I usually finish buffing myself before those other buffer issues kick in.'Otis said:Does this work on other tubes...
Same'Nipsey said:Wow, thanks. I thought it was just my machine. I downloaded/updated my flash player about 6 times last week thinking the last update screwed something up.
Wow is right!wow, huge difference! thx! Faster speed and no more limited buffer. I just blocked 206.111.0.0/16 and that was it.
I usually finish buffing myself before those other buffer issues kick in.'Otis said:Does this work on other tubes...
Part time degenerate gambler, full time student.Hey run it up, what kind of work you do? You seem wicked smaht. Thanks for the tip.
Honestly, I'm lost at step # 1. What does this even mean?For those asking, its a youtube issue and to do anything about it on your end you must directly block youtube from being able to connect to your network from whatever subnetwork of youtube that they use to host their buffering service.In the reddit solution the first post was a summary of the guys investigation, the second post was a solution found.To block the youtube service that isn't working, go to this link: How to block addressesStep 11 of the above tutorial is when you add the address: 206.111.0.0/16This will only block that specific service and once blocked it will default to the default behavior, which appears to be uncapped buffering.This is all assuming you are using a windows operating system.
Huh? Why would I have to access my computer remotely if I'm at home?1. Log into your server via Remote Desktop Connection.
That's for Windows Server. Doesn't apply to your situation.Honestly, I'm lost at step # 1. What does this even mean?For those asking, its a youtube issue and to do anything about it on your end you must directly block youtube from being able to connect to your network from whatever subnetwork of youtube that they use to host their buffering service.In the reddit solution the first post was a summary of the guys investigation, the second post was a solution found.To block the youtube service that isn't working, go to this link: How to block addressesStep 11 of the above tutorial is when you add the address: 206.111.0.0/16This will only block that specific service and once blocked it will default to the default behavior, which appears to be uncapped buffering.This is all assuming you are using a windows operating system.Huh? Why would I have to access my computer remotely if I'm at home?1. Log into your server via Remote Desktop Connection.
I haven't run Windows XP in approximately 4 years, but I believe XP's windows firewall is capable of blocking IPs.Alternatively some routers have the capability to block IPs or IP ranges (mine does not .)evidently I can't do this in XP...."windows firewall with advanced security" only exists on Windows 7 and later I guess...all I've got is the barebones windows firewall.
other sw firewalls should have the ability. Zonealarm does but probably only in the pay version. ipseccmd apparently does but I haven't used it. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18546evidently I can't do this in XP...."windows firewall with advanced security" only exists on Windows 7 and later I guess...all I've got is the barebones windows firewall.
Hey MT -- you can add the block in your Windows Firewall if you're on Win7. That's what I had to do since my router does not allow outbound IP range blocking.The instructions linked from Reddit are pretty decent -- http://www.studyblog.net/2011/10/block-ip-address-or-ip-range-in-windows-server-2008-by-windows-firewall/ -- to launch Windows Firewall, click your "Start" button and type "Windows Firewall" into the "search programs and files "box.The only way I can watch YouTube videos right now is by downloading them with keepvid or something similar. Streaming is the complete suck.
And evidently I can't block IP addresses in Chrome. I looked into blocking them using the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file, but that only works for blocking URLs, not IP addresses (since it only affects name resolution via DNS).
This sucks. It's not always quite this bad, but after buffering the first minute or so of a video right now, it stops and simply won't proceed any further.
Um....yeah....what about steps 2-8?Hey MT -- you can add the block in your Windows Firewall if you're on Win7. That's what I had to do since my router does not allow outbound IP range blocking.The instructions linked from Reddit are pretty decent -- http://www.studyblog.net/2011/10/block-ip-address-or-ip-range-in-windows-server-2008-by-windows-firewall/ -- to launch Windows Firewall, click your "Start" button and type "Windows Firewall" into the "search programs and files "box.The only way I can watch YouTube videos right now is by downloading them with keepvid or something similar. Streaming is the complete suck.
