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Static IP in Amazon Fire TV?

Anyone knows how to setup static ip in Amazon Fire TV?

prabin.sh said:
Anyone knows how to setup static ip in Amazon Fire TV?
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You need to assign its MAC address a static IP through your router. The instructions will be different depending on the make and model of your router.

deanemj said:
You need to assign its MAC address a static IP through your router. The instructions will be different depending on the make and model of your router.
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Thanks it worked.

[Q] How to connect Fire TV to Yatse remote control app?

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.

swiss_lis said:
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:

Unable to connect to adb.

Hi All,
I have 2 fire tv both rooted and installed CWM and OTA blcoked and both running on same router.
Fire TV 1: i can connect to adb with out any problem either with wifi IP address or Ethernet IP address assigned by my router.
Fire TV 2: i can connect to adb with the ip address assigned to the wifi connection. However, i CAN NOT connect to adb using the Ethernet IP address . It give me an error unable to connect to [ip address]: 5555.
Can someone shed some light on this issue?
Thank you

Do you mean that both devices have two different IP addresses? There might be some function to ignore the wireless connection if a wired connection is made. Try unplugging the ethernet, reboot it, and try using just the wireless IP.

Fire stick Wifi problem

Hiya folks, I have a wifi connection issue with Fire Stick.
My router is TP-Link WR841N
My TV is a Samsung LE40C650LKXXU
The Fire Stick won't connect because it won't recognise the Gateway.
Any ideas, you good people?
Thank you
Cath

Use DHCP instead of a static IP.

Try a different wifi channel

how to use DNS Proxy for Kodi on Amazon FireTV

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?