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I’m pretty sure that the video uses VPN, because he advocates that for all end-to-end solutions. It IS possible to set it up using something like dyndns as a forwarding agent, but then you will need port forwarding rules in place and that may start the problem all oer again.
As I have said before, I use Team Viewer security to remotely access the BA1 computer, and then run BARemote locally once I’ve logged in.Thanks for the update. Leif is adamant that Breakaway was never intended to be exposed directly to the Internet. However, he is now aware of the issue and will address it in a subsequent release.
I use BAE on everything that goes through my laptop – partly because the normal level from the speakers is not very high but also because of the huge variation in levels between different news items/YT pieces etc.
Simply make the Breakaway Pipeline the default output and then define your speakers as the output from BAE.
There was a huge crash a couple of weeks ago, and they have set up a temporary re-direct. Please be patient as they work to re-establish the web site. If you have major problems, email John at support@claessonedwards.com
That’s great news. Leif has said that he will look into the code around the port assignment to try and make it more robust.
Just be aware that just about every hacker out there knows the default port address for VNC, so I suggest that you change it from the default and switch it regularly.
@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.
