# No multicast on Wowza input

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 9, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157 "2015-11-09T10:08:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Matic\_Topolovec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Matic\_Topolovec](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matic_Topolovec)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157/1 "2015-11-09T10:08:45Z")

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HI,

I am testing Wowza streaming engine trial.I wanted to test multicast as an input. F

- I streamed a sample video with VLC using multicast locally on the same PC as wowza is installed. Video was successfully picked up by wowza.

- I connected an ethernet lan interface to the network, where multicast streams are available. . I got no data on wowza input.

- I followed the instructions on [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-listen-for-a-multicast-stream-on-a-particular-network-interface](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-listen-for-a-multicast-stream-on-a-particular-network-interface) and configured this ethernet port for wowza to listen to multicast, but I still get no multicast

streams on wowza input. VLC plays those streams without a problem on the same computer.

- Whenever I check logs, I see that WOwza still listens only on local interface (127.0.0.1) and not on ethernet LAN, where multicast streams are incoming.

How can I get multicast streams into Wowza streaming engine from ethernet LAN port ?

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Ramberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Andrew\_Ramberg](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Ramberg)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 8:39am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157/2 "2015-11-09T08:39:37Z")

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Hello,

Did you also add the property mentioned in the Multicast Binding article to the RTP/Properties in [install-dir]/conf/[application]/Application.xml? ( **Please be sure to get the correct container - there are several in Application.xml** ):

multicastInterfaceAddress

[address-of-network-interface]

Best regards,

Andrew

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**Author:** ![Daren\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@Daren\_Johnson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daren_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157/3 "2015-11-10T23:58:16Z")

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Hi,

Andrew’s suggestion usually works in this case. Verify the property is in the right place.

Failing that you can try specifying a route as [this poster suggests.](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/37793)

Daren

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**Author:** ![Matic\_Topolovec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Matic\_Topolovec](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matic_Topolovec)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/no-multicast-on-wowza-input/46157/4 "2015-11-09T16:32:03Z")

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Hi,

Yes I did. I also tried restarting wowza streaming engine service after this, but I still got no input. OS is Windows 7 64-bit. PC is ZBook 15.