DNS to use with TVPAD 1/2/3

padmanpadman Moderator
edited December 2015 in Legacy TVPad
Note: This is for people using a VPN already.

For the US people with older TVPads, you may be stuck with the VPN options on the router option.

If you are already got the VPN connected via the router and still not able to get it to work, try using the 49 DNS server. They have been confirmed working by me.
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  • EinEin Just Watchin`
    edited November 2015
    VPN works with the 49 DNS for now.

    Is the service actually legal in HK or that sever will get shutdown too?
  • owenowen TV Nuts
    edited November 2015
    Hi Padman.
    First, thanks for your contribution for helping us. I am not a tech in dealing with VPN & networking. I have a several question to ask if you don't mind.

    I have a TVPad 1 & Tvpad 3 both at my home now. I guess, as you mentioned, I need to have subscribe VPN with second router.
    1. Will using VPN slow down my daily internet? Recently, Comcast is my home internet service provider with 25 mbps download.
    2. Do I need a good router or any for connecting to VPN? My primary router now is Netgear N900.

    Mnay thanks
  • Almighty1Almighty1 Member
    edited November 2015
    owen Wrote:
    > Hi Padman.
    > First, thanks for your contribution for helping
    > us. I am not a tech in dealing with VPN &
    > networking. I have a several question to ask if
    > you don't mind.
    >
    > I have a TVPad 1 & Tvpad 3 both at my home now. I
    > guess, as you mentioned, I need to have subscribe
    > VPN with second router.
    >
    >
      >
    1. Will using VPN slow down my daily internet?
      > Recently, Comcast is my home internet service
      > provider with 25 mbps download.
      >
    2. Do I need a good router or any for connecting
      > to VPN? My primary router now is Netgear N900.
      >
    >
    > Mnay thanks

    Anything that is connected to the VPN router will have a 10-15% overhead so you will only see 85% of the maximum thru-put of whatever the slowest link is as there are basically two connections in reality, the one between you and the VPN Server and the one between the VPN Server and the TVPad servers. As for the router, the newer routers delivers higher speeds as it's not just about the advertised speeds of the router but what the routers actual thru-put is as there are some 100Mbps routers that deliver 30Mbps max.

    N900 is actually the speed of 900Mbps combined and not the model of the router which is actually WNDR4500. Read a review of your router here:
    http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/31621-netgear-wndr4500-retest

    As you only have a 25Mbps WAN (Wide Area Network) Internet connection, the router is faster than your internet connection as WiFi will be 150Mbps and wired is 100Mbps, both which do not even touch more than 7% of the routers capabilities, you should be fine. The only thing is make sure your router software is up to date.
  • owenowen TV Nuts
    edited November 2015
    Thanks Almighty1. Sorry my dump question again. As Padman said we need two routers & VPN for making our ledend TVPAD 1 and Tvpad 3 works. As you suggest, what router I should get for the second router? Now, I have a Netgear N900 at home.
  • padmanpadman Moderator
    edited November 2015
    Any router that supports PPTP, L2TP, openvnp will work.

    If you can wait for shipping buy this one from newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704039&cm_re=router-_-33-704-039-_-Product

    If you want to try it asap. You can goto your local computer store and buy a router. All the same at the end. The TVPads only uses about 1Mbit/sec for streaming so the throughput on each tvpad isn't demanding.

    owen Wrote:
    > Thanks Almighty1. Sorry my dump question again.
    > As Padman said we need two routers & VPN for
    > making our ledend TVPAD 1 and Tvpad 3 works. As
    > you suggest, what router I should get for the
    > second router? Now, I have a Netgear N900 at
    > home.
  • owenowen TV Nuts
    edited November 2015
    Thanks Padman.

    1. Is any video show us how to connect two routers to Tvpad either 1 or 3? I saw you have the video connect to TVPAD 4 but not the old legend TVPAD. Sorry if I miss any video you posted.

    I am try to get this one (Linksys E1200 from amazon with Certified Refurbished) since one guy post how to setup VPN for this router (I am not a tech) so it may be easy if I follow his setup up VPN.

    http://tvpadtalk.com/3/1842/configure_your__2_linksys_router_with_pia_vpn


    2. If the DNS in HK or China, will the TVPad will choppy, not smooth

    Mnay Thanks
  • pumitxpumitx Junior Member
    edited November 2015
    This might be a stupid question, but I hope someone can clearfy this for me.
    I have 4 tvpad 2's in my house in different rooms of course. Now, my question is do I need extra router for each room to get
    the tvpad working (extra router meaning for the VPN). Or can I just get one router and plug into my original modem/router (in one room closet where all the home networking is connected)and have networking wired to each room where my tvpad's are connected?
    I hope I'm not too confusing since I myself is little confused. LOL. Thank you and hope I can get my tvpads working again.
    Thank you for reading my post and have wonderful day.
  • aristoaristo Junior Member
    edited November 2015
    I'm from Chicago,Il... I just changed the DNS for my TVpad3 and it works.
    123.127.108.135
  • padmanpadman Moderator
    edited November 2015
    No, if you setup a VPN router, you just have to connect the TVPads to that VPN router. I believe WIFI should work as well. Not confirm but don't see why not.

