[Icecast] load constraints

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Iain Mott wrote:
> hello
> 
> Another beginners question..... I've been googling through the icecast
> archives looking for information on how icecast handles multiple
> clients. Haven't been able to find what I'm looking for.
> 
> Could someone please explain (or direct me to links) what happens to the
> upload bandwidth of a box running icecast, when more than one client
> connects? For example, if a box on a 128kbps upload connection is
> serving a 64Kbps stream (and not audio-on-demand) - is it limited to two
> connections or is icecast somehow more efficient?
> 
> cheers, 
> 
> Iain
> 

It is limited to two connections, there is no magic way around that, 
it's not a p2p system

Stephen
LiveIce Project http://liveice.sf.net/