Re: [squid-users] Streaming video content (e.g. BBC news to flash based player) - always stops?

I live in Brazil and sometimes watch BBC videos using Squid without issues.

Can you give a link to an example URL which causes problems ?

Marcus

Karl Pielorz wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> We've tried running a number of Squid versions (from 2.7.9 through to
> 3.2.0.9) but they all seem to suffer when streaming video content - most
> notably from the BBC site in the UK.
>
> Unfortunately, afaik this content isn't available outside the UK (but
> the US site might have content streamed in a similar manner).
>
> Videos will start, but they stop after a random amount of time (and the
> 'player' on the client displays the 'rebuffering circle' - but never
> starts again).
>
> Is anyone here using Squid - and able to successfully play content from
> say news.bbc.co.uk?
>
> Anyone got any pointers what it could be?
>
> Accesses in the logs show as a stream of:
>
> "
> 1310125310.161 561 172.16.20.22 TCP_MISS/200 272 POST
> http://82.197.67.173:1935/idle/mKfmdz02zSLeGJSL/269 -
> HIER_DIRECT/82.197.67.173 application/x-fcs
> 1310125311.256 565 172.16.20.22 TCP_MISS/200 272 POST
> http://82.197.67.173:1935/idle/mKfmdz02zSLeGJSL/270 -
> HIER_DIRECT/82.197.67.173 application/x-fcs
> "
>
> These seem to continue, even when the player has 'stopped'.
>
> Any pointers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Karl
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 08 2011 - 12:28:29 MDT