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Troubleshooting: Cannot access stream manager with web browser

Good afternoon everyone.

I’m trying to re-stream an Axis IP camera, and I’m working through the steps (make folders, Application.xml, camera.stream, admin.password, starting wowza), but I’ve encountered a road block trying to access the stream manager. I’ve tried to visit this link…

http://[wowza-ip-address]:8086/streammanager (substuting with the actual wowza IP of course)

…but every web browser I’ve used can’t find it. We’re working on a brand new server with WMS3. Can anyone please offer some insights to what could cause this problem or offer troubleshooting advice. I couldn’t find anything in the documentation, forum, or users’ guide.

Thanks for reading!

Troubleshooting steps:

Run Wowza from a CMD prompt using [Wowza]/bin/startup.bat. Then post the console output here so we can see if Wowza is binding to port 8086. If it is, then test that you can connect from the server computer using a web browser. You can use a command-line browser like links or lynx. Then turn off your firewall and test from a remote computer.

Also try adding “index.html”:

http://[wowza-address]:8086/streammanager/index.html

Richard

IIS is not required. Wowza has HTTPProviders:

https://www.wowza.com/docs/http-providers

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-server-connections-load-and-application-statistics

The built-in StreamManager is also an HTTPProvider

Richard

Zip up and send conf and logs to support@wowza.com

Include URL or the server so we can test.

Include a link to the thread for reference

Richard

What version of Wowza? Has anything changed? Have you added any HTTPProviders to the /conf/VHost.xml /HostPort (/Port “8086”)?

Richard

The port is blocked, maybe? What do you see in a browser here:

http://[wowza-address]:8086

?

Richard

Troubleshooting steps:

Run Wowza from a CMD prompt using [Wowza]/bin/startup.bat. Then post the console output here so we can see if Wowza is binding to port 8086.

Configure logging: file:///D:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Media Server 3.0.5/conf/log4j.properties
INFO server server-start Wowza Media Server 3 Trial Edition (Expires: Mar 31, 2012) 3.0.5 build1220 -
INFO server comment - Server License Key: SVRT3-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-jDRUh
INFO server comment - Maximum Connections: Unlimited
INFO server comment - Transcoder Streams Available: Unlimited
INFO server comment - Transcoder Watermark: Yes
INFO server comment - nDVR Available: Yes
INFO server comment - DRM Available: Yes
INFO server comment - Hardware Available Processors: 8
INFO server comment - Hardware Physical Memory: 15070MB/16373MB
INFO server comment - Hardware Swap Space: 31153MB/32745MB
INFO server comment - Max File Descriptor Count: Unlimited
INFO server comment - OS Name: Windows Server 2008 R2
INFO server comment - OS Version: 6.1
INFO server comment - OS Architecture: amd64
INFO server comment - OS CPU: amd64
INFO server comment - Java Name: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
INFO server comment - Java Vendor: Oracle Corporation
INFO server comment - Java Version: 1.7.0_03
INFO server comment - Java VM Version: 22.1-b02
INFO server comment - Java Spec Version: 1.7
INFO server comment - Java Home: D:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\jre
INFO server comment - Java Max Heap Size: 682MB
INFO server comment - Java Architecture: 64
INFO server comment - Java Locale[user.language]: en
INFO server comment - Java Locale[user.country]: US
INFO server comment - Java Locale[user.variant]:
INFO server comment - Java Locale[file.encoding]: Cp1252
INFO server comment - Java Args[0]: -Xmx768M
INFO server comment - Java Args[1]: -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote=true
INFO server comment - Java Args[2]: -Dcom.wowza.wms.runmode=standalone
INFO server comment - Java Args[3]: -Dcom.wowza.wms.native.base=win
INFO server comment - Java Args[4]: -Dcom.wowza.wms.ConfigURL=
INFO server comment - Server runmode: standalone
INFO server comment - Server native.platform: win
INFO server comment - Server threads[h/t]: 10/10
INFO server comment - CMDInterface now listening: [any]:8083
INFO vhost vhost-start _defaultVHost_ -
INFO server comment - _defaultVHost_ threads[h/t]:120/80 home:D:/Program Files (
x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Media Server 3.0.5
INFO vhost comment _defaultVHost_ Bind attempt ([any]:1935:4)
INFO vhost comment _defaultVHost_ Bind successful ([any]:1935)
INFO vhost comment _defaultVHost_ Bind attempt ([any]:8086:1)
INFO vhost comment _defaultVHost_ Bind successful ([any]:8086)
INFO server comment - Wowza Media Server is started!

