FrontPage 2002 + Media Player 11 (will not connect)

[Shroom King]

I am stumped!

First, I want to go through the process to see if you know where I'm going
wrong.

I'm using Microsoft XP Professional (at least that is where my web
page/server is located) Media Player 11.

Here are the steps to embedded MPEG.

Insert > Web component > Advanced controls > ActiveX Control > Windows Media
Player

The media player pops onto my web page, of course, with no problems.
I right-click on the media player and enter the ActiveX Control Properties.

Under the Source is the File Named or URL...inwhich I browse and enter the
actual video directory....no big deal.

Here is my problem.

I have a network set-up which involves a few household computers. With any
one of these computers I'm able to pull up the web page and view/play the
video with no problem. But, if I go out of my network in onto someone else's
computer, the video will not pop up. I thought at first this may have
something to do with my router, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

All that happens is that the video will say Ready - Connecting... and then
it just resets back to Ready.

I have tried everything! I just don't understand what I could be doing
wrong. I feel it is coming from my router or some sort of security that will
not allow the video to be viewed outside of my network but, I am truly at a
loss for what I can do next.


I created a test page on my web site,
http://mushroompatch.com/testing_video.htm, so you can see for yourself what
is happening.

Now I have sometimes gone to other people's web sites in this exact same
thing occurs every now and again. Maybe it's an update that has gone
terribly wrong, I don't know.

Is there anyone out there that may be able to assist me with this or has
come across this before that knows exactly what the heck is going on?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

The wmv files need to be with a FP Web site in order to be viewed in the internet
- yours are in a folder on you desktop
"\\Webserver\desktop\My Web Sites\NEWthe_mushroom_patch\video\Lab - TMP.wmv"

On your local network only, it might work if all PCs are member of the same domain or workgroup and If the folder they are in is set
as a shared folder



PS
remove all spaces from file/folder names to prevent broken links
--

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SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
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|I am stumped!
|
| First, I want to go through the process to see if you know where I'm going
| wrong.
|
| I'm using Microsoft XP Professional (at least that is where my web
| page/server is located) Media Player 11.
|
| Here are the steps to embedded MPEG.
|
| Insert > Web component > Advanced controls > ActiveX Control > Windows Media
| Player
|
| The media player pops onto my web page, of course, with no problems.
| I right-click on the media player and enter the ActiveX Control Properties.
|
| Under the Source is the File Named or URL...inwhich I browse and enter the
| actual video directory....no big deal.
|
| Here is my problem.
|
| I have a network set-up which involves a few household computers. With any
| one of these computers I'm able to pull up the web page and view/play the
| video with no problem. But, if I go out of my network in onto someone else's
| computer, the video will not pop up. I thought at first this may have
| something to do with my router, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.
|
| All that happens is that the video will say Ready - Connecting... and then
| it just resets back to Ready.
|
| I have tried everything! I just don't understand what I could be doing
| wrong. I feel it is coming from my router or some sort of security that will
| not allow the video to be viewed outside of my network but, I am truly at a
| loss for what I can do next.
|
|
| I created a test page on my web site,
| http://mushroompatch.com/testing_video.htm, so you can see for yourself what
| is happening.
|
| Now I have sometimes gone to other people's web sites in this exact same
| thing occurs every now and again. Maybe it's an update that has gone
| terribly wrong, I don't know.
|
| Is there anyone out there that may be able to assist me with this or has
| come across this before that knows exactly what the heck is going on?