How to find rtmp:// stream URL: Software to sniff, snoop RTMP links

Originally Posted by worktest

How did you find this rtmp URL?

If you have problem finding a URL, please post or PM a link to the web page. Please note that some web-sites use secure RTMPE protocol, not RTMP.

[worktest]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

If you have problem finding a URL, please post or PM a link to the web page. Please note that some web-sites use secure RTMPE protocol, not RTMP.

Thank you for the response; I apologize for the vague question.

My position is this: I want to understand how to download any content viewed through fancastdotcom. I successfully downloaded one video coming over rtmp. I used URL snooper to get a rtmp URLs. I saved it using rtmpdump.

I am now interested in RTMPE. I think I know what to do. I can not find any content coming over RTMPE.

If I could be pointed to a fancastdotcom video using RTMPE that would be great! I want to play with it some then may have questions regarding how to capture it.

Thank you for all your help,

Originally Posted by worktest

My position is this: I want to understand how to download any content viewed through fancastdotcom. I successfully downloaded one video coming over rtmp. I used URL snooper to get a rtmp URLs. I saved it using rtmpdump.

I am now interested in RTMPE. I think I know what to do. I can not find any content coming over RTMPE.

If I could be pointed to a fancastdotcom video using RTMPE that would be great! I want to play with it some then may have questions regarding how to capture it.

I can send you several links to RTMPE videos, but AFAIK fancast was using RTMP links only, so it might be hard to find RTMPE ones there.

[worktest]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

I can send you several links to RTMPE videos, but AFAIK fancast was using RTMP links only, so it might be hard to find RTMPE ones there.

Ok, send them my way if you would... pm is fine

I played some more today with reg RTMP and using URL snooper... I am having A LOTof trouble picking up the whole URL.... It will capture the parts I need but then truncate!!! ahhh....

I am now trying to use wire shark, like you showed in another post....

What is your recommendation for finding RTMP/E URLs when you play the media?

Thanks so much for all your help!

Originally Posted by worktest

I am now trying to use wire shark, like you showed in another post....

What is your recommendation for finding RTMP/E URLs when you play the media?

CooJah seems to be pretty good for finding RTMP URLs, but I have problems with it on my PC.

I use NetTransport and Orbit Grab++ to find RTMP URLs.

Finding RTMPE URLs and recording from them is more complicated, so I prefer to use GUI RTMPE recorders for saving RTMPE streams.

Many URL Finders for Windows use WinPCap.

Freeware URL Snooper used to be my favorite URL Finder / URL Sniffer for Windows. However I can't make it work in Windows 7 x64. Now I prefer to use Coojah instead.

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on my pc, i have major trouble getting "URL Snooper 2" to work. i've seen it working on my machine. nevertheless its installation is not fool proof. when i install it, it doesnt mean that it will work. i h*te URLSnooper2 for this. HiDownload (again by a Chin*se coder) makes clever use of PCwincap and integrates "URL Helper" which is also a product of the makers of HiDownload. So when i need a pcwincap-based sniffer i would install a trial version of Hidownload Platinum Edition and it's sure to work. URL sniffers seem hard to install or hard to make work flawlessly.. even if your pcwincap installation is valid. When weather's bad outside, the proggi wouldnt work *ggg*

The advantage of CooJah is that it is not based on pcwincap (i think), and though it doesnt catch all rtmp and or rtmpe links (depends on the website!), it does catch some good amount of such links. sometimes a reboot would help. or using internet explorer. or going thru the settings. and yes, as in our case, sometimes coojah catches the links on one pc (mine) but not on the other's (yours) .. i am sure the coder of coojah himself/herself could explain this odd behaviour.

i'd prefer a totally English language version too. as long as coojah is a freeware tool, we cant demand much from the coder.. *ggg*

[noob2001204]

If you just want to find HTTP,MMS,RTSP URL,you should try Bit Analyzer,it looks like a clone of BitRecorder which is also a product by the company of HiDownload. Although it use WinPcap, I don't have any problem using on any PC I Installed it on,plus it's free and lightweight,you can put it on USB drive and then use it on any pc with WinPcap installed.

I use packet sniffer for RTMP URL, some RTMP sniffers can only find RTMP url, not also some other stuffs like swf url, page url, which are also required to download the stream.

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

I use CooJah in Windows 7 x64. I couldn't make it work at first... it was crashing all the time. But now it captures links for me perfectly.

As for URL Snooper, it was my favorite URL finder. But the latest versions don't work for me.

So what is your favorite URL sniffer right now?

Originally Posted by noob2001204

So what is your favorite URL sniffer right now?

When I can't download or capture something with Replay Media Catcher, I use CooJah in Windows and rtmpsuck in Linux first.

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From my experience, when you're on a WLAN computer with Winpcap installed, getting URL Snooper 2.x (or NetTransport's sniffer module) to work can be troublesome. A simple workaround fix is: install a (your preferred!) vpn client software and connect to the internet thru the vpn client. Then launch URL Snooper 2 (or NetTransport) and pick as network adapter the vpn network adapter. Dont pick the WLAN adapter, and dont pick the standard network adapter. Now URL Snooper 2 (or NetTransport's sniffer module) will work!

Having said that, i've compared the power of all URL sniffers/finders with respect to websites with Adobe Flash Player RTMP-streaming (*.FLV); my "opinion" - US highschool grading:

• Orbit Grab++ : C
• Replay Media Catcher 3 (w/ or w/o old plugin): B-
• Replay Media Catcher 4 / Jaksta: B+
• StreamTransport : in theory B+, in practice B-
• CooJah : in theory A-, in practice B
• URL Snooper 2 : D+ (or B, if it works better on a different computer)
• URL Helper : B
• BitAnalyzer : C
• HiDownload Platinum : B
• NetTransport / NetXfer : C+
• GetFLV : A
• Video DownloadHelper (Firefox plugin) : B-
• RTMPexplorer / rtmpsrv.exe : A-
• Wireshark : C-

StreamTransport and Coojah work well with protected streams for a limited (short) period after they have been updated by their Chin*se authors. But since they are updated too infrequently, in practice the two FREEWARE tools seldom do a great service. Let's note that freeware tools often undergo a similar fate: after years of development the updating comes to a gradual end,...or the software turns commercial

hope this helps.