# Flv problems connected to server?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-problems-connected-to-server/270115>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 5, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-problems-connected-to-server/270115 "2008-09-05T08:42:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielthelion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@danielthelion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danielthelion)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-problems-connected-to-server/270115/1 "2008-09-05T08:42:16Z")

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heres the deal, i load and external swf into my maintimeline. the external swf should play the flv from my server but i just get a flickering flv logo when i go to the site. i found some other people that had this problem and they mentioned something about changing MIME types but when i asked my webhost about this all they said was “our hosting doesnt support streaming video, link to you tube.”  
i wouldnt bother asking here except that when i test the external swf on my computer, the movie streams perfectly, its just that when i try to load the external swf into my main timeline everything falls apart. is my webhost full of crap or do i not understand how this thing works?