I’m seeing “INFO vhost comment defaultVHost Bind attempt ([any]:8086:1)” and “INFO vhost comment defaultVHost Bind successful ([any]:8086)”, so I guess it’s binding and that’s not the problem.

If it is, then test that you can connect from the server computer using a web browser. You can use a command-line browser like links or lynx. Then turn off your firewall and test from a remote computer.

I can’t connect to the server at all using a web browser. I’m working under somebody on this, and I know the server does NOT have IIS set up. He thinks that it isn’t needed and that WMS is capable of serving HTTP on it’s own. Is this really the case?? I’m almost 100% certain not having IIS is the problem here. So…

Does WMS3 need IIS to serve the stream manager? WMS3 is NOT able to serve http on it’s own, correct?

Thanks again for reading and for replying Richard and Randall!

IIS is not required. Wowza has HTTPProviders:

https://www.wowza.com/docs/http-providers

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-server-connections-load-and-application-statistics

The built-in StreamManager is also an HTTPProvider

Richard

We have the firewall off. And still have no luck. I tried just entering…

http://[wowza-address]:8086/serverinfo

http://[wowza-address]:8086/connectioncounts

http://[wowza-address]:8086/connectioninfo

And none of those show anything at all. I keep getting browser can’t connect errors after a 2 minute wait after entering each address. I see documentation form Richard for customized output, but I just need this to work in it’s basic form. We have VHost.xml, TCP 8086 is opened, admin.password set to “myuser mypassword” etc. and no HTTP content shows at all. No browser can show any HTTP output from wowza. It makes absolutely no sense why this very basic feature doesn’t work. This stage doesn’t even involve video and there’s problems. Do you guys have any other ideas, because I’m out of them. It sounds HTTP providers should work right out of the box and it doesn’t.

Thanks again for helping a novice through this.

Was this ever solved? I am having the exact same issue’s, none of the HTTPProviders are working default out of the box.

Thanks

/GC

UPDATE: Submitted ticket to support.

same situation here , how was this resolved ? my was working fine , but this morning i rebooted the server and wowza restarted but i had no access to streammanager. i will like to know how this was resolved . thanks

wowza is 3.5.2 on linux . nothing changed i just rebooted the server and afther that no access to streammanager and the stream did not started back after restarting wowza.

normaly after 3 days i had to restart wowza from the command line and everything when back to work for two more days . but today i try rebooting the server instead and afther , not access to streammanager .

After a while it says that " Oops Google cannont connect To 192.168.1.45:8086 , try reloading

How can i Check if The Ports are blocked in centos 6

Duplicate

can anybody tell me why http://[wowza-ip-address]:8086/connectioncounts is not working my

my 8086 port is open in/out but unable to access it i can’t know why???

http://192.168.2.50:8086/connectioncounts but not working and

i also try with my user name and password

http://piyush.5767@192.168.2.50:8086/connectioncounts but still getting error that Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to 192.168.2.50:8086

i can see my wowza version on http://192.168.2.50:1935…it will display my wowza version

but 8086 for view number of streams

plz specified in detail why??? clearly

is the ip address for the Wowza server or is it for the server that the wows streaming server is installed on.

for example if the wows streaming server is installed om my godaddy linux, is that ip address involved the godaddy server or the wows streaming server.