Release Notes for NetShow On-Demand Server


These release notes present updated information not available in the documentation.

Known Issues

Server Setup
Uninstalling Server and Administration Tools
Server May Not Make Connections after Frequent Stops and Restarts
Firewalls
Use a Valid Number for the Internet Service Manager NetShow Logging Properties
Issues With Remotely Administering a Server
NetShow On-Demand Log Facility: Changing Database Name when Log Facility is Enabled

Server Setup

In the section titled "Windows NT Cache Manager and NetShow On-Demand Interactions" included with the "Performance Considerations" in the chapter "Setting up Your Server" in the Installation and System Guide, note this correction to the steps for turning off the Cache Manager:

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Uninstalling Server and Administration Tools

The Installation and System Guide states that, to remove server and administration tools software from your server, use the Remove On-Demand Server and Admin Tools option on the Start menu.

Note, however, that uninstall will remove only the last option that you installed. For example, if you choose to install only the server and subsequently install the administration tools, uninstall will remove only the tools and Setup.exe. As a result, you cannot uninstall the NetShow server software, the first option that you installed.

In this case, you can uninstall the first option only by reinstalling it and then uninstalling.

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Server May Not Make Connections after Frequent Stops and Restarts

If you start and stop the server quickly between one or more times, the server may enter a state where clients will not be able to connect. To remove the server from this state, stop all IIS services and, when all are stopped, restart them.

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Firewalls

You must set some registry keys in order to stream HTTP through most firewalls. The values must be placed in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMS\Client\Streamer\local

The values are :

ValueMeaning
ProxyEnabled (DWORD) 1Use the proxy server
ProxyHost (String Value) " proxy server" Name of the proxy server
ProxyPort (DWORD) 8080 is the default HTTP/TCP/IP value. It can be different, depending on the site.

Note also:

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Use a Valid Number for the Internet Service Manager NetShow Logging Properties

On the NetShow On-Demand Service Properties dialog, be sure that you avoid entering an invalid number (a number above 4095) in the When file size reaches edit box. Entering an invalid number will bring up an error message not only for the number but for the Daily, Weekly, and Monthly options as well as when you click Enable Logging.

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Issues With Remotely Administering a Server

Netshow Administrative tools, NSLog.exe and NSTrace.exe, are components of IIS and built to take advantage of the Windows NT Domain Security Model. Because of this, you must log in as either a Domain Administrator or a Local Administrator of the NetShow On-Demand Server if you would like to log or trace a Netshow Session remotely. If you are not part of a Windows NT Domain, (i.e. a Workgroup), you may experience erroneous error messages when trying to connect to the server, such as "Invalid Media Server Name". This is easily fixed in one of the following ways, so that remote administration and logging are possible.

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NetShow On-Demand Log Facility: Changing Database Name when Log Facility is Enabled

If you reboot your computer with the NetShow On-Demand Log Facility enabled and change the database name to a new one, the database will be created, but no table will be created within the database unless you first deselect, and then select the Enable Logging option.

If NetShow On-Demand Log Facility is enabled when you reboot your computer, and you want to change the name of the database to which you want events to be logged, make sure you do the following before you change the database name:

  1. In the Microsoft NetShow Log Facility dialog box, deselect Enable Logging.
  2. Click Apply.
  3. Select Enable Logging.
  4. Click Apply.

After you complete these steps, you can proceed with changing the database name. In the Microsoft NetShow Log Facility dialog box, click Change, and then type the new database name.

For more information on the NetShow On-Demand Log Facility, see "Using the NetShow On-Demand Log Facility" in chapter 4 of the NetShow On-Demand Installation and System Guide.

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