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Happened across this in another XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7674767
They have a patched wpa_supplicant file that can connect to ad-hoc wifi networks, which our default one cannot. It shows ad-hoc wifi networks with a * in front. This can be useful if you're traveling and want to connect to a computer's Internet connection sharing.
Interestingly, it seems to get farther in connecting to WEP networks as well, in that it connects and thinks it's connected, but then the Internet still doesn't work. I took a look at the logs but didn't see anything helpful in there. Maybe someone smarter than I can figure out what the issue is? They're unsecure, but sometimes if you're at a hotel, it's the only game in town.
You can install this just by copying it to your sdcard's root and editing your froyo.user.conf to include a line like:
mount --bind /sdcard/wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
Edit: Update, it turns out that when connected to WEP, it's actually working as well! Unfortunately, the issue seems to be that somehow the DNS is not working. Things that only need IP addresses like sync and entering IP addresses into the browser work fine. If anyone wants to take a stab at fixing this, it'd be much appreciated.
Man, I owe you my life
I tried some solutions and never worked, now I have free ad-hoc internet on android
Unsecured BTW
Cooooooool!
You should get this committed. /system/bin I would think be in the system image... so mention it to stinebd.
Eh, I'll mention something to him now
Seems it'll never get committed...
Code:
+#define ANDROID_IBSS_HACK
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+#ifdef ANDROID_IBSS_HACK
lol!
arrrghhh said:
Cooooooool!
You should get this committed. /system/bin I would think be in the system image... so mention it to stinebd.
Eh, I'll mention something to him now .
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pssst.. hey argh I still without a router xD
husam666 said:
pssst.. hey argh I still without a router xD
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........Ok?
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........Ok?
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cant you remember the other thread about ad-hoc?... whatever
i have the code in a bat file is there a way to mount it on start up?
husam666 said:
cant you remember the other thread about ad-hoc?... whatever
i have the code in a bat file is there a way to mount it on start up?
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Sorry, lots of threads man...
manekineko included a way to mount it at boot:
manekineko said:
You can install this just by copying it to your sdcard's root and editing your froyo.user.conf to include a line like:
Code:
mount --bind /sdcard/wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
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godammit whats wrong with my brain
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Do we know yet whether the problem with WEP is a driver or userland issue?
I played around more with the WEP thing, and I think it's getting really close.
It actually really is connected, there's no incorrect reporting by Android. What's failing is the DNS somehow.
If you run the Terminal Emulator, you're able to ping IP addresses no problem (for that matter you can enter IP addresses into the browser and load webpages no problem). My Gmail sync already had an active connection beforehand, and so it had an IP address to work off of, and even that connected fine on WEP and downloaded new email.
However, no matter what I do, I can't seem to get DNS working.
Here are the things I've discovered in case anyone else wants to carry on the torch:
-In the terminal emulator, DNS never seems to work. Android does not use the standard Linux resolv.conf file, so none of the command line tools can resolve DNS. Puzzlingly, even when using nslookup and specifying your own DNS server does not seem to work.
-Instead, what Android does is store the DNS into two properties: “dhcp.eth0.dns1” and “dhcp.eth0.dns2”. You can read these using the command line command "getprop", and there is already an IP address set in dns1 for me after connecting to WEP, so the problem isn't there I think.
-You can modify these properties, and that normally works to change the DNS server in Android, using the command "setprop". I changed dns1 to the OpenDNS server, and I could verify the change took on the command line using getprop, however, still in my browser I couldn't load any pages by domain name.
CIFS + UTF-8 Kernel Module Support
User CONTRIBUTED HOWTO Guide and Tips!
What is CIFS:
[Alfresco CIFS Wiki]
[Wikipedia CIFS]
XDA's own developer (f3d0r) has created the [CIFS Manager] to help setup CIFS+UTF-8 modules
I have added CIFS + UTF-8 support to both my Froyo Kernel and Gingerbread Kernel... ALL user of my Kernels have this cool capability available to them...
