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  • #122
    LostInDharma
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭LostInDharma


    dixiefly wrote: »
    I tried to access iPlayer using this method ut I keep on getting a request to install Flash even though I believe I have installed flash.

    Has anyone had the same problem?

    Where do you get this request from , which browser ? I ask because a friend had the same issue but it turned out she was using the firefox browser.


  • #123
    t0mm13b
    Registered Users Posts: 607 ✭✭✭t0mm13b


    LostInDharma wrote: »
    Where do you get this request from , which browser ? I ask because a friend had the same issue but it turned out she was using the firefox browser.

    You could by the sound of it, use a proxy server sitting in the UK and effectively you will be able to use BBC Player....:D

    Regardless of your browser this should do the trick...


  • #124
    Antigone05
    Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭Antigone05


    joeyamg wrote: »
    Looked at various ways of doing this, best free way I've found for getting iplayer to work:

    Step 1: Download and install the latest stable release of Tor using the default options. Run setup and make sure you're connected to the network. Green onion will appear in system tray if it is working ok.

    Step 2: Download and install mgeni, it's a browser that uses the Tor network to allow you to choose what country you want to route through.

    Little bit slow loading webpages (maybe turn off image loading) but video feed is perfect (I've only got a 7mb connection). Much easier than messing with foxy proxy or whatever else.

    *Doesn't work for hulu unfortunately


    installed everything, connected no problem to bbc site, but all i get is a blank screen (page opens, but player doesnt load) when i select a video to play.

    Any ideas?


  • #125
    dixiefly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,947 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    Maybe you are having a problem with Flash. I had to install it again on mine and then I had to retart the PC to get it to work.

    I have a query. There is an option to download the programmes but a new browser page opens when you try to do this which is of coursefrom an Irish IP address. Has anyone got around this?


  • #126
    mwenge
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭mwenge


    dixiefly wrote: »
    Maybe you are having a problem with Flash. I had to install it again on mine and then I had to retart the PC to get it to work.

    I have a query. There is an option to download the programmes but a new browser page opens when you try to do this which is of coursefrom an Irish IP address. Has anyone got around this?

    Interesting, I'm the developer of mgeni. Can you post a link that demonstrates the problem?


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  • #127
    manster
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭manster


    Problems solved :cool:
    http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2010/08/31/bbc_iplayer_going_worldwide


  • #128
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    Antigone05 wrote: »
    installed everything, connