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rath1's avatar
rath1
Visitor
16 years ago

HTTP on port other than 80?

Can RokuHD retrieve files from web servers running on a port other than 80?

I have tried URLs like http://<sitename>.com:1029/img.jpg with roUrlTransfer, poster screen and other SDK objects, they all returned timeout error. I downloaded packet trace from Roku, it shows TCP SYN going to port 1029 and no TCP ACK coming back.

I can connect to the same URL with a PC browser running behind the same router and it works just fine. Please advise if !=80 port should work for HTTP on Roku.

Sergey
Roku Developer Program

4 Replies

  • RokuKevin's avatar
    RokuKevin
    Visitor
    16 years ago
    It is designed to work.... However, I can confirm that we do have an open bug on this issue right now.

    --Kevin
  • rath1's avatar
    rath1
    Visitor
    16 years ago
    Hi Kevin,

    thanks for the prompt reply. I am writing a Roku app for the server that doesn't open port 80. It opens sequential ports, one port for each authenticated client. Is there a workaround for this bug?

    thanks,
    Sergey
  • bcl's avatar
    bcl
    Channel Surfer
    16 years ago
    I ran into the same problem. Streaming works, and some of the poster urls, but not other (I was originally trying to run on port 8080).
  • nowhereman's avatar
    nowhereman
    Visitor
    16 years ago
    "RokuKevin" wrote:
    It is designed to work.... However, I can confirm that we do have an open bug on this issue right now.

    --Kevin


    I stumbled across an interesting workaround for this while trying to get some audio streams to work. It appears that is you append a forward slash to one of these problem URLs, it will work. For instance, http://88.191.48.171:8000 fails, but http://88.191.48.171:8000/ works. At least in some cases. I'd love to know if others can confirm this.