Please help contribute to this GUIDE / HOWTO. I will link all the cool tips and setups to the OP and give proper credit to those who contributed
Please help each other out... This is what makes XDA the best community among other Android communities...
Thanks
[Windows 7 LAN Setup] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[Windows 7 WAN/PPTP Setup] by user se1000 (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[Windows 7 WAN Setup] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[CIFS Manager App Tip #1] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
CIFS = Win
Okay, screens will come later. I only have the Windows part typed out, I will edit it more soon. Some of the steps may not be clear without screens. The phone part is coming too. I moved my SDK install location, DroidExplorer won't run, gotta reboot, so here is the text for setting up the share in Windows:
For this guide I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit and Royal Glacier v1.0.
First things needed to get CIFS working are:
CIFS Manager
Have the ability to gain Administrator rights on your Windows install.
A rooted phone running one of Faux's kernels (or any kernel with CIFS support).
Let's Begin:
First we have to setup the folder we want to share on the Windows PC.
1. Find or Create the folder you want to share. I created a folder named "CIFS Share".
2. Right-click the folder and select Properties.
3. Under the Sharing Tab, click Advanced Sharing.
4. Click the checkbox at the top, the text fields will fill with the folder's name. You can add a comment if you like, it isn't necessary.
5. Click on the Permissions Button.
-By default, the group "Everyone" is assigned read access.
-This is not a secure setting but is okay when you are only doing a LAN share, behind a firewall. Files shared under this group require NO authentication, hence the name Everyone.
-***This is where you can change which users have rights to the shared files: ***
6. Click the "Add" button to create a new user permission.
-In the large text box, type in the username you want to have access to the share.
--My user is named "User0". So I typed "user0" in the box.
-Click the "Check Names" button. Windows will put the proper name in place. My box changed to "GREG-PC\User0"
-Click "OK" and close the Select Users or Groups.
7. Now the user you just added is in the "Group or user names" box.
-Click the user name to select it.
-If you want to read and write* to the share, click the "Full Control" checkbox. *CIFS mount is Read-Only. We can get write access elsewhere.
-To just allow read access, leave only the "Read" checkbox ticked.
-I suggest selecting the group "Everyone" and then clicking the "Remove" button. Assign another user access before you apply removing Everyone.
-Click "Apply" then "OK" to exit.
Congratulations, you are now sharing any files contained within this folder to the users specified. Next, we have to set up the phone...
Looking forward to the guide, tried to set it up on my own, but have no networking experience and honestly was just taking a shot in the dark. Needless to say, CIFSManager laughed then punched me in the throat for having the audacity.
Thanks faux123, CIFS is so cool to have.
Thanks for the info on CIFS Manager. My Phone is playing so nicely with my Synology NAS.
Using your LV Kernel with CM7 Nightly #14 and all is going good so far.
darinmc said:
Looking forward to the guide, tried to set it up on my own, but have no networking experience and honestly was just taking a shot in the dark. Needless to say, CIFSManager laughed then punched me in the throat for having the audacity.
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CIFS manager needs some additional steps, most importantly, it will create a folder on the SD card that it will use to see the files from your computer. It makes the phone think the shared folder from the computer is that local folder on your phone. That was where I messed up in my haste the first time I tried to set it up. First time I had an error happen when trying to setup a sharing service.
Forgot that I had to redirect CIFSManager to the correct location of the module. In Settings of CIFSManager, tick the checkbox for "Load via insmod" then tap on the "Path to cifs.ko[:<modpath>]*". Now you have to type in "/system/lib/modules/cifs.ko" in the text box. Also, Faux added cifs support @ 0.8.2, RoyalGlacier comes loaded with 0.8.1.1. You have to update your kernel if you are on anything before 0.8.2 for this to work.
Text for setting up the Windows LAN sharing is up, haven't gotten to the WAN sharing or phone setup parts yet, the WAN sharing will come last, after the screen shots. The WAN sharing part is going to be the worst part, everyone's router has a different interface.
I'm tired, I will post more sometime late Saturdaynight/early Sunday morning (3/12 or 3/13), I'm gonna be busy during the day tomorrow.
