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Snowmatt
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Jul 16, 2015
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R7000 -cant get to work with iptv

Hi, I am having problems getting my r7000 working with plusnets iptv.. Recently signed up for it and they sent me their crappy router which supplies their iptv perfectly but i cannot figure out how t...
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  • ASHD3's avatar
    ASHD3
    Aug 02, 2015
    bill1228 wrote:
    Cannot speak to DD-WRT and IPTV but the latest XVortex firmware supports IPTV and is reported to work. Of course there is the question of will this work with your supplier?
    Link to that info:
    http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/asuswrt-merlin-on-netgear-r7000.71108/page-11#post-263689

    Link to the firmware info:
    http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/asuswrt-merlin-on-netgear-r7000.71108/

    Runs very well on my r7000.
    --bill

     

    And we have a fix!!!! Flashed the CFW, quick reboot of the router and a bit of higgery jiggery - working YouView with IPTV enabled.

     

    Here is a note in case others stumble accross this forums and fall into the same hurdle. These are the settings you need once you have flashed the CFW:

     

    You must configure 'Enable VPN + DHCP Connection' to 'No' under the WAN option.

    Settings used were:

    - Have router on the latest firmware: 3.0.0.4.374.130

    - Use the following settings in LAN > IPTV:

    - 'Select ISP Profile' = None

    - 'Choose IPTV STB Port' = None

    - 'Use DHCP routes' = Microsoft

    - 'Enable multicast routing (IGMP Proxy) = Enable

    - 'Enable efficient multicast forwarding (IGMP Snooping) = Enable

    - 'UDB Proxy (Udpxy) = 0

     

    I hope this proves use for others in future and thanks for your assistance all.

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ASHD3's avatar
ASHD3
Tutor
Aug 02, 2015

Thanks for your contributions.

 

I have been through that process as you mention Ether originally, following all the guides available and from the Netgear website (as the OP mentioned) looking at VLAN tags here. These sadly did not produce any result and also leaded in struggling to find the VLAN tags for the ISP.

 

I want to avoid having multiple pieces of equipment plugged in more specifically so with the router not being VDSL enabled. After looking at Bill's post from earlier on, I will give it ago flashing this CF and see how the results entail. I just wanted to know if Snowmatt had any luck doing so with being on the same VISP. However I can see Bill added a note to say this is running smoothly on his device.  

 

Again, highly appreciated for the help.

 

TheEther's avatar
TheEther
Guru
Aug 02, 2015
ASHD3 wrote:

Thanks for your contributions.

 

I have been through that process as you mention Ether originally, following all the guides available and from the Netgear website (as the OP mentioned) looking at VLAN tags here. These sadly did not produce any result and also leaded in struggling to find the VLAN tags for the ISP.

 


 

Can you confirm that you tried enabling IGMP Proxy on stock firmware, and it didn't work?

  • ASHD3's avatar
    ASHD3
    Tutor
    Aug 02, 2015

    Hey Ether,

     

    Yes that's correct.

     

    Regards,

    • TheEther's avatar
      TheEther
      Guru
      Aug 02, 2015

      Good to know.  I upvoted your solution.

       

      I cut the cord a while ago, but while I still had IPTV, I kept the STBs directly connected to my ISP's residential gateway and all my other devices connected to my router.  Beyond not having a router that supported IGMP, I wanted to keep the STBs segregated.  The paranoid in me just didn't trust those boxes.  It's not easy to tell if they are snooping around on your network without running a traffic sniffer (cue the horror stories about nosy smart TVs).