Run VLC and select the input
Select the stream (Media, Open, Network Stream or Ctrl+N)
..type the URL http://www.iginomanfre.it/http (the IP address shown http://82.85.236.40:80/http does not exist anymore)
(you can cut&paste from here with control+C/Ctrl+Ins followed by Ctrl+V/Shift+Ins), click over play
Once the cache is loaded...
To know what you're receiving ..you'll see the specs of what it's playing now ..and selecting the Statistics tab If the stream does not open, maybe the source is unreachable
...the reproduction will start, often the audio before seeing the video
click on Tools, Codec Informations (or Ctrl+J)
You'll see the received bitrate and other infos
To test it, open a command prompt (above the italian version)
(in W7 type in the search string cmd enter; in XP start, run, type cmd enter)
In the opened window type ping desired address (only the IP address, not the port, eg ping 95.110.164.61)
If source replies, it means the stream could not be transmitted at the moment.
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