Hi,
I'm in France and trying to set up a VPN client on the Fire TV.
The only decent I've found on the store is VPNroot which won't connect and display a "socket address family" error.
I'm using Boxpn service which works great on my desktop/mobiles.
Anyone succeeded in setting a VPN client on the ftv ?
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c0mm0n said:
Hi,
I'm in France and trying to set up a VPN client on the Fire TV.
The only decent I've found on the store is VPNroot which won't connect and display a "socket address family" error.
I'm using Boxpn service which works great on my desktop/mobiles.
Anyone succeeded in setting a VPN client on the ftv ?
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Not yet. I have tried HMA and vyprVPN the apps crash when connecting to a server. You could do what I did and install DD-WRT on your router, granted your router is compatible. It works great for me and a have everything behind that router protected by the VPN
Yes i'm working on the router side too, but still thinks it'd be great to have the client running on the FTV itself.
c0mm0n said:
Yes i'm working on the router side too, but still thinks it'd be great to have the client running on the FTV itself.
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Yeah, it would be cool to take it anywhere with you and just fire up the VPN app and get all the content without having to worry about carrying a router with you. ill keep looking into it. will update if find anything
Tun.ko with droidvpn works.
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Proxydroid with socks5 algo works.
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I'm afraid, Fire TV OS is not particularly receptive to VPN usage however, if your router supports DD-WRT firmware, it's a good news because DD-WRT has the option of selecting different VPN configurations like: PPTP, L2TP or OpenVPN and Once configured, users on the network don’t need to enter a log in process when they need to activate the VPN. It just starts automatically, so any device connects automatically and easily, giving you all the benefits of using a reliable VPN service.
^^ Macuser just mentioned the tun.ko vpn module got it working. Theres a tun.ko installer by droidvpn in the playstore that some of u guys may want to mess with.
i tried to follow Rose Ab's idea
i found an old router with dd-wrt on it, i now have to networks: one local and one connected via vpn which has the AFTV on it.
it works great
lanfeust said:
i tried to follow Rose Ab's idea
i found an old router with dd-wrt on it, i now have to networks: one local and one connected via vpn which has the AFTV on it.
it works great
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Care to share how you configured the two networks? I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but can't find a reliable guide to do so.
I have two routers - both configured with dd-wrt. I find that when I plug my second router (w/vpn) into the first's LAN port, I can never get a connection to pass through. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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vyktym said:
Care to share how you configured the two networks? I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but can't find a reliable guide to do so.
I have two routers - both configured with dd-wrt. I find that when I plug my second router (w/vpn) into the first's LAN port, I can never get a connection to pass through. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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actually, i have one router for my "usefull" network wich is configured as a gateway (you can use your internet box too). The other is configured as a vpn connected client, connected on the first, making a network for devices that need to be connected to the USA. I use purevpn and they have good tutorials for tomato or ddwrt and other kind of routers.
I also have a NAS with two ethernet ports... each connected on a different network, so it can be available from the fire tv and my computer
lanfeust said:
actually, i have one router for my "usefull" network wich is configured as a gateway (you can use your internet box too). The other is configured as a vpn connected client, connected on the first, making a network for devices that need to be connected to the USA. I use purevpn and they have good tutorials for tomato or ddwrt and other kind of routers.
I also have a NAS with two ethernet ports... each connected on a different network, so it can be available from the fire tv and my computer
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Thanks for clarifying. I think I got it working on my end by configuring the 2nd router to use the first router's IP address as the gateway and local DNS server. Still not my preferred option (waiting for the PIA android app to function by itself), but it will work for now. Cheers.
wouldnt it be better to just load up DDWRT on a router and configure your vpn from there?
macuser said:
Tun.ko with droidvpn works.
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Can you tell us a little more about how you got this working?
Thanks
The best option avalaible is proxydroid.
Droidvpn is too slow.
Knowing this, if you still prefer using a vpn just let me know.
macuser said:
The best option avalaible is proxydroid.
Droidvpn is too slow.
Knowing this, if you still prefer using a vpn just let me know.
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Can you explain the settings on the router side? I have dd-wrt
OpenVPN running both natively and on router
justin6162 said:
Can you explain the settings on the router side? I have dd-wrt
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There is a thread on reddit that explains both using the OpenVPN client directly on FireTV or split-routing setup.
Here is the link to use the OpenVPN client natively on FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/
Here is the link to use OpenVPN on the router and selectively route traffic over the tunnel for the FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/cjwup38
I'm sure you can adapt the instructions to suit dd-wrt. And if you can't, maybe you should switch over to OpenWRT.
P.s. I'm a lurker so I cannot generate links until I've posted 10 times. Maybe a mod can do it, or someone else can repost it, or better yet, transcribe the instructions.
snappywan said:
There is a thread on reddit that explains both using the OpenVPN client directly on FireTV or split-routing setup.
Here is the link to use the OpenVPN client natively on FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/
Here is the link to use OpenVPN on the router and selectively route traffic over the tunnel for the FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/cjwup38
I'm sure you can adapt the instructions to suit dd-wrt. And if you can't, maybe you should switch over to OpenWRT.
