[rtmpdump] rtmpsrv with osx : ipfw configuration

[Howard Chu]

Carmelo Ingrao wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have compiled 2.1c for mac os : rtmpdump works fine, thanks for this amazing
> software.
>
> In order to use rtmpsrv, I need to play with iptables :
>
> sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -j REDIRECT
>
> But on a mac, there's no iptables, but only ipfw.
>
> So in the readme, there's :
>
> ipfw add 40 fwd 127.0.0.1 1935 tcp from any to any 1935
> ipfw add 40 fwd 127.0.0.1 1935 tcp from any to any 1935 not uid proxy
>
> (little correction for the readme : correct syntax is 127.0.0.1,1935 rather
> 127.0.0.1)

Thanks for the correction. As I stated in that document, I have never tested 
this on MacOSX before, that was just a guess based on reading the manual.

> So, i launch this 2 lines on mac :
>
> *MacPro:rtmpdump2.1d Carmelo$ sudo ipfw add 40 fwd 127.0.0.1,1935 tcp from any
> to any 1935Password:*
> *00040 fwd 127.0.0.1,1935 tcp from any to any dst-port 1935*
> *
> *
> *MacPro:rtmpdump2.1d Carmelo$ sudo ipfw add 40 fwd 127.0.0.1,1935 tcp from any
> to any 1935 not uid proxy*
> *ipfw: uid "proxy" nonexistent*

Obviously you need to use the uid of an account that actually exists on your 
machine, and then you need to run the rtmpsuck program using that account.