Trevel.. I got this working on my LAN at home, but I'm not 100% sure how it's going to work out over the Internet... I think it will work though.
Have your friend (including yourself) install and use the same version of VLC (use your current version)... When you install VLC it will automatically open a port in Windows Firewall, so don't worry about Windows Firewall. However, if YOU are the one sending the
unicast (in your case sending a movie to a someone else's single comptuer), if your friends computer is behind a router, he/she will have to forward a port in the router to a virtual port on the computer that is viewing the movie.. It's pretty easy to do, if you know where to look..(give me the make/model of your friends router if you need help with it)
You will forward a port in the router to
UDP port 1234 on your friends computer... You can use other ports and options but lets not get into that right now
Basically, for your friend's side of the connection, all he/she has to do is install VLC, and forward the port in the router and that's it..
Once your friend is set up, do this:
Place a DVD into the DVD drive on YOUR computer.. whatever you want to play... Open VLC on your computer, click on "file", click on "open disc".. Leave the
disc type set on
"DVD (menus)" .........Check the Stream/Save box and click on "settings"
Put a check in the "play locally" box.... This will play the movie on your own computer when the movie starts.. Now, put a check in the UDP box and get on the phone with your friend... Have them boot up their computer and leave it ON. Tell them to open a browser firefox/IE whatever, and them go to www.showip.com Have your friend give you the IP address that is displayed on the screen... You need to enter that ip address into the "Address" box next to "UDP"..........leave the port number (1234) as it is.. Under "Encapsulation Method" make sure MPEG TS has a bubble in it..
Click OK to close that screen and then click OK again to close the other screen that is open..Give it 10 to 15 seconds for the movie to display on your screen... You will have control over Options on the DVD movie with your mouse... You can use the mouse to click "Play" or any other possible selections on the DVD's menu..
When the movie pops up on your computer, have your friend open up VLC player, click "file" and click on "open network stream"... Next tell your friend to click on the OK button on that screen and the movie should pop up on their computer within seconds..