P.s. I'm a lurker so I cannot generate links until I've posted 10 times. Maybe a mod can do it, or someone else can repost it, or better yet, transcribe the instructions.
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I was able to get a split tunnel up and running on an ASUS RT-N66U router running Merlin Firmware. The VPN in Merlin is basically a port of OpenVPN in the tomato firmware implementation. The first step is to create the VPN tunnel and then you can setup the separate routes. For Private Internet Access (PIA). I used the following instructions to setup the tunnel:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/110/updated-tomato-setup-for-newer-branches-including-tomatousb/p1
Next I followed the instructions on this page for setting up a separate route for my FireTv. With this configuration my AFTV goes through the VPN tunnel and everything else goes through the normal Wan to my ISP. I followed the following instruction. Look at page 2 of the post for the instructions by WIZIN
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9311&highlight=split
This is tailored for ASUS routers, but the idea should not be too difficult to implement on and dd-wrt o tomato firmware.
For me this is a much cleaner solution than running something on the AFTV. It starts up and shuts down with the router, so I don' have worry about restarting it when I reboot on the AFTV or it using CPU and memory on the AFTV.
Please help
Rose Ab said:
I'm afraid, Fire TV OS is not particularly receptive to VPN usage however, if your router supports DD-WRT firmware, it's a good news because DD-WRT has the option of selecting different VPN configurations like: PPTP, L2TP or OpenVPN and Once configured, users on the network don’t need to enter a log in process when they need to activate the VPN. It just starts automatically, so any device connects automatically and easily, giving you all the benefits of using a reliable VPN service.
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I have a fire tv and would like to have a backup to connect to the office. I have a Asus N900 which has asuswrt fimrware. How do I setup the client to connect I am getting bad config on mine when trying to connect. IPCP -timeout sending config-requests.
i'm running 13.2 on a fire tv. it's connected to my home network through ethernet.
i can access it through any browser on my windows 8 computer connected to the same network (IP address:8080).
however, i can't seem to connect to it through the Yatse app on my phone. neither auto detection nor by entering in the IP and port manually work. the phone is connected through wifi on the same network. (Nexus 5, 4.4.4).
i've followed all the directions on this page to setup the fire tv: http://yatse.leetzone.org/redmine/p...#XBMC-Gotham-Version-13-Kodi-Helix-Version-14
i've also tried port forwarding through my router (2Wire 3600HGV)
i chose the IP address of the fire tv and forwarded the port 8080
tcp: 8080
udp: 8080
i wasn't sure of the application type so i left it blank. do i need to change it to one of the ones listed? did i miss something else?
i've also tried other ports (8111, 8181). still won't connect
1lazysheep said:
i'm running 13.2 on a fire tv. it's connected to my home network through ethernet.
i can access it through any browser on my windows 8 computer connected to the same network (IP address:8080).
however, i can't seem to connect to it through the Yatse app on my phone. neither auto detection nor by entering in the IP and port manually work. the phone is connected through wifi on the same network. (Nexus 5, 4.4.4).
i've followed all the directions on this page to setup the fire tv: http://yatse.leetzone.org/redmine/p...#XBMC-Gotham-Version-13-Kodi-Helix-Version-14
i've also tried port forwarding through my router (2Wire 3600HGV)
i chose the IP address of the fire tv and forwarded the port 8080
tcp: 8080
udp: 8080
i wasn't sure of the application type so i left it blank. do i need to change it to one of the ones listed? did i miss something else?
i've also tried other ports (8111, 8181). still won't connect
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I forget the exact name, but in settings on XBMC are you sure you've allowed 'controlling device over webserver' and whatever other options there are. Basically enabling to allow to control the xbmc from external devices. As my Yatse picked up my AFTV as soon as i had it installed and running.
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I forget the exact name, but in settings on XBMC are you sure you've allowed 'controlling device over webserver' and whatever other options there are. Basically enabling to allow to control the xbmc from external devices. As my Yatse picked up my AFTV as soon as i had it installed and running.
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yes, i followed every step on the link i posted
Enabled: Allow control of XBMC via HTTP (in Webserver menu)
Enabled: Allow programs on this system to control XBMC (in Remote control menu)
Enabled: Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC (in Remote control menu)
1lazysheep said:
yes, i followed every step on the link i posted
Enabled: Allow control of XBMC via HTTP (in Webserver menu)
Enabled: Allow programs on this system to control XBMC (in Remote control menu)
Enabled: Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC (in Remote control menu)
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Ok, it seems you got ATT and the dread ATT router/modem combo. This thing is notorious for setting up network. Here is a few things you can do. First, ping the FireTV. I see that you set a static IP for the FireTV. Check if that is the actual IP of the FireTV.
Go to System->System Info->Network. Check if the address is the same as the one that you set for static IP, then ping it. In Window, open command center and type ping <ip address of fire tv>
About port opening, you don't really need it. If this is intra-network within the same subnet domain (same WIFI for layman term), then opening port is not necessary.
