Is the Fire TV Stick easier to set up in a hotel than a Chromecast (with the AP Isolation issues)?
Am I right is saying that the Fire TV Stick is not dependent on the Wifi signal for the speed at which it 'flings' a media file, the Wifi is used to make a direct wireless connection between the fling sender and the fling receiver?
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SandLake said:
Is the Fire TV Stick easier to set up in a hotel than a Chromecast (with the AP Isolation issues)?
Am I right is saying that the Fire TV Stick is not dependent on the Wifi signal for the speed at which it 'flings' a media file, the Wifi is used to make a direct wireless connection between the fling sender and the fling receiver?
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Hmm the network connection is in the path of the data from the sender to the stick. You will always have a dependency on network throughput unless you are playing from local media storage - which the stick doesnt support.
If you are interested in playing from a local storage device, one thing you can do is invest $20 in one of the HooToo Tripmate travel routers. They have usb ports that you can plug in a local drive and share via wifi to your stick.
Sorry, I'm not very proficient with this, I had heard of WiFi Direct (http://www.howtogeek.com/178691/htg-explains-what-is-wi-fi-direct-and-how-does-it-work/) and thought that maybe this is how the Fire TV Stick worked - the sender and receiver needs to be on the same network to 'find' each other but then communicate directly.
I have tried using plex on my android phone to stream from my home plex server (admittedly over mobile internet) and the experience was underwhelming. I had thought that maybe (just maybe) I could load up my tablet with media and using a Fire TV Stick fling the media at a TV using this direct connection and avoid any slowdowns on hotel wifi. If this isn't going to work I have just bought a Raspberry Pi2 which I can connect using an actual cable (how 20th century!!!!)
SandLake said:
Sorry, I'm not very proficient with this, I had heard of WiFi Direct (http://www.howtogeek.com/178691/htg-explains-what-is-wi-fi-direct-and-how-does-it-work/) and thought that maybe this is how the Fire TV Stick worked - the sender and receiver needs to be on the same network to 'find' each other but then communicate directly.
I have tried using plex on my android phone to stream from my home plex server (admittedly over mobile internet) and the experience was underwhelming. I had thought that maybe (just maybe) I could load up my tablet with media and using a Fire TV Stick fling the media at a TV using this direct connection and avoid any slowdowns on hotel wifi. If this isn't going to work I have just bought a Raspberry Pi2 which I can connect using an actual cable (how 20th century!!!!)
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You can achieve local playback to a FTV easily with one of the HooToo Tripmates. They give you a local wifi hotspot. Devices plugged into the hotspot can be shared (like usb drives etc). Media on your wifi connected devices can be accessed as well. Your tablet and FTV would connect to the Tripmate wifi and not to the hotel. The Tripmate can connect to the hotel and allow your devices to connect to the internet for netflix etc.. You have many options using this method.
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I have a GNex running 4.1, stock. We've recently (finally) bought an HD LED TV, however not one with internet connectivity. I shall add that my brother has an XBox 360 (should prove useful).
I want to be able to stream content from my phone onto the TV. Ideally I would like the phone with me and not connected physically to the TV (hence not keen on the MHL adapter). I'm hoping for something more elegant making use of the XBox. How can I do this?
Also we do not have a router at home (currently it's me and my bro at home and we both use USB dongles for out net on our laptops, each with a data cap). Can I set up some sort of ad-hoc network at home? Will this use up my internet data?
An elaborate answer / links to an elaborate answer would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rohit
iMediaShare will do the job, there is also a free version.
Thanks,
But if I set up an adhoc network from my laptop (which I'm assuming will work for my purpose), and I stream from phone to XBox, will I be using the internet? I.E. Am I streaming through the internet or is a sort of local connection created?
Thanks,
Rohit
Hi Guys,
Basically, you don't even need root for this.
You need to get a DIR-615 router. (I got mine for £10 delivered). I've gone for the D4 revision but I believe most work. Unless of course your router supports DDWRT.
I'd suggest getting this as an additional router. I've got a BT Homehub 5, and the lan cable from that connects into the DIR-615 internet port. So effectively two networks, one for DNS the other for anything else.
Next, install DD-WRT. Change the default IP to 192.168.5.(whatever). Just make sure where 5 is, it's not 1 as it will conflict and not give you internet access.
Next, get a smart dns provider. (DDWRT also supports VPN) - smartdns is an easier way. Put the IP addresses in the DNS fields.
All set up, running NBC Live sports from home on the TV.
Not to mention, with the video add ons - none will be blocked from UK. etc.
Hi,
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking to do, just didn't think anyone else would be doing the same thing!
So if I understand you correctly your set up is this:
Your Master Socket is connected to your BT HomeHub 5.
You then connect your BT HomeHub 5 to the DIR-615 via Ethernet?
You install DD-WRT, set up the VPN settings etc, and then connect your Fire TV to the DIR 615 rather than the HomeHub?
