Version 4.0

User's Guide

4. Configuring NetProxy Services

4.8. RealPlayer^TM PNA Proxy Service Service

The RealPlayer proxy service allows your network users to experience streaming RealMedia material such as realtime audio and video through NetProxy.

The configuration dialog for the RealPlayer proxy service is shown below. For specific help on each of the settings, click the Windows 'context help' icon at the top of the dialog box in NetProxy, then select the item you wish to learn more about.

Local Port
Specifies the TCP port number on which the RealPlayer proxy service will run. Port 1090 is the standard port for this service.

Bind To Interface
Allows you to select a specific IP interface that NetProxy should bind the service to. Any connection attempts not received on this IP address will be blocked by the operating system before they even reach NetProxy's firewall.

For example, if the IP address assigned to your local network card is selected, any connections arriving via your external IP interface (the one belonging to your dialup or ADSL connection) will be rejected by Windows.

NetProxy currently supports the RealPlayer PNA proxy service, but not the RTSP (RealTime Streaming Protocol). For the best results, RealPlayer clients should be set to use NetProxy as a PNA and HTTP proxy server only.

RealPlayer, RealMedia, RealAudio and RealVideo are trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc.

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