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Osaurus
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Still using my Asus RT-N16 as an Access Point with Tomato USB firmware. Two media hard drives (audio and video) and a microcell hooked up to it. DHCP off. Thinking about upgrading it, but holding off until it dies. I can export my whole config file and just bring settings back in after re-flash (which is pending).
ETA: So awesome just hitting hard drives in Kodi from just a router and no PC.
ETA: So awesome just hitting hard drives in Kodi from just a router and no PC.
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I wish I would have done that when I extended my wifi recently. Jealous. Next time.Still using my Asus RT-N16 as an Access Point with Tomato USB firmware. Two media hard drives (audio and video) and a microcell hooked up to it. DHCP off. Thinking about upgrading it, but holding off until it dies. I can export my whole config file and just bring settings back in after re-flash (which is pending).
ETA: So awesome just hitting hard drives in Kodi from just a router and no PC.
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Osaurus
Footballguy
Going strong for 4 years or so. Occasional issues with drives not winding up fast enough, but overall pretty simple and consistent so far.
VA703
Footballguy
okay I was going to ask about your setupStill using my Asus RT-N16 as an Access Point with Tomato USB firmware. Two media hard drives (audio and video) and a microcell hooked up to it. DHCP off. Thinking about upgrading it, but holding off until it dies. I can export my whole config file and just bring settings back in after re-flash (which is pending).
ETA: So awesome just hitting hard drives in Kodi from just a router and no PC.
nice stuff!
Yeah, well just keep upgrading the main router every so often and put tomato on the old one. I'm kicking myself for not doing that, I just got lazy and added a AC1200 WAP for $60 instead.
matttyl
Footballguy
I got about 60% of this. I've got some older routers around the house - so you just turned off DHCP and hooked some hard drives into it that you can access from Kodi?Still using my Asus RT-N16 as an Access Point with Tomato USB firmware. Two media hard drives (audio and video) and a microcell hooked up to it. DHCP off. Thinking about upgrading it, but holding off until it dies. I can export my whole config file and just bring settings back in after re-flash (which is pending).
ETA: So awesome just hitting hard drives in Kodi from just a router and no PC.
Os, can probably guide you better than I since I haven't done it. But you need to install firmware (called tomato) on the older router so that it acts like a wifi access point instead of a router. You don't want two routers hooked up at the same time.
Osaurus
Footballguy
I have 2 routers. One is from Frontier/Verizon and it manages my IP addresses for devices (most are static). The secondary router has firmware on it that will allow the hard drives attached to be discoverable on my network as well as extend my wifi significantly. IP address requests get forwarded to the primary router. I set the DHCP range one past the 2nd router address (also static) so it will never be accidentally transferred to another device. Kodi used on mini PCs at TVs.
ETA: lots of newer and pricier routers have this capability built in, but I bought a particular router that I could flash with better firmware with lots of options.
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matttyl
Footballguy
That's what I do with my 2nd router now, though. My primary router (an Asus "dark knight") is the primary one, and a second router in the basement has the DHCP turned off. It acts like an access point, but all the lan connections provide a "wired" internet connection.
Osaurus
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
Forgot to mention that my whole house is hard wired with cat5e. The main router location is in an interior closet panel which sucks for wifi which is why I wanted a second router in the back of the house. Plus the microcell needed to be near a window for connectivity. I laugh at all my neighbors on their cell phones milling around their driveways bc their service inside sucks. I complained to AT&T and they gave me a $200 credit so I bought one. Solid bars everywhere in and around my house and locked down for just my wife and I.
ETA: fwiw networking is not my strong suit, but this is really straight forward to do.
ETA: fwiw networking is not my strong suit, but this is really straight forward to do.
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matttyl
Footballguy
Yeah, I need to wire my house up much better than it is. I have no idea where the wiring goes once it (coax) enters my house, or how many times it's split. Right now coax gets split a few ways (basement TV, living room TV, bedroom TV, and office where the modem and first router are). Everything in office is hardwired with cat5e. Then the second router in the basement is connected wirelessly and provides "wired" internet for a few things down there and in the living room. Would love to hardwire the two router locations together.
