I Screwed Up My Local Channels

Channels DVR Server TV Everywhere
#1

I had a bunch of local stations working well using TVE/Fubo. I read in a post that disabling "Local Networks via TV Everywhere" and turning it back on, might get back some stations I had lost, so I did it.

Now, when I go to enable "Local Networks", the box is not checked. When I check the box, I just get a spinning wheel (forever) and nothing happens. The log file shows nothing. I have ZERO local stations. I tried removing Fubo as a source and putting it back in, this made no difference. Rebooting my Windows 10 system was no help.

I really need to get these back.

Is there something I could restore from a backup save set the get this feature back on?

Any clues would be greatly appreciated.

#2

Things that cause issues when scanning for TVE, especially for locals:

  • Using HTTP instead of HTTPS (this is the most common; most web browsers will not send location information over unencrypted connections)
  • Using a VPN (most providers have blacklisted IPs used by VPN providers)
  • DNS issues (even when you think the problem isn't DNS, it's probably DNS)

In short, when trying to authenticate for TVE—especially for local networks—access your local DVR server over HTTPS and ensure you are (even temporarily) using your ISP-provider DNS servers. That will likely fix 98% of authentication issues.

#3

^ What he said

#4

You got me going in the right direction. I was not able to get it to reactivate under FireFox, but I switched over to Chrome and got through the reactivation process. I had to check the box, rescan all, and then rescan individual channels.

I tried to fix the security settings in FireFox, but just could not get it right.

Thanks guys for the help.

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