How To Use Vlc Media Player To Stream Multimedia To Another Computer

VLC is available for free on both Windows and Mac computers, as well as on most Linux distributions.

If your router has multiple channels (e. g. , a 2. 4 GHz channel and a 5. 0 GHz channel), make sure that both computers are on the same channel as well.

If your router and/or modem are more than a few years old, attempting to stream may cause one or both of them to crash.

For a stream from a computer with an IP address of 123. 456. 7. 8 and a port of 8080, you would type http://123. 456. 7. 8:8080 here.

The “Select a stream” checkbox should be checked, but if it isn’t, check it before clicking Choose. . . here.

If there’s a slash (/) in the text field, leave it there and enter the IP address after it.

For a stream from a computer with an IP address of 123. 456. 7. 8 and a port of 8080, you would type http://123. 456. 7. 8:8080 here.