Question / Help So, no matter what I do...

Luke

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So, about once a month I have an issue with OBS where it doesn't allow me to stream. When I click the "start streaming" button I am greeted with a "Failure to connect to DNS" error. I have it completely allowed through my firewalls, and as I said this happens about once a month consistently for the past few months. I am not exactly sure what the issue is as the troubleshooter says that there is no issue. The only thing else I can think of doing is uninstalling OBS and reinstalling it, unless someone can come up with something that will work.
 

Luke

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So, still having issues with the Failure to connect to DNS, the log is as follows:

11:32:27: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
11:32:27: Server selection: rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app
11:32:27: librtmp error: Problem accessing the DNS. (addr: live-mia.justin.tv, error: 11001)
11:32:27: Connection to rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app failed: Could not connect to server
11:32:27:
11:32:27: Problem accessing the DNS. (addr: live-mia.justin.tv, error: 11001)
11:32:27:
11:32:28: Total frames encoded: 130, total frames duplicated: 0 (0.00%)
11:32:28: Total frames rendered: 138, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
11:32:28: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
11:32:28: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
11:32:28: Number of bytes sent: 0
11:32:29:
11:32:29: Profiler time results:

Here is the thing though, I have checked all of my firewalls and OBS is allowed though with no issue. I am not sure if this has anything to do with my ISP, although it shouldn't, or if there is a connection issue with twitch. I spoke to one of my friends, who also uses OBS and told me to get OBS for streaming, and he said he wasn't having an issue. I have no idea what else is needed, and by the lack of response it seems like no one else has run into this issue or has no idea what to say.
 

Luke

New Member
Every time I attempt to change my DNS server, I can not connect to the internet at all. So that won't end up working. It might be that I am not proficient enough to change my DNS server, however, I have noticed that this issue has only cropped up after the update. I made a comment via twitter about this, and changed my firewall settings (even going so far as to turn them off) which has also not done anything to change the issue. The only option that I have found that has remotely worked has been to completely remove all traces of OBS from my computer and then reinstall the entire thing, however, when I reopen the program after closing it the problem returns.

If it is indeed my own DNS server that needs to be changed, then I might have to find a different way around or a new system to use; mostly because I am not proficient enough to actually change my DNS server without loosing all connection to the internet.
 

R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
This definitely sounds like a problem with your ISP or network / firewall. As an awful workaround, you could lookup the hostnames online and then add them to your Windows hosts file or modify services.xconfig to use the IP address.
 

Luke

New Member
So, combine a god-awful ISP with Windows 8 and you have nothing but issues. As I said a few times in the past, I was not having this issue with the product before the update. Now it is nothing but headaches for the last three days.

It seems to me that you need to have at least a masters degree in computer engineering in order to fix this issue. That or I am a complete and total dolt and have no idea where to even start to fix this. I don't have enough skill to change my DNS or find the non-existant Windows Host File, and modifing the "services.xconfig" means nothing to me at all.
 

Luke

New Member
Since the recent update I have been receiving an "Error 11001", which I have commented about in the Bug Thread (https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/error-11001.13735/) . Now the main issue that I have is that I have spoken to my ISP and they have said that it must be the software, as I have no issues connecting to the internet and that should be the only problem that I would have that they can help with... And in the Bug Thread, I have been told that it is the ISPs issue.

Why is it that since the update I have had nothing but headaches with OBS? Before the update, there was no problem. I could stream easily, it was simple to use. Now, I keep getting this Error 11001 and it is driving me up the wall. I have read elsewhere that it is a firewall issue, well I get the Error with no firewall up. I am completely overwhelmed in changing settings without anyone to tell me if I am doing something wrong, it is getting very frustrating and the near complete lack of assistance is very disconcerting.

If you would like the full log, I am more then willing to provide it. Although I don't understand why there needed to be an update when the program worked fine before it?
 

Luke

New Member
As an update to this issue that I have been having, I spoke to Cox Communications (which is my ISP) and from the troubleshooting that they could give me the issue is not on their end. Nothing strange has happened nor has anything changed. So, with the ISP not being at fault, it has progressed to either it being OBS or Twitch... Although I am able to connect to Twitch via my Internet Browser.

If anyone can come up with some solution to this issue, I would be thankful.
 

Lain

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Lain
Forum Moderator
Developer
The error is "unknown host". If you think it's due to the version, then older OBS versions are here: https://github.com/jp9000/OBS/releases

Though I can tell you right now we didn't really change any code with the network stuff. I'm probably going to guess that the update and the issue are merely coincidental, though I couldn't say for sure one way or another.
 

Luke

New Member
I keep getting this "Failure to connect to the DNS Error 11001". It has been for around the past four to five days. I checked with my ISP (Cox Communications), and they have had no issue. I have checked my firewall settings, nothing odd there; I have even attempted to stream with out my firewall up (which I should never have even thought of). I have checked my own DNS, which after four hours of frustration I set back to dynamic. I even have done the old tech standby of turning the entire system off and then turning it back on.

On a very rare occasion it works, but most of the time it doesn't. I am getting very very very frustrated seeing as no one has given me any form of answer as to what it could possibly be that is giving me this Error. The representatives of OBS think it is the ISP, The ISP think it is Twitch... Twitch doesn't bother contacting you unless you are a partner, which the only way for that to happen is if you can get popular enough to earn their attention which you can only get if your streaming software is working right.

I have followed every instruction that I have been given, read every link. I am nearly at my breaking point with this, so can I please for the love of whatever internet god you believe in get a straight answer? Why am I still getting this Error? Why can I not use the product the way it is intended? I just got this computer with the sole intent of streaming using OBS, Why am I not able to do so?!
 

Luke

New Member
For all those wanting the information, here is the log from the most recent attempt to get the stream to work right...

Code:
13:57:15: Open Broadcaster Software v0.622b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
13:57:15: -------------------------------
13:57:15: CPU Name: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
13:57:15: CPU Speed: 3500MHz
13:57:15: Physical Memory:  1023MB Total, 1023MB Free
13:57:15: stepping id: 0, model 2, family 21, type 0, extmodel 0, extfamily 3, HTT 1, logical cores 6, total cores 3
13:57:15: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}
13:57:15: Windows Version: 6.2 Build 9200
13:57:15: Aero is Enabled
13:57:15: -------------------------------
13:57:15: OBS Modules:
13:57:15: Base Address  Module
13:57:15: 010C0000  OBS.exe
13:57:15: 73950000  OBSApi.dll
13:57:15: 735E0000  DShowPlugin.dll
13:57:15: 735B0000  GraphicsCapture.dll
13:57:15: 732E0000  NoiseGate.dll
13:57:15: 732C0000  PSVPlugin.dll
13:57:15: ------------------------------------------
13:57:15: Adapter 1
13:57:15:  Video Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
13:57:15:  Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2129715200
13:57:15:  Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2165186560
13:57:15:  Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1600, 900}, attached=true
13:57:15: =====Stream Start: 2014-04-29, 13:57:15===============================================
13:57:15:  Multithreaded optimizations: On
13:57:15:  Base resolution: 1600x900
13:57:15:  Output resolution: 1600x900
13:57:15: ------------------------------------------
13:57:15: Loading up D3D10 on AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (Adapter 1)...
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
13:57:16: Playback device Default
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
13:57:16: Global Audio time adjust: 0
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000)
13:57:16: Mic time offset: 0
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Audio Encoding: AAC
13:57:16:  bitrate: 128
13:57:16: Using bitmap image
13:57:16: Scene buffering time set to 700
13:57:16: x264: MB rate (342000) > level limit (245760)
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:16: Video Encoding: x264
13:57:16:  fps: 60
13:57:16:  width: 1600, height: 900
13:57:16:  preset: veryfast
13:57:16:  profile: main
13:57:16:  keyint: 120
13:57:16:  CBR: yes
13:57:16:  CFR: yes
13:57:16:  max bitrate: 2000
13:57:16:  buffer size: 2000
13:57:16: ------------------------------------------
13:57:18: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
13:57:18:  Server selection: rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app
13:57:18: librtmp error: Problem accessing the DNS. (addr: live-mia.justin.tv, error: 11001)
13:57:18: Connection to rtmp://live-mia.justin.tv/app failed: Could not connect to server
13:57:18:
13:57:18: Problem accessing the DNS. (addr: live-mia.justin.tv, error: 11001)
13:57:18:
13:57:19: Total frames encoded: 130, total frames duplicated: 0 (0.00%)
13:57:19: Total frames rendered: 138, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
13:57:19: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
13:57:19: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
13:57:19: Number of bytes sent: 0
13:57:19:
13:57:19: Profiler time results:
13:57:19:
13:57:19: ==============================================================
13:57:19: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.906 ms] [children: 34.1%] [unaccounted: 65.9%]
13:57:19: | scene->Preprocess - [0.331%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
13:57:19: | GPU download and conversion - [33.8%] [avg time: 0.306 ms] [children: 26.2%] [unaccounted: 7.62%]
13:57:19: | | flush - [24.3%] [avg time: 0.22 ms]
13:57:19: | | CopyResource - [1.43%] [avg time: 0.013 ms]
13:57:19: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.442%] [avg time: 0.004 ms]
13:57:19: Convert444Thread - [100%] [avg time: 1.533 ms] [children: 99.3%] [unaccounted: 0.652%]
13:57:19: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.3%] [avg time: 1.523 ms]
13:57:19: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.682 ms] [children: 0.149%] [unaccounted: 99.9%]
13:57:19: | sending stuff out - [0.149%] [avg time: 0.004 ms]
13:57:19: ==============================================================
13:57:19:
13:57:19:
13:57:19: Profiler CPU results:
13:57:19:
13:57:19: ==============================================================
13:57:19: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.113 ms, total 15.625 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: Convert444Thread - [cpu time: avg 0.877 ms, total 78.125 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.877 ms, total 78.125 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 2.308 ms, total 203.125 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
13:57:19: ==============================================================
13:57:19:
13:57:19: =====Stream End: 2014-04-29, 13:57:19=================================================
 
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R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
This thread is from April, the Chicago server was working fine then. Your issue is unrelated.
 

Ray

New Member
Yeah, go to broadcaster settings Luke and change your FMS URL to a different area, Chicago was giving me issues, the only reason i had chose it was because i figured it would be the easiest and quickest to connect to, i switched it to US west california and bam, its up and working again. So it just sounds like it was a more complicated problem than it actually was. Hope this helps.
 
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