All I did to set this up on Windows 7 was:
1. Download CIFS manager on my phone
2. The computer part I right-clicked on the folder I wanted to share, went to properties then sharing then advanced sharing, like dclaw_fantum explained (his posts are def more detailed than this, but this is how I'd explain it to a friend), and checked to share and that was it. (I setup a password on my computer login under control panel settings)
3. Then on your phone, you open CIFS and add new share. Input your IP address followed by / and the name of the folder (ex. 11.65.8.52/music), the mount point field autofilled for me, then put in computer user ID and password.
4. Check the "Load cifs module" and "Load via insmod" boxes in CIFS Manager app and it worked perfect! (This is where I got an error the first time I tried it, but after rereading the linked thread in Faux's kernel thread I checked these)
Hope this helps, it's not super professional and I'm not sure how secure it is (I assume it is, but I haven't done too much computer network stuff), but it worked for me! "Unmounting all" gave me an error, it unmounted one share but the other one wouldn't unmount so I rebooted my phone and haven't tried again, yet.
Any ideas on battery/data consumption when you're not using files from your computer? Like when the shares are mounted but you're not necessarily using anything from them?
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How do I set up for 3g/4g connection?
Just forward a specific port?
supa2001 said:
How do I set up for 3g/4g connection?
Just forward a specific port?
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WAN access via 3G/4G requires more sophisticated setup including:
Router configuration
Dynamic DNS account
and a few other things...
Hopefully some advance users here can show the setup for it, or you can exercise your GoogleFu and research on this topic and post back here to share with everyone else
What I meant earlier is that I have no complex network experience, local networking is easy, it's streaming over the internet I want and cannot accomplish.
darinmc said:
What I meant earlier is that I have no complex network experience, local networking is easy, it's streaming over the internet I want and cannot accomplish.
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I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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Can't wait for the write up Post some screen shots too if you don't mind...
dclaw_fantum said:
I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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Can't wait for the tutorial, I wish I understood enough of the middle paragraph to take the info and run but sadly enough I don't. Gonna try to google my way through it in the meantime.
WAN Configuration (for CIFS over Internet)
Okay, this is the part that let's you have the ability to use CIFS outside of your WLAN. The setup is going to take a little more work than a LAN setup, but, if you follow along you will have a very reliable CIFS connection for streaming files from your PC to your phone anywhere you have a data connection.
**Before anyone posts about how the songs/videos they are streaming are choppy/not fluid, I have no control over the buffer settings in CIFS manager. Also, the connection throughput is king when streaming. If the path the data takes slows it down below the playback rate of the media, it will become choppy. So, even if you are on HSPA+, it may be choppy. Somewhere between your phone and your PC, there is a slow link.**
Again, for this guide I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit and Royal Glacier v1.0 w/ Faux's 0.8.5 kernel.
Prerequisites:
CIFS Manager installed and working.
Have already setup the share on your PC.
Administrator access to your router/gateway.
**Not required, but very helpful:
A DynDNS account.
Let's Begin:
Since you already have CIFS working on your LAN, we are going to setup the router to allow the data to go out to the internet.
DHCP Reservation:
1. Log into your router. Find the area pertaining to "DHCP Reservation". On two of my routers, this was a button (Linksys/Cisco and Vizio).
2. Now we need the IP and MAC addresses.
a. Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center
b. Click on the network connection name, in my case FancyEagle.
c. Click the Details... button.
d. The Physical Address is your MAC address. The IP address will be labeled IPv4. mine are 00-1B-9E-69-E6-3D and 192.168.1.104.
3. Add the IP and MAC addresses into the DHCP reservation area. This will bind that IP address to your PC, keeping it available for your PC and not assigning it to any other device.
Port Forwarding:
1. Find the "Port Forwarding" section of your router.
2. There are several fields to fill in. Here is what you need to fill in:
192.168.1.[104]---Port 445---TCP---Enabled
Repeat for the following ports/protocols: 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP.
*Replace [104] with your IP address from the DHCP reservation portion.
