4.1. Stream a file with VLC

% vlc -vvv video1.xyz --sout udp:192.168.0.42 --ttl 12

where :

• video1.xyz is the file you want to stream ,

• 192.168.0.42 is either :

  • the IP address of the machine you want to unicast to ;

  • or the DNS name the machine you want to unicast to ;

  • or a multicast IP address .

• 12 is the value of the TTL (Time To Live) of your IP packets (which means that the stream will be able to cross 11 routers) .

If you want to stream the file continuously, add the --loop option .