And evidently I can't block IP addresses in Chrome. I looked into blocking them using the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file, but that only works for blocking URLs, not IP addresses (since it only affects name resolution via DNS).
This sucks. It's not always quite this bad, but after buffering the first minute or so of a video right now, it stops and simply won't proceed any further.
In step 9 of the instructions, enter the following IP address to block: 206.111.0.0/16
If you have more than one PC you need to block, you'll need to repeat the settings change on each one separately.
I'm on AT&T U-Verse and I noticed my YouTube caching speed dropping off pretty badly over the last few months. Making this change sped it back up. No buffering required after the initial ~5 seconds to view a full-HD video 6 minutes long. Thanks, Run It Up!
The bold text above replaces steps 1 and 2 in the instructions. That launches Windows Firewall. In step 3, you'll want to choose "outbound rules" rather than "inbound rules". The rest of the steps are correct as displayed.Um....yeah....what about steps 2-8?Hey MT -- you can add the block in your Windows Firewall if you're on Win7. That's what I had to do since my router does not allow outbound IP range blocking.The instructions linked from Reddit are pretty decent -- http://www.studyblog.net/2011/10/block-ip-address-or-ip-range-in-windows-server-2008-by-windows-firewall/ -- to launch Windows Firewall, click your "Start" button and type "Windows Firewall" into the "search programs and files "box.The only way I can watch YouTube videos right now is by downloading them with keepvid or something similar. Streaming is the complete suck.
And evidently I can't block IP addresses in Chrome. I looked into blocking them using the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file, but that only works for blocking URLs, not IP addresses (since it only affects name resolution via DNS).
This sucks. It's not always quite this bad, but after buffering the first minute or so of a video right now, it stops and simply won't proceed any further.
In step 9 of the instructions, enter the following IP address to block: 206.111.0.0/16
If you have more than one PC you need to block, you'll need to repeat the settings change on each one separately.
I'm on AT&T U-Verse and I noticed my YouTube caching speed dropping off pretty badly over the last few months. Making this change sped it back up. No buffering required after the initial ~5 seconds to view a full-HD video 6 minutes long. Thanks, Run It Up!
Where do I put the "block 206.111.0.0/16"?
I have noticed that the effectiveness of the fix on my end had deteriorated. Its possible enough people have used the workaround and now their default service is being overloaded, or they could have just patched the workaround completely - but its still nowhere near as horrible as it was.I blocked the IPs at my router and it really didn't do anything for my PCs, but it seems to really helped some on the Xbox.
This one is specifically only for slow buffering on youtube. I don't know enough about Macs but if Macs lack the ability to block Ip addresses my opinion of them has somehow gotten worse.I just within the last week or two started having youtube and other streams freeze on me. Didn't try the fixes, as none are for Mac, right?
I was just about to search for this thread to post the same thing. Tonight, for the first time since I did the fix, the buffering stops again after a while.I have noticed that the effectiveness of the fix on my end had deteriorated.
I tried the fix suggested in the OP about a month ago and unfortunately it didn't help at all (Verizon FiOS, win7 laptop). I got really frustrated with it recently and found this site. I opened my firewall controls and set a new rule to block the range of incoming addresses listed in the link. At first it seemed like it didn't work but after a reboot it seems to be doing the job. Could be worth a shot for anyone still struggling with it.I was just about to search for this thread to post the same thing. Tonight, for the first time since I did the fix, the buffering stops again after a while.I have noticed that the effectiveness of the fix on my end had deteriorated.
I'm not getting this behavior. My speeds haven't moved since my March 27th post, still above what they were before blocking.Update: Recently, about 80% of the time that I tried to play a YouTube video, I'd get this message: "An error occurred. Please try again later."
I just disabled the rule in the Windows Firewall to block YouTube, and now it works fine.
Even if the slow buffering thing returns again making it impossible to stream videos, at least I'll be able to download them to watch them. I couldn't even do that when the videos were simply giving error messages.