3. Apply/save settings.
Now you have the WAN link setup, you need to know the router WAN IP address to connect at this point. Since majority of us don't want to pay extra for a Static IP address, the ISP rotates their available IP addresses around. This is where DynDNS comes in handy. You don't need to even know it. You create an account with them and then enter the login info into the router.
1. Account w/ DynDNS setup already.
2. Find DDNS or Dynamic DNS service on your router.
3. Enter your login info from setting up your account.
4. Now, go to your phone and replace the IP address in the "Share Path" field in CIFS manager with your dyndns domain.
Now, instead of "192.168.1.104/CIFS Share", it should be "mydomain.dyndns.tv/CIFS Share".
Did you actually get it working? I tried multiple times on my own and was never able to mount the share.
Thing is, CIFS is a chatty protocol engineered for low latency LAN links. Even if it works, it may not perform very well over a relatively high latency WAN.
se1000 said:
Did you actually get it working? I tried multiple times on my own and was never able to mount the share.
Thing is, CIFS is a chatty protocol engineered for low latency LAN links. Even if it works, it may not perform very well over a relatively high latency WAN.
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I keep getting timeouts. I had similar issues when first setting up ES to work this way. Found a little more info, updating previous post...
there are 5 ports associated with Samba/CIFS. I'm getting to the router when I use the IP address, rather than the dyndns domain. Still getting a refused connection. Gotta go back and do some research...
I have successfully set up Gmote for something similar, but Gmote doesn't support streaming most videos. It will stream supported audio files. I missed something in the previous posts, sill getting refused connections with ES and CIFS.
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I keep getting timeouts. I had similar issues when first setting up ES to work this way. Found a little more info, updating previous post...
there are 5 ports associated with Samba/CIFS. I'm getting to the router when I use the IP address, rather than the dyndns domain. Still getting a refused connection. Gotta go back and do some research...
I have successfully set up Gmote for something similar, but Gmote doesn't support streaming most videos. It will stream supported audio files. I missed something in the previous posts, sill getting refused connections with ES and CIFS.
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Yeah I believe it's ports 137-139 and 445 BUT, I set my PC as the DMZ and still got timeouts and connection refused errors.
Works over WiFi like a charm
I really think it's the combination of the chatty protocol and the latency when going over a WAN link.
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Yeah I believe it's ports 137-139 and 445 BUT, I set my PC as the DMZ and still got timeouts and connection refused errors.
Works over WiFi like a charm
I really think it's the combination of the chatty protocol and the latency when going over a WAN link.
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I'm not getting refusals anymore, just timeouts. It is ports 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP and 445/TCP.
I can use the WAN IP and connect using my WiFi, but that just tells me that my settings are correct. Looks like the latency is the issue. I even connected to the neighbor's WiFi to try it and timed out. Looks like the WAN part isn't going to work this way. Kind of a bummer. I'll keep trying different ways to remotely access files, probably gonna be stuck with TFTP.
Without the ability to create a domain and setup VPN, there isn't much choice from here.
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I'm not getting refusals anymore, just timeouts. It is ports 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP and 445/TCP.
I can use the WAN IP and connect using my WiFi, but that just tells me that my settings are correct. Looks like the latency is the issue. I even connected to the neighbor's WiFi to try it and timed out. Looks like the WAN part isn't going to work this way. Kind of a bummer. I'll keep trying different ways to remotely access files, probably gonna be stuck with TFTP.
Without the ability to create a domain and setup VPN, there isn't much choice from here.
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Yeah I agree. I've been trying to setup a PPTP connection to my PC but that doesn't seem to work either.
I'm thinking if we can get PPTP to work, then there's a fighting chance CIFS will connect over that link.
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Yeah I agree. I've been trying to setup a PPTP connection to my PC but that doesn't seem to work either.
I'm thinking if we can get PPTP to work, then there's a fighting chance CIFS will connect over that link.
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I think I'm gonna go a simpler route first for some of the users on here. I might just do an FTP server in the PC and configure ES to handle it. It won't stream, but it will allow access to the files remotely. That will give people something to hold them over until we can figure out a viable solution to this. At least they will have read/write access to the FTP server.
