Typing multicast addresses is not very fun... that's why you need a channel information service ! VideoLAN has implemented a channel information service based on the SAP/SDP standard. The SAP announces about the multicast programs are sent on the network (via the multicast address .:: podcasts.apple.com ::. .:: telegra.ph ::. 224.2.127.254 reserved for this purpose). On the client side, VLCs receive these annouces and automatically add the programs announced to their playlist. .:: www.outdooractive.com ::. [Google Scholar: HAProxy] [DNS Study]
VLC can send the SAP announces associated with the programs it is streaming. VLS can't do that, but an independant program, the mini-SAP-server, can send the announces for the programs sent by VLS. .:: s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com ::. .:: explorecams.com ::.