[Zachariah]

This hack connects to a server and relays its stats / info to your site. The server can be installed anywere as long as the IP can be accessed. You make the server or connect to a server.

The password I talk about is in the shoutcast server software itself. There is a mini web based client and admin section that the shoutcast server software makes on the computer it is installed to. This script needs the admin access to the shoutcast server to get the info to populate the forums w/ live info. It logs in collects the data and returns the info to the client.

The client does not need a password to connect.

I have a shoutcast server setup on a cable modem when I goof around and want to show some friends a few tunes I ran across. @60K upload I can do 16 people @ 24k music quility. (mono .. like AM radio)

Yes it is a hog. The bandwith useage depends on "# of users connected" and the quility of the song in kbps.

uploadspeed / bitrate = max listeners , always leave some for overhead

example in your case 256k uploadspeed / 56k bitrate = max 4 listeners ( 4* 56 = 224kbps ) keep in mind that your provider says he gives you 256kbps upload, the actual speed might be much lower.

Bitrates
192k CD quility
56k stereo
24k mono (like an AM radio, but works for music)
8k voice

BROADCASTING

Persons wanting to broadcast will need to run their own server, as per the instructions below, or find someone willing to run one for them. Once a server's located, broadcasters use Winamp and a plug-in called the SHOUTcast Source for Winamp Plug-In to send audio from Winamp to the SHOUTcast server. The tools are available here, and there's an entire section of the documentation dedicated to the plug-in.

RUNNING A SERVER

The magic of the SHOUTcast system happens inside the SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server (DNAS). This software runs on a server attached to an IP network with lots of bandwidth, and is responsible for receiving audio from a broadcaster, updating the SHOUTcast directory with information about what the broadcaster is sending, and sending the broadcast out to listeners. More information is in the server section of the documentation.

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