Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:57 Post subject: DD-WRT + Netflix on iPod Touch = Broken! Help!
I'm running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/12/10) std-nokaid on a Netgear wndr3300.
I am trying to run the Netflix app on my iPod Touch (4th Gen) but for some reason it does not work.
I know this is a network issue because the Netflix app works on every other network I have tried it on.
Oddly enough, the Netflix application/site also works for instant streaming on every other device in the house (PS3, laptops, deskptops).
Essentially, when I turn on the Netflix app in the iPod, it goes to the red screen where it is about to play and then exits out to the movie selection screen. I have not been able to watch a movie on my home connection.
I have the router in dual band mode (broadcasting one channel in G and the other in N) and I cannot get the Netflix app to play a movie in either band (I am able to successfully connect to both networks, however).
After a bunch of Googling I found the answer. For some reason Apple devices (iPod touch, iPad, apple tv etc) don't work with dnsmasq enabled. You can disable that or manually set an ip address and dns server (for example I used google's dns on my iPod, 8.8.8.. Once I did that it started working like a charm.
After a bunch of Googling I found the answer. For some reason Apple devices (iPod touch, iPad, apple tv etc) don't work with dnsmasq enabled. You can disable that or manually set an ip address and dns server (for example I used google's dns on my iPod, 8.8.8.. Once I did that it started working like a charm.
I love you!!! It works!! I tried the 8.8.8.8 fix and that was sufficient (I didn't mess around with anything else). Is it just me or would browsing speed suffer as well if I used that instead of the default 192.168.1.1 (since that's what it feels like)? Also do you have a preference on whether I should keep what I did or disable dnsmasq?
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 0:35 Post subject:
rebelx wrote:
Nullvariable wrote:
After a bunch of Googling I found the answer. For some reason Apple devices (iPod touch, iPad, apple tv etc) don't work with dnsmasq enabled. You can disable that or manually set an ip address and dns server (for example I used google's dns on my iPod, 8.8.8.. Once I did that it started working like a charm.
I love you!!! It works!! I tried the 8.8.8.8 fix and that was sufficient (I didn't mess around with anything else). Is it just me or would browsing speed suffer as well if I used that instead of the default 192.168.1.1 (since that's what it feels like)? Also do you have a preference on whether I should keep what I did or disable dnsmasq?
Thanks for that info Nullvarialbe! I was stumped as well. Directing the Ipod Touch 4g to use Google's DNS Server 8.8.8.8 did allow Netflix to stream finally.
@rebelx-I haven't noticed any slowdown or noticeable difference on the Ipod Touch 4g since using Google's DNS server, how bout you?
It seems as if DNSMasq would be beneficial if you are administering a small Local Area Network, where DNSmasq would provide a DNS, DHCP And TFTP server for all your local clients within the LAN. If your just using and Ipod Touch, disabling it would probably not effect over wireless network performance. _________________ x1 Linksys E2000 w/x2 6dbi Antennas[DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/13/11) std-usb-nas-build 16785] x1 Linksys E4200 [DD-WRT.v24-17201_NEWD-2_K2.6_big-nv60k (06/14/11)]
. Once I did that it started working like a charm.