[icecast] How to handle NAT ?

[SmartBloke]

O.k., i accept, never been one for reading the docs ...

/however/, would it not be possible to invent a keyword/macro/flag which
could be set into the icecast hostname setting so that it worked in the
same way as the $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] global in php ?

i.e.,
if I run a php script on my virtual server from inside my firewall then
this variable within php is set to 10.1.1.101.
If I run the same script from outside my firewall then the variable is
set to www.XXX.dyndns.org

This would solve the problem, as php clearly knows where the call is
coming from - if the contents of this variable were put in the .m3u which
is served then the playlist would work from inside and outside of the
firewall.

perhaps I'm over-simplifying this ?

rick

<p>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:00:58 -0500, "oddsock" <oddsock at oddsock.org> said:
> this is, of course, well described in the documentation, but I've also
> just 
> added a comment to the config file as well...
> 
> oddsock
> At 03:49 PM 4/28/2004, you wrote:
> > > again, your answer lies in the <hostname> setting... This value of the
> > > config is used for only 2 things...for m3u creation and for YP listen link
> > > building.  In general this value should be your externally accessable name
> > > or IP address.
> >
> >Sounds like we should add a comment in the config file about the
> >'externally accessible' requirement of the hostname.  Or rather
> >something like:
> >
> >This is the hostname other people will use to connect to your server.
> >It affects mainly the urls generated by Icecast for playlists and yp
> >listings.
> >
> >jack.
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