Article ID: 253267
Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1
This article was previously published under Q253267
SYMPTOMS
If you configure a multicast station and start the application on a Windows Media server, you may receive the following error in the stream status:
CAUSE
When you are configuring a stream for a program on a Windows Media server, you can add a stream manually by clicking the Streams button and selecting New. This dialog box allows you to put in any URL on the Source/Destination tab and does not check the validity of the URL.
RESOLUTION
Ensure that you are using a valid URL for the source of your stream.
MORE INFORMATION
Valid URLs for a stream source can only be paths to an encoder, another Windows Media server set up for distribution, or a unicast publishing point. For example:
mms://localhost/sample.asf
-or-
msbd://encoder1:7007
Note that local file system paths such as C:\Asfroot\Sample.asf and UNC paths such as \\server1\fileshare\sample.asf are not valid paths.
Additional query words: netshow wms
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