Someone claims that they have had success using OpenVPN. I'm going to try it. If it works, I will have a whole new, complete tutorial with screen shots and step by step instructions to post up. I will probably host it externally so I have greater control of the formatting. Stay tuned in for my next update, I will let everyone know if it works. After that, I will have to go through everything and get screens and type up instructions.
I recently got a UK Fire TV so I can't root it, but I still want to block updates just in case.
I'm running a TP-Link WDR3600 with DD-WRT and I have set it to block the three URLs* using the devices static IP and MAC address.
However, when I go to the "check for system update" option it still lists the last check as 'today'.
I did additional tests using firefox on the device itself and it can block URLs (for this test Google) but I'm not sure whether the updates are blocked.
For now I've disconnected it just in case and OpenDNS isn't an option for me as I have a shared IP address.
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firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
from what i read blocking the update URLs is useless, you might as well let it update and wait for a new root procedure.
DEREKTROTTER said:
from what i read blocking the update URLs is useless, you might as well let it update and wait for a new root procedure.
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Not true. Just go to the URL in your browser and see if your router stops you. Mine didn't, so I setup an OpenDNS account. That worked.
OpenDNS also worked great for me as well.
Using a VPN kills the OpenDNS block on the Amazon updates, so make sure you do the internal block if you plan on using a VPN.
retroben said:
OpenDNS also worked great for me as well.
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Thanks for the responses, unfortunately OpenDNS isn't really an option since I live in a flat where we share a connection/IP address.
So I guess I'm just going to have to risk it then or maybe look up alternatives.
In case I do try something, what is the way to tell? Does it just pop up with an error message?
tech3475 said:
Thanks for the responses, unfortunately OpenDNS isn't really an option since I live in a flat where we share a connection/IP address.
So I guess I'm just going to have to risk it then or maybe look up alternatives.
In case I do try something, what is the way to tell? Does it just pop up with an error message?
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If you give the fire tv a static ip address, you have to manually fill in the dns servers.
rbox said:
If you give the fire tv a static ip address, you have to manually fill in the dns servers.
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The problem is not how I'd set it up but that it could cause other issues, for example, if someone else uses opendns to block something which I want.
tech3475 said:
The problem is not how I'd set it up but that it could cause other issues, for example, if someone else uses opendns to block something which I want.
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Can you guys not talk to each other to figure out a plan that works for all?
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Can you guys not talk to each other to figure out a plan that works for all?
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No, it would be impractical if not impossible where I am.
In the end I decided to give it a shot anyway, just have to hope I'm the only one using opendns.
So far so good.
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from what i read blocking the update URLs is useless, you might as well let it update and wait for a new root procedure.
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I did a lot of tests to day (UK fire tv)
you get different IP for that URL depending on what DNS you use unblockus,google,isp etc etc
so im not sure I think its all in the lap of the gods
I am so poised on smashing this thing up :¬) I will enjoy it
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I recently got a UK Fire TV so I can't root it, but I still want to block updates just in case.
I'm running a TP-Link WDR3600 with DD-WRT and I have set it to block the three URLs* using the devices static IP and MAC address.
However, when I go to the "check for system update" option it still lists the last check as 'today'.
I did additional tests using firefox on the device itself and it can block URLs (for this test Google) but I'm not sure whether the updates are blocked.
For now I've disconnected it just in case and OpenDNS isn't an option for me as I have a shared IP address.
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firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
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All settings on DD-WRT:
Go to Settings. Under that make sure your tab is again "Settings".
Under the subsection DNSMasq, put these options.
DNSMasq: Enable
Local DNS: Disable
No DNS Rebind: Enable
Additional DNSMasq Options: Copy these 4 lines and paste into that textbox.
#block amazon firetv update
address=/amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/127.0.0.1
address=/softwareupdates.amazon.com/127.0.0.1
strict-order
Also, refer to the PDF file. Look at the section "Network Setup". Within that look at "Router IP" and "DHCP". Change your private subnet to whatever you wish to use, mine is 192.168.5.0/24.
