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@johnzs180 Perhaps you could try the same solution as “wgrt” in case you are suffering the same vulnerability.
I have found that you can change the default port address simply by adding the preferred number to the end of the IP address you use to access Breakaway One in the BARemote GUI.
Simply add a colon after the IP, and then the preferred port address. You should then change your firewall and router port forwarding to the new address. For instance 192.168.1.100:8500 will try to open port 8500 instead of the default 8200.
If you are being hacked or DDOS attempts are flooding port 8200, this should move it to a safer port.
EDIT: Leif has contacted me back to say that, whilst BaRemote can connect on any specified port, BreakawayOne only listens on port 8200. You could create a temporary fix by opening BaRemote on (say) port 8300, but forward all traffic on that port back to 8200 in your router. This would work, but, if “chestnost.com” is monitoring that port, the problem will still occur.
He asks why you are exposing BreakawayOne to the internet anyway. In my case, I connect to the BA1 PC using Team Viewer and then use localhost (127.0.0.1) to open the configuration. A more robust approach would be to create a VPN and then have a virtual circuit from your location to your Breakaway PC, free from the Internet.
That’s very interesting. I believe that it is possible to change the default port address of 8200. I’ll check and let you know so that you can change your port forwarding rules.
I can confirm that the website has apparently been hacked. Management is aware of it and is taking steps to resolve it. It may be that they will have to create an entirely new website.
Leif is working with his service provider to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Thankyou timmywa. I certainly wasn’t aware, as I am in Australia. I’ll try to find out what has happened.
Thanks for the update. This is what makes it so hard to track down – the very inconsistency of it. Keep us posted, and we’ll continue to “dig”.
Thanks for the dump details. I will forward these on.
No idea on the URL, unless it is something to do with the developer of Virtual Audio Cables (Eugene (Evgenii) Muzychenko) which is licensed to BA1 as “Breakaway Pipeline”. Are you using the pipeline as your input to BA1?
BTW, I am using it as the output from my playout software, and therefore the input to Breakaway One, but with no issues. If you are using it, is it the latest version (4.66)?
Thank you johnzs180 for your additional input. I am also using the built-in encoder (AAC/192) and reading a txt file for the titles, as well as running a “local” HD core. My laptop is an Asus i7 with Windows 11.
The second machine (a 4 year old Dell i7 laptop) is 50 kilometres away (whatever that is in miles), running a similar configuration, but through a different provider. Neither gives an ounce of grief.Could it be power related? Maybe a noisy or over/under voltage power supply? Although you do say that you have tried it on two different machines, presumably with different power sources. Is your environment particularly electronically “noisy”?
Since the first problem was raised, I have instigated a soak test of as many different combinations of motherboard/RAM/soundcard as I possibly can (with Leif’s support).
So far, not one of these has failed despite running as a service 24/7. I myself have two different branded i7 laptops streaming all day every day, and it never goes wrong.
I’m not trying to duck the issue, just reassure you that we are working on it, but itseems to be very specific to now two different environments, when many thousands of others are using the same service and not experiencing the problem.
Can you please provide specifics of your mainboard, RAM, sound card and any other software that you are running, so we can drill down on what might be causing the problem.
So, if not USB how are you going to power this device? Are we talking a real PC motherboard with PCIe interface?
It is a separate chargeable MODULE, which you choose and pay for once you have everything working on the trial version. Note in that video that Leif is also using the trial version, but, in the graphic, you can see the price of each module adding up as he selects them.
If/when you purchase your licence, the final registration key you receive will enable all the modules you select, and disable the rest.
This download link https://www.claessonedwards.com/download/ will provide the latest in both the program and pipeline. However, passthrough has been a part of BreakawayOne for many earlier iterations, so it baffles me that you can’t see it, even if your version is out of date.
If you pause that video at 1 minute 50 seconds, you can clearly see Leif select Passthrough in “Main Configuration > Audio Processing Cores”.
Yes, Passthrough comes with the Trial Version. In fact, the trial is fully functional, but it will inject a “nag voice over” into the stream from time to time until Breakaway One is registered. This enables you to set up a complete end-to-end solution for your needs, and then go back and purchase and license only the cores and components you require.
I suggest that you watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tl8xgSrNg4 where Leif steps through a complete FM setup. You will see near the start where he configures the passthrough.
I’m not familiar with the software you are using, but mine is capable of putting out a formatted string to a specified file and I use that option. In the “core > streaming > overview” section of Breakaway One you can select “Metadata Source: File or URL” from the dropdown box. Then in the field “Location” beneath that box, enter the full path and name of the file e.g. “C:\Title\Metadata,txt”.
That’s it! Each time your software writes a formatted string into the file you specify, BA1 will pick it up and it should appear in your stream player. I use VLC and it works very well.
If it is working, you will see the string (greyed out) in the “Current” box above the selection field.
I haven’t answered because I have no answers. There are countless hundreds of copies of this program running on many different computers and OSs and no-one else is reporting such problems. Obviously it wouldn’t be on the market for so many years if it was so flakey.
I have reached out privately to Leif for assistance, and will report back when I have some suggestions from him.