Once you can ping the FireTV, you can test that the Webserver is working by open any browser. Type this in:
http://<ip address>:<port>
For example: mine is
http://192.168.1.55:8080
If you can access the webserver interface, then it means the network and firetv works like it supposed to be and the problem is with your phone.
Make sure that the phone is in the same WIFI, don't try to use mobile network to control the Fire TV. The port openning is too complicate and represent a security risk. Turns it off.
Also, I just want to note, sometimes the ATT router won't allow communication with static IP. This rarely happens, and it is a bug. What you want to do is to just let the router gives the FireTV its own IP address then use that address to set up.
vi6s said:
Ok, it seems you got ATT and the dread ATT router/modem combo. This thing is notorious for setting up network. Here is a few things you can do. First, ping the FireTV. I see that you set a static IP for the FireTV. Check if that is the actual IP of the FireTV.
Go to System->System Info->Network. Check if the address is the same as the one that you set for static IP, then ping it. In Window, open command center and type ping <ip address of fire tv>
About port opening, you don't really need it. If this is intra-network within the same subnet domain (same WIFI for layman term), then opening port is not necessary.
Once you can ping the FireTV, you can test that the Webserver is working by open any browser. Type this in:
http://<ip address>:<port>
For example: mine is
http://192.168.1.55:8080
If you can access the webserver interface, then it means the network and firetv works like it supposed to be and the problem is with your phone.
Make sure that the phone is in the same WIFI, don't try to use mobile network to control the Fire TV. The port openning is too complicate and represent a security risk. Turns it off.
Also, I just want to note, sometimes the ATT router won't allow communication with static IP. This rarely happens, and it is a bug. What you want to do is to just let the router gives the FireTV its own IP address then use that address to set up.
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thank you for the detailed reply.
you're right about the craptastic 2wire modem/router. i've had a ton of trouble setting up my network in the past
with that in mind, i decided to plug an old linksys directly (ethernet) to the 2wire. then i connected my phone's wifi to the linksys. i was able to connect yatse with the first try!
thanks again for the suggestions. :good:
FireTV 2 will not allow Custom DNS on WiFi (works on Wired)
Can someone please help verify this for me ... this problem has happened since day 1 when firmware was 5.0.2 ... I am now on 5.0.3.1 and the problem is still there.
Basically once you get to the screen where you enter the passphrase for Wifi - click on Advanced and enter a unique IP / Mask and DNS. Doing this on WIRED works - but not on Wifi. Basically, on wifi it pretends to accept it - but it does not stick.
Amazon says its not possible - which makes no sense since Apple TV / PS3 / Laptop all do that. I would understand if it did not allow it for both Wired and Wireless. But when it works for Wired but not for Wireless (both talking to the same DHCP) ... then its a bug.
You can test it by changing the Custom DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Official Google DNS) ... and then if it works - revert back to letting DHCP set it. Please let me know if it works for you.
Nobody can test this and help out a fellow FireTV user?
I did the test. It sticks. I used my own specific ip with the dns I set.
guiso98 said:
I did the test. It sticks. I used my own specific ip with the dns I set.
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Thanks. I narrowed the bug down to it happening only when the DHCP server issues an IPv6 DNS address to the wireless adapter.
Hi
I use DNS Proxy on my Fire TV to access US Netflix.I also wanted to apply these changes to KODI as well which is also installed in the FTV. I did find a youtube link although it is when Kodi is installed in raspberrypi with openELEC (cannot post that link -newbie)
I dont have openELEC on aftv.Any other way to use DNS Proxy other than using it on the router,
I asked this to 'Smart DNS Proxy' help team.. They keep sending me the same answer (caught in Sheldon Cooper's infinite loop!).
I thought some one from here would for sure know the answer.
Thanks
You just have to config WiFi and press advanced to set ip and dns manually, have been using it for quite a while on fire tv stick but not for kodi
Zenroid said:
You just have to config WiFi and press advanced to set ip and dns manually, have been using it for quite a while on fire tv stick but not for kodi
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As I stated in my question I am using it on my Fire TV!!
But how does one get the KODI also to use the DNS by configuring KODI network settings? Because despite DNS Proxy working for Fire TV,the KODI ip still shows local ip.
I would assume fire t.v. and fire stick is about the same basically they are running on the same os anyway smart dns will not assign a wan ip to you like vpn so it is normal as long as you are pointing to their dns server and register your wan ip in their server using a browser login from your lan, but have you checked smartdnsproxy supports kodi plugins that you are using?
Zenroid said:
I would assume fire t.v. and fire stick is about the same basically they are running on the same os anyway smart dns will not assign a wan ip to you like vpn so it is normal as long as you are pointing to their dns server and register your wan ip in their server using a browser login from your lan, but have you checked smartdnsproxy supports kodi plugins that you are using?
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I too assumed so. But sites which don't open up with local ip remain shut with DNS Proxy. It led me to believe that Kodi is not using the DNS Proxy at all. Any thoughts?