Does the room in the basement that has the second router share a wall with the room upstairs that has the first?
matttyl
Footballguy
Also, you just plug in some external hard drives (or thumb drives) with media on them into the 2nd router and you can access it all with Kodi? That's something I'll have to try. I have a pretty cheap NAS, and would really like to maximize its potential. How do I get my kodi boxes (raspberry pi with OSMC installed with titanium on top) to see the NAS and play content off of it?
Osaurus
Footballguy
I like my simple setup, but the one thing my 2nd router doesn't have are USB 3.0 ports which I want. Unfortunately upgrading to a newer router will negate flashing it with Tomato USB. That sucks for me.
Osaurus
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matttyl
Footballguy
No, but it shares a wall with the staircase. The office is two floors above the basement - and the router in the basement is pretty much under the stairs. If I had a really, really, really long drill bit I could make a hole directly up the wall on one side of the stairs, up to the main level, then up through the upstairs, and then into the attic....then drop the line from the attic to the office. At this point, that's my best bet - or just stay wireless and not mess up any of the walls in my wife's house.
The other thing I've done when it gets that difficult is go through an outside wall and up/around/down the house on the outside and then back in. Sounds nutty, but, if you look the cable company may have done that previously; with coax or even telephone wire on the outside. And you can always paint the cable to match the house if you can't hide it. I've hidden it under siding, overhangs and gutters before.
matttyl
Footballguy
Yeah, I may end up doing something similar. Still looking at options. I'm currently looking into basement -> garage -> attic -> office. Nothing it outside the house, and it's really already totally hidden.
Politician Spock
Footballguy
Hey ESPN,.... you're welcome! 
I don't mind that they charge a little something for DVR or DVR with commercial skipping. It's a service that some people don't use and I'd rather have it not affect the base subscription price as a whole. That being said Hulu is a little off on the price point, Sling is only $5.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
My DVR skips commercials automatically. It's called Exodus.
Interested in trying this out. Waiting on YouTube TV to get a Fire TV app together. PS Vue has the lineup I want, but I very much so dislike the horizontal guide layout.
ETA: No Fire TV support, so yep out on this service too.
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NutterButter
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People flip out on the rare occasion that they're having problems. People just don't get that they're only paying $10 per month for pretty much every broadcasted sport out there in HD that works great 98% of the time.Anyone else use SmoothStreams? The satellites they use to source DTV are experiencing storm signal loss before the draft. They have a live chat, and it's asas you could possibly imagine.
Wife has finally agreed that we need to cancel cable. I tried for months trying to get OTA to work with Kodi, so I'm moving to plan B...tablo. Thought about Silicon Dust, but I think it's actually more expensive once you get their box, NAS hard drive, their software, and a subscription.
Question on Sling TV...does it include on demand/reruns or just whatever is broadcasting at the moment?
Question on Sling TV...does it include on demand/reruns or just whatever is broadcasting at the moment?
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Comparison of plansrascal said:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/playstation-vue-vs-sling-tv-vs-directv-now-vs-youtube-tv-vs-hulu-with-live-tv/
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mquinnjr
Footballguy
It's like Blockbuster. Once a Netflix -like alternativeto Blockbuster pops up for live TV like Vue, Sling Hulu Live TV, etc. people literally cannot wait to cancel and give companies who treat their customers this way the finger.
sublimeone
Footballguy
Any good solutions for watching out of market NFL games?
Tick
Footballguy
A few...
1. Fire stick, install Kodi, get Pro Sports add-on. Quality isn't great, but it's free.
2. Get a VPN, tell it you're in Turkey, order Sunday Ticket at Turkey prices. Watch it on your Fire stick.
Buzzbait
Footballguy
What's your success rate with #1? Asking because I'm willing to deal with lower quality for some sports but my experience with Pro Sports is the vast majority the links don't work (with the exception of NBA which seems pretty decent).Tick said:
I've been thinking of giving SmoothStreams or something similar a go.
Politician Spock
Footballguy
If you're a Verizon customer, you can watch the games on your smartphone.sublimeone said:
sublimeone
Footballguy
sublimeone
Footballguy
How complicated and reliable is option #2? That seems like the best option if it works.Tick said:
Been watching NFL full ticket HD with redzone, nfl network all season long with no issues at all for $129/yr the last two years. Point your vpn around to find find the cheapest rate for gamepass, it changes every year.
I watch it on a HTPC, but, now you can get a browser on the firestick you shouldn't have any issue even if you can't get the gamepass app on there.
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JoeSteeler
Footballguy
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