BBC radio streams not working

[withanee]

(19-02-2015 23:26)simoncn Wrote:  

(19-02-2015 22:24)withanee Wrote:  I'm having a similar problem to redhanded, with minimserver installed on a ReadyNAS DuoV2 and trying to play to my Sonos system. All the minim parts appear to be installed correctly and running, but I also get an error from my Sonos controller, station not found.

As an example, my custom radio station URL in Sonos is:
http://192.168.1.11:9790/minimstreamer/*/R3

and the error log says:
MinimServer[NAS_A] is running
HTTPSource: unknown host for URL http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/man...three.m3u8
This is repeated several times before presumably giving up.

PS. I am using your sample BBC Radio.m3u file that is linked from your Internet radio how-to guide.

Any suggestions as to what I might have done wrong?

The "unknown host" error means that your NAS can't contact the BBC server. Do you have a firewall on your NAS or router that is blocking this connection?

One other possibility: are you located in the UK? This stream is for UK users only.

Thanks for the speedy reply Simon. Yes, I'm in the UK. I don't believe my router is blocking the connection as I can stream from the same URL via VLC player on my PC. As for whether the ReadyNAS has a firewall, I don't know, and will have to investigate. I can't recall seeing any settings for one in the Dashboard.