A media player with proxy support for streaming

[Томица]

Hi all,

Is there a media player or a plugin to allow support for media streaming through an IP:port proxy?

[wolfen69]

I believe VLC player can do this.

[Томица]

Thanks wolfen69, that's what I thought too, but wasn't able to find any such option. Can you please give me a clue where can I set up proxy for VLC?

[wolfen69]

Perhaps this (http://crypt-sdk.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-set-proxy-settings-in-vlc-http.html) may help. I just searched for vlc proxy settings in google.

[Томица]

Thanks for the link. Although the data there is given for Windows, I was able to find Proxy settings under Tools > Preferences. However, it only supports HTTP proxy. I should've mentioned that I need support for SOCKS5 proxy. This didn't help me.

[SankaD]

VLC does support SOCKS proxy settings. You have to find the "Socks proxy" section from the right hand side of the window, when in the left hand side, "Input/Codecs" is selected (http://crypt-sdk.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-set-proxy-settings-in-vlc-http.html). The settings are same for Windows and Ubuntu (Don't know about VLC 2.0 though):rolleyes:

[Томица]

Perfect! SankaD you're a lifesaver!

I should only say that before SOCKS option is revealed, All Settings need to be selected at the bottom of the left panel.

Also, proxy needs to be entered like so: ip:port without the protocol (so no http:// or https:// or whatever).

Works like a charm!

[proxybuy]

Perfect! SankaD you're a lifesaver!

I should only say that before SOCKS option is revealed, All Settings need to be selected at the bottom of the left panel.

Also, proxy needs to be entered like so: ip:port without the protocol (so no http:// or http (proxybuy.com)s:// or whatever).

Works like a charm!

Its very interesting.