    pumitx Wrote:
    > This might be a stupid question, but I hope
    > someone can clearfy this for me.
    > I have 4 tvpad 2's in my house in different rooms
    > of course. Now, my question is do I need extra
    > router for each room to get
    > the tvpad working (extra router meaning for the
    > VPN). Or can I just get one router and plug into
    > my original modem/router (in one room closet where
    > all the home networking is connected)and have
    > networking wired to each room where my tvpad's are
    > connected?
    > I hope I'm not too confusing since I myself is
    > little confused. LOL. Thank you and hope I can get
    > my tvpads working again.
    > Thank you for reading my post and have wonderful
    > day.
  • aretearete Junior Member
    edited November 2015
    After installing a VPN, will the 49 DNS work with my TVPad 2? Thanks kindly.
  • padmanpadman Moderator
    edited November 2015
    Once your router have VPN connection then yes.


    arete Wrote:
    > After installing a VPN, will the 49 DNS work with
    > my TVPad 2? Thanks kindly.
  • PinktvpadPinktvpad Junior Member
    edited November 2015
    help!

    i have tvpad and my tvpad 2 isnt working that well. i'm currently using wifi setting to manually update the DNS right now i have DNS 127.123.108.135 only LIVE stream works but the recorded version isnt. can someone help me how to get this thing working please? my inlaw is here to watch my baby and they like to watch the chinese recorded drama as well as the live stream.
  • pappypappy Member
    edited December 2015
    Old tvpad m121s works with DNS 47.88.138.175 and VPN router
  • clfnoleclfnole Junior Member
    edited December 2015
    I set up my a VPN router yesterday with Pure Internet Access using DNS 49 and everything works fine on my TVpad 4 but with TVpad 3 all the TVB apps work fine but the Korean VOD channels like Hot don't work. Any ideas?

    Thanks
  • padmanpadman Moderator
    edited December 2015
    Make sure your apps are updated.

    clfnole Wrote:
    > I set up my a VPN router yesterday with Pure
    > Internet Access using DNS 49 and everything works
    > fine on my TVpad 4 but with TVpad 3 all the TVB
    > apps work fine but the Korean VOD channels like
    > Hot don't work. Any ideas?
    >
    > Thanks
  • clfnoleclfnole Junior Member
    edited December 2015
    I was trying to do that but it seemed nothing really worked in the TVpad Store or N-Store. That would be how to update apps with TVpad 3 no? Do I need a different DNS to update apps perhaps?

    padman Wrote:
    > Make sure your apps are updated.
    >
    > clfnole Wrote:
    >
    >
    > > I set up my a VPN router yesterday with Pure
    > > Internet Access using DNS 49 and everything
    > works
    > > fine on my TVpad 4 but with TVpad 3 all the TVB
    > > apps work fine but the Korean VOD channels like
    > > Hot don't work. Any ideas?
    > >
    > > Thanks
  • thed0rkestthed0rkest Member
    edited December 2015
    clfnole Wrote:
    > I was trying to do that but it seemed nothing
    > really worked in the TVpad Store or N-Store. That
    > would be how to update apps with TVpad 3 no? Do I
    > need a different DNS to update apps perhaps?
    >
    > padman Wrote:
    >
    >
    > > Make sure your apps are updated.
    > >
    > > clfnole Wrote:
    > >
    >
    >
    > >
    > > > I set up my a VPN router yesterday with Pure
    > > > Internet Access using DNS 49 and everything
    > > works
    > > > fine on my TVpad 4 but with TVpad 3 all the
    > TVB
    > > > apps work fine but the Korean VOD channels
    > like
    > > > Hot don't work. Any ideas?
    > > >
    > > > Thanks


    You won't be able to get in the N-Store as US IP isn't allowed. "Pure Internet Access" or "Private Internet Access"? If anything, take a picture of the App. I'll download it for you and post it here.
  • clfnoleclfnole Junior Member
    edited December 2015
    Sorry "Private" Internet Access...was looking at different VPN carriers and getting names all mixed up. :D I will post a pic later when I get home. Thanks.
  • pumitxpumitx Junior Member
    edited December 2015
    Here is my current status.
    1 I had set up pure vpn account
    2. using tp-link router (setup PPTP/Russia PPTP’ with korean server kr1.purevpn.net) "connected"
    3 with my tvpad 2 did the manual dns to 49.213.10.163

    done in about 5 days ago. and the tvpad worked great.
    Then today it's not working. I double checked the router and it is connected!
    DNS still 49~ but not working. Anyone having the same problem? Any suggestions?
    Please help. Thanks in advance.
  • KyuKunKyuKun Junior Member
    edited December 2015
    I have the same problem with one of my tvpad1 because I have to reboot it since it frozed on me.
    The other tvpad1 on the same connect is still working fine.

    I think the authenication server is no longer available or reachable for whatever reason.
    I have changed the DNS IP to many different IP but still unable to get it working again.

    Anyone have the FQDN for the authenication server so I can check?
    Please post new DNS IP if it works for you.

    Btw, I have tvpad1 with the latest firmware.

    Thanks.

    pumitx Wrote:
    > Here is my current status.
    > 1 I had set up pure vpn account
    > 2. using tp-link router (setup PPTP/Russia PPTP’
    > with korean server kr1.purevpn.net) "connected"
    > 3 with my tvpad 2 did the manual dns to
    > 49.213.10.163
    >
    > done in about 5 days ago. and the tvpad worked
    > great.
    > Then today it's not working. I double checked the
    > router and it is connected!
    > DNS still 49~ but not working. Anyone having the
    > same problem? Any suggestions?
    > Please help. Thanks in advance.
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