output file `../test.mp3'
{ 10751/ 10755} 100.0% ( 2.94x) re:[00:00:00.03] to:[00:01:35.42]
End of encoding
time= 95.430sec
It would appear that Gogo has a much optimised algorithm for encoding than Bladeenc and Lame.
11. Streaming MP3's.
A streaming server allows you to transmit MP3 files over a TCP based network. This can be the Internet itself
or your local network / intranet.
The connection principal is very similar to that of a web server, files are streamed when a client (the MP3
player) connects to the server.
11.1 Icecast
After downloading and untaring, a good look around the doc/ directory would be a good thing, the HTML
manual is very helpful and comprehensive.
If you have downloaded the source code, follow the instructions regarding compiling pertinent to your
system.
Icecast will not work correctly unless you correctly set the servername in the config file, icecast.conf, which
is located in the etc directory. It must match the name that resolves to your IP address exactly.
If you see the following line when Icecast starts−up you have problems:
−> [05/Jan/2000:17:21:04] WARNING: Resolving the server name [your.server.name] does not work!
Edit icecast.conf which is located in the etc directory and locate the line containing the entry for
"server_name" and enter your servers name. If you are unsure you can find out by using the
hostname command, or by cat'ing /etc/hosts.
Once you've made the neccesary changes you'll need to either copy the conf file to the bin directory, or start
icecast with the −c option and specify the location, like so:
[dj@megajukebox bin]$ ./icecast −c ../etc/icecast.conf
If everything has been configured correctly, you should see something similar to the following:
[dj@megajukebox bin]$ ./icecast −c ../etc/icecast.conf −d /home/dj/mp3/icecast/
Icecast Version 1.3.0 Starting...
The Linux MP3−HOWTO
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