Once you have the setup, reboot your router. Next, reboot your computer and ping one of the above DNS address. You should get a reply back from "127.0.0.1". Next reboot your FTV and verify.
I have the same setup and works for me.
NOTE: MY TIME WARNER MODEM/ROUTER IS IN BRIDGED MODE. Meaning, it is a simple pass through and all router related functionality is disabled. Works solely as a dumb modem.
NOTE: Simple URL blocking is not sufficient. That ONLY blocks HTTP access, not HTTPS.
Thanks, that seems to have done the trick.
Folks can someone help, im trying in use dns so i can watch a geo restricted service i subscribe to , i have this setup fine in all my other devices but wont work on FTV, i input all the details correctly, only thing i see wrong is when i look on about network settings it only shows DNS1 and not DNS3 i have tried constantly & on a few different ftvs but all the same, any ideas?
i meant does not show DNS2
folks surely some1 has an idea
ok clutching at straws here, but has anyone managed to setup dns on ftv, i have fully rooted device with latest firmware
The only thing I can think of is if you have Google Play Store installed to try to install an app that will allow you to change your DNS settings. I'm not sure if this will work as I haven't tried it myself but its something to try anyways. You could also sideload the settings .apk and try to set it up from there. Not sure if that will work either as selecting some items in the settings will crash the FTV back to the home menu. Hopefully you can get something to work. Best of luck.
Hi, yes you can do it very easily. You don't need route, settings.apk etc. Google Unotelly and Fire TV. Instructions will be the same for any DNS service.
Get US only services on FireTV.
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Folks can someone help, im trying in use dns so i can watch a geo restricted service i subscribe to , i have this setup fine in all my other devices but wont work on FTV, i input all the details correctly, only thing i see wrong is when i look on about network settings it only shows DNS1 and not DNS3 i have tried constantly & on a few different ftvs but all the same, any ideas?
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Hi
I had the same problem. I had a US address and US credit card, an UnoTelly account, had set up the UnoTelly DNS on the FireTV and could stream Amazon and Netflix on the PC fine but the FireTV wouldn't let me open and use Netflix.
The solution is to change the country/region settings in your Amazon account. So go to Amazon in your browser on your PC, log in to your Amazon account, then click Your Account --> Digital Content --> Manage Your Content and Devices --> Settings --> Country Settings and then change your country to the United States.
After that it will work like a breeze.
So I bought myself a fire TV and naturally it turned up with 51.1.4.0 pre-installed, so I wanted to at least block updates, but I'm using dd-wrt on my router which creates lots of fun when trying to do that, it was easier to just block all internet access to the device. I figured this would block all of their tracking and auto login stuff too.
My thinking was that I only wanted to use it for kodi/xbmc anyway, it mostly plays local files, but I could set up my file server to act as a proxy as well, put those settings into kodi so that only it can access the internet.
What was of no surprise is that it didn't work, I could get other computers to talk easily through the proxy but kodi on the fire TV didn't want to know.
However at some point, without changing any settings kodi started talking through the proxy, I installed youtube etc. etc. But then I figured out the delay.
The fire TV was actually blocking kodi from having a separate proxy, had seen the proxy settings, including password, and was now happily connecting itself to the internet through the proxy, the light even went white and everything.
Tin foil hat time, I assume their software is monitoring everything else kodi is doing as well?
Has anyone else find this kind of behaviour with their fire TV?
I don't know the answer to your question but the easiest and probably best way to do this is thru a free account on opendns.com.
I blocked updates through DNSMasq in the end, for anyone else having trouble with dd-wrt the settings that took me a while to find and sort it out was under DHCP settings.
Setup - Basic Setup - Network Setup, and under Network Address Server Settings you want to make sure the Use DNSMasq options are selected, then the Additional DNSMasq Options will work.
Of course, fireTV can still look for proxy settings to get around it apparently, even though I'm pretty sure they don't let you set the options yourself?