> --- code ---
> xine
> "mms://211.233.24.49/wcg/wcg2007gf/ENG/10-07/WC3/[CH1]03_WC_ENG_Realtime_500K_SkY_vs_4K-Creoloph_01.wmv"

Did you try these _at the same time_? It really looks like the server is
just unavailable right now.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger