How to Find an IP Address & Port of a Windows Media Audio Stream

The IP address of a computer broadcasting an audio stream across the Internet is its unique identification number that can be used to access the computer. The stream is broadcast to your computer through a range of port numbers in your firewall. Knowing this information can help you to better customize your Internet security preferences. This can be accomplished using a combination of external tools and the settings in Windows Media Player.

Instructions

1. Do an IP address lookup online using Self Seo (see Resources).

2. Input in the URL address of the website broadcasting the audio stream.

3. Press the "Get IP" button. This will return the IP address of the website.

4. Open Windows Media Player.

5. Click on "Tools" and open "Options."

6. Open the "Network" tab and look in the box next to "Use Ports." This range of ports are the ports being used to receive the audio stream.

Resources

• Self Seo: Find IP Address of a Website
• Microsoft: Windows Media Player