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FIGURE 17-5
FIGURE 17-6
Apple OS X
®
For a system running Apple’s OS X
®
:
1. Double-click Terminal in the Applications\Utilities folder.
2. Type the following command into the Terminal (without quotations) and then add the IP number,
and press Enter:
“ping –c 4 ipnumber.”
(So, for example, you might type: ping –c 4 192.168.1.101)
The response will be similar to the Windows
®
example described above. Again, a ping failure indicates a
problem with the network connection.
P
ULL
C
ONNECTION ISSUES
Note that - if you are Pull streaming from ‘behind’ a router – the IP number shown in the TriCaster’s Location
field will only be valid for other systems behind the router. You will need to derive the true external IP
address to pass to your viewers (or service provider.)
Again, in this environment you may wish to consider Push streaming with the aid of a Content Delivery
Network (a commercial service), as this is generally free of firewall and router woes that often require a
friendly system administrator to resolve otherwise.
You will also need to enable “port forwarding” on the router, as discussed next.
Port Forwarding
If you are streaming from behind a router, to preserve a reasonable level of security while allowing outside
computers to connect to your system you will need to ‘port forward’ your router.