[linux-dvb] Re: Howto setup a multicast network connection?

[Hugo Van Ruyskensvelde <hugo.van.ruyskensvelde@easynet.be>]

Hi,

To receive IP datagrams with your DVB card , go to the directory apps/dvbnet 
in your DVB driver directory. Now change the file net_start.sh as follows

./dvbnet -p 100 
./dvbnet -p 300

/sbin/ifconfig dvb0_0 192.168.238.238            
/sbin/ifconfig dvb0_1 192.168.238.238
/sbin/ifconfig dvb0_0 hw ether 01:02:03:04:05:06
/sbin/ifconfig dvb0_1 hw ether 01:02:03:04:05:06

This way you receive the HRIT IP datagrams and the anouncement channels.
You can see the raw data with a network 'sniffer' like ethereal.
 
The problem for linux lies in the fact that there is no closed or open source 
application  for processing those multicast IP datagrams. The multicast 
protocol used in EUMETCAST transmissions is MTP/SO .

However the software from Tellique  (under windoze)  is working very well...
I hope that in future there will be open source projects for receiving the 
EUMETCAST transmissions.

Regards,

hugo



On Friday 13 June 2003 12:38, you wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am new on this list and would like to know how to setup my DVB card
> (KNC-1 and Technisat Skystar2) to receive a multicast stream from
> HotBird6 (satellite data from Eumetsat). I manage to load the driver
> but don't know what to do then. There seem to be so many different
> packages in the internet and I don't know which one I have to use.
>
> I have also have a third card pent@value from pentamedia and with this
> I have been successful in receiving data from HotBird6. How can I do
> it with the open source driver?
>
> Please help!
>
> Regards,
> Holger



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