Linux / Unix: Record / Capture MMS Stream And Save To a File

How do I capture capture mms-wmv (Microsoft Media Server) streams under Linux operating systems? How do I capture capture mms://ip/foo/bar streams under Unix like operating systems?

Tutorial details
Difficulty level	Easy
Root privileges	No
Requirements	vlc or mencoder
Est. reading time	N/A

Linux and Unix comes with various commands and apps that can be used to capture Microsoft Media Server (MMS) network streaming. MMS can be transported via UDP or TCP. The MMS default port is UDP/TCP 1755.

You can use mencoder command as follows to caputre mms stream:

Once done use mplayer command to play foo.avi:
$ mplayer foo.avi
VLC user can use the following command line option:
$ cvlc -vvv mms://1.2.3.4/foo/bar --sout file/avi:output.avi
$ vlc mms://1.2.3.4/foo/bar --sout=file/ps:output.mpg

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