Downloading & installing liveCaster

To run liveCaster, your site must either be connected to the Multicast Internet (aka. "MBone"), or use liveCaster's built-in multicast tunneling mechanism to connect to the Multicast Internet via a "liveGate" server. Alternatively, liveCaster can be used on a local-area network (LAN) (because most LANs support multicast).

Supported platforms

liveCaster is currently available for Windows & Unix

Windows

Download and run the application liveCasterSetup.exe. This is a self-extracting installer.

(Alternatively, you can run lcServiceSetup.exe, which installs a version that runs as a Windows Service.)

Notes on the Windows version

For liveCaster to work correctly, your machine's TCP/IP stack must support IP multicast. The standard (default) Microsoft stack works OK, but other stacks might not.
If you're connected to the Internet via other than a dialup connection (e.g., you're using an Ethernet or other LAN), then you should completely remove the "Dial-Up Adapter" entries from the "Network" control panel. Windows 95's multicast implementation (at least, with the standard Microsoft TCP/IP stack) can get confused if dial-up networking is installed, but unused.
The Windows 95 kernel has a bug that can cause Winsock programs (such as liveCaster) to leak memory. An optional patch is available from Microsoft to fix this bug.

Unix

Choose your platform: FreeBSD, Linux

FreeBSD

Download the file liveCaster.tar.gz
Run:
```
tar -xzf liveCaster.tar.gz
```
Copy the file "liveCaster", and the "*.gif", "*.xbm", and "*.tcl" files to a directory in your program search path.
Note: If you are running FreeBSD version 5.*, then you may also need the "libstdc++.so.3" library, which you can download here.

Linux (GNU/Linux/x86)

Download the file liveCaster.tar.gz
Run:
```
tar -xzf liveCaster.tar.gz
```
Copy the file "liveCaster", and the "*.gif", "*.xbm", and "*.tcl" files to a directory in your program search path.

Release history

Terms & conditions

Plain English

This is alpha software; you know what that means. Please report any bugs that you may find, but don't start whining if your computer bursts into flames.

Legalese

ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. LIVE NETWORKS, INC. AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND LIVE NETWORKS, INC. AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL LIVE NETWORKS, INC. OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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