I am able to get Mozilla Fire fox 3.6.3 to save .asf files from the camera using the http://username : password @ camera.address /img/video.asf so I know the camera is there and working. I can ping it. It also works from Windows using the Linksys interface.

However I am not able to get it to work with VLC.

I am trying the http:// username : password @ camera.address /img/video.asf command from the VLC GUI interface

Flie – Open Network – URL

http:// username : password @ camera.address /img/video.asf

I get Errors and Warnings – Your input can’t be opened – VLC is unable to open the MRL ‘

http:// myusername : mypassword @ mycamera.address /img/video.asf’. Check the log for details.

(Note that I x’d out my details and the log does show the correct information)

Log File:
access_http debug: http: server=’xxx.xxx.xx.xxx’ port=xxxx file=’/img/video.asf
access_http debug: user=’myusername’
main debug: net: connecting to xxx.xxx.xx.xxx port xxxx
main debug: connection: Operation now in progress
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 10)
main error: Read error: Connection reset by peer
access_http error: failed to read answer
access_http debug: switching to HTTP version 1.0
main debug: net: connecting to xxx.xxx.xx.xxx port xxxx
main debug: connection: Operation now in progress
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 10)
main error: Read error: Connection reset by peer
access_http error: failed to read answer
main debug: net: connecting to xxx.xxx.xx.xxx port xxxx
main debug: connection: Operation now in progress
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 10)
main error: Read error: Connection reset by peer
access_mms error: failed to read answer
main warning: no access module matching “http” could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1094.365 ms – Total 1094.365 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1094.365 ms)
main debug: waitpipe: object killed
main error: open of `http://myuser:mypassword@xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:xxxx/img/video.asf’ failed: (null)
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2)
main debug: nothing to play
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: TIMER input launching for ‘http://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:xxxx/img/video.asf‘ : 1114.220 ms – Total 1114.220 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1114.220 ms)

I have also tried adjusting the latency settings and checked the Continous Stream setting

* Preferences
* Input/Codecs
* Access Modules
* HTTP(S)
* Continuous Stream (tickbox)

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks in advance