On 11/21/05, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > I need to see certain video for my studies. When I try to view them > > from the university's website, I am greeted with the error > > (translated): "MMS is not a registered protocol" > > > > How can I resolve this? I am on Firefox 1.0.7 with the mplayer plugin. > > I am open to using different browsers and/or plgins if neccassary. I > > have closely followed all the threads concerning mplayer in firefox > > for the past few months in anticipation of the need for this. However, > > none of them mention this. > > > > Dotan Cohen > > http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/biography/425/red_hot_chili_peppers.php > > Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Lyrics and Biography > > > I don't have an answer and my results have been bad with MSS files. > > 1. I have found the same error message. It was a pain as I was > trying to do some online courses. The support staff for the supplier > was great and they gave me allot of hints. > > As I was doing everything I tried, I found that it was easier to use > mplayer to access the site. Look at the mplayer man page. > > mplayer mms://{web link} > > I never got Firefox or mozilla to access the site directly and open > mplayer. > > 2. It turned out that our firewall at work blocks mss access so it > turned out that all the work I tried wouldn't work. Even Windows > couldn't access the site. > > 3. After all this, I also found that if their server is configured > one way, Linux may not be able to access mss files from the server. > The support staff found this out themselves when assisting me. > > If you can access with mplayer, then it shouldn't be a firewall issue > and then it is a configuration for the mplayer plugin. Good luck. > > Robin Thanks. The files are regular (if it can be considered regular) .wmv files. I can't figure out why, but _sometimes_ the mplayer plugin opens, and _sometimes_ I get the error. On the same link, one minute error, one minute mplayer. That means that the problem is on my end, no? Dotan Cohen http://technology-sleuth.com/question/how_much_memory_will_i_need_for_my_digital_camera.html
