Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11) - why? 
  Question 
Hi,
my  ipcam strams the video with rtsp.
VLC is playing the stream without problems when i enter the url:
rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11
in motion.conf i entered:
netcam_url rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11
and get an error message in log file. the stram will not work.
what i am doing wrong?
cheers
1:36:20] netcam_start: Network Camera thread starting... for url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                             
[1] [CRT] [NET] [Jan 27 21:36:20] netcam_start: Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                                                    
[1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:27] motion_loop: Video signal lost - Adding grey image                                                               
[1] [WRN] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:30] motion_loop: Retrying until successful connection with camera                                                    
[1] [ALR] [NET] [Jan 27 21:36:30] netcam_start: Network Camera thread starting... for url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                             
[1] [CRT] [NET] [Jan 27 21:36:30] netcam_start: Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                                                    
[1] [WRN] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:40] motion_loop: Retrying until successful connection with camera                                                    
[1] [ALR] [NET] [Jan 27 21:36:40] netcam_start: Network Camera thread starting... for url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                             
[1] [CRT] [NET] [Jan 27 21:36:40] netcam_start: Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11)                                                    
[1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:49] motion_loop: End of event 1                                                                                      
[1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:49] motion_loop: Thread exiting                                                                                      
[1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 27 21:36:49] stream_stop: Closing motion-stream listen socket & active motion-stream sockets                                  
[1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 27 21:36:49] stream_stop: Closed motion-stream listen socket & active motion-stream sockets                                   
[0] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:49] main: Threads finished                                                                                           
[0] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 27 21:36:49] httpd_run: motion-httpd - Finishing                                                                              
[0] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 27 21:36:49] httpd_run: motion-httpd Closing                                                                                  
[0] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 27 21:36:49] motion_web_control: motion-httpd thread exit                                                                     
[0] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:50] main: Motion terminating                                                                                         
[0] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:50] motion_remove_pid: Removed process id file (pid file).                                                           
[0] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 27 21:36:50] motion_remove_pid: Closing logfile (/var/log/motion/motion.log).
  Environment 
	
		
			| Motion version: | 3.2.12 | 
		
			| ffmpeg version: | avconv version 11.8-6:11.8-1~deb8u1+rpi1, Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the Libav developers built on Oct 8 2016 02:37:00 with gcc 4.9.2 (Raspbian 4.9.2-10) | 
		
			| Libraries: | ffmpeg, mysql, postgresql | 
		
			| Server OS: | Raspbian 4.9.2-10 | 
	
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HennerK - 27 Jan 2017
  Answer