I currently have a Openreach Modem which connects to the master socket. I then have a ASUS RT-N66U connected to the Openreach modem via Ethernet. Am I right in assuming if I buy and connect a DIR - 615 to the Asus via an ethernet port and then do the above I can achieve the same thing? I
I'm looking to buy a fire TV so I can watch NBC Sports Live Extra on my TV. I only want a VPN connection on my FireTV only when I'm watching NBC not my other devices etc hence why I second router would actually work perfectly for me.
If all you want to do is bypass geographic restrictions so you can watch NBC sports then all you need is a smart dns provider, a popular one is Unotelly but there are loads out there...
I have set up using the below instructions (which are wireless) so when wanting to watch the Premiership on NBC I just unplug my Ethernet cable and connect to my router wirelessly which then has all the correct settings
http://help.unotelly.com/support/solutions/articles/193478-setting-up-unodns-on-your-amazon-fire-tv-
adatdeys said:
Hi,
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking to do, just didn't think anyone else would be doing the same thing!
So if I understand you correctly your set up is this:
Your Master Socket is connected to your BT HomeHub 5.
You then connect your BT HomeHub 5 to the DIR-615 via Ethernet?
You install DD-WRT, set up the VPN settings etc, and then connect your Fire TV to the DIR 615 rather than the HomeHub?
I currently have a Openreach Modem which connects to the master socket. I then have a ASUS RT-N66U connected to the Openreach modem via Ethernet. Am I right in assuming if I buy and connect a DIR - 615 to the Asus via an ethernet port and then do the above I can achieve the same thing? I
I'm looking to buy a fire TV so I can watch NBC Sports Live Extra on my TV. I only want a VPN connection on my FireTV only when I'm watching NBC not my other devices etc hence why I second router would actually work perfectly for me.
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Exactly . Very easy to set up! SmartDNS is set up for me, not a VPN. NBC works brilliantly.
Although, NBC has been hacked on XBMC - login not even needed (SmartDNS is still needed). But for the App, it will work great too.
My next port of call is getting a wireless harddrive, or something that takes USB/SD Cards, and wireless devices can pick this up - Essentially so I can download episodes etc from XBMC/PC to it and watch on Fire TV.
Can't be done with BT home hub 5 though can it? DNS is blocked I believe.
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I got 3 external hard drives plugged into a Amazon Basic USB 4 Hub, this is then connected to the single USB socket on my home router.
Using Kodi I can access my folders and added all my movies to KODI, streams brilliantly
Question is if I take my AFTV outside of my home network, how do I get KODI to connect to my movies?
I used to use plex and my router is already setup.
Won´t work that easy way. The SAMBA/CIFS or UPnP (DLNA) protocols which are used in most cases by routers for local streaming are designed for a local network not for use via Internet or between networks behind different router NATs.
darkdjay said:
Hi there
I got 3 external hard drives plugged into a Amazon Basic USB 4 Hub, this is then connected to the single USB socket on my home router.
Using Kodi I can access my folders and added all my movies to KODI, streams brilliantly
Question is if I take my AFTV outside of my home network, how do I get KODI to connect to my movies?
I used to use plex and my router is already setup.
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Install PleXBMC client on the FTV, works for me but I have a NAS running Plex Server.
Look in the settings of your router and see what options it has for sharing what's plugged into it. Mine has an option to allow access from the net for my files, its a netgear. U should just be able to point kodi to whatever URL it makes.
Can someone point me to where in the file structure of the Amazon Fire TV I can find the wireless setting history as I would like to mimic this on my phone as a hotspot.
As some background, it is currently connected to a router via the ethernet, and I cannot remember the wireless settings when we used wireless, and.... i left the remote behind, so I can only access it via my phone remote - meaning it has to be connected to the internet - which I assume that it has to stay connected to the ethernet.
thanks in advance.
Si
Pretty sure wifi info is stored on the cloud.
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Most times when I try to start Plex to steam a movie or tv show from my computer wifi (Win7) I have to shut the Toshiba firetv down and cold start it. Is there a way to fix this problem?
What's your network setup?
Are computer and television connecting to the same WiFi access point?
Do you have the Plex client on the TV set to allow insecure network connections on the same network?
Hello
The computer and TV are on the same 1G WiFi network router / modem. Computer is directly connected and the TV is wireless.. Plex app starts on the Toshiba Fire Tv but while loading a movie or tv program will go black and nothing. Both movie and TV show are in MKV format. It's just so frustrating to have to shut down the TV and restart to get the shows to play, computer is always on.
Thanks for your response.
chas638
Are you able to stream video from other FireTV apps?
This sounds like a Plex & networking issue. Have you tried giving your FireTV and Computer static IPs?
You may want to try the Plex support forum:
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Hello
I'm not sure how to create static IPs. I assumed because they were on the same network the router would handle it. I left a message as you suggested on the Plex forum.
Thank you