Media Player

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Steve

Over the last few weeks I have found many people streaming
media through media player which has been killing our
bandwidth. I know there is a GPO that will eliminate the
use of media player but I want to know if there is a way
just to limit the streaming media portion through AD
instead of blocking the port on the firewall. I also
noticed that you can disable media player to the domain
but not enable per OU. We still want to allow users to
listen to there music CD's.
 
Hello Steve have you read the explain text for the policy Streaming Media
Protocols.

Specifies that the selected protocols are used when receiving streaming
media from a server running Windows Media Services. This policy specifies
that the protocols selected on the Setting tab can be used to receive
streaming media from a Windows Media server. This policy also specifies that
multicast streams can be received if the Multicast check box on the Setting
tab is selected. If the UDP check box is selected on the Setting tab and
the UDP Ports box is blank, Windows Media Player uses default ports when
playing content from a Windows Media server. If the UDP check box is not
selected, the information in the UDP Ports box is ignored. If none of the
protocols are selected when this policy is enabled, content from a Windows
Media server cannot be played. When this policy is enabled or disabled, the
Streaming protocols area of the Network tab in the Player is not available.
If the Hide Network Tab policy is enabled, the entire Network tab is hidden.
If this policy is disabled, the Player cannot receive streaming media from a
Windows Media Server. "If it is necessary to control the kind of streaming
media that is received, it is recommended that other methods, such as
firewalls, be used." If this policy is not configured and the Hide Network
Tab policy is not enabled, users can change the settings in the Streaming
protocols section of the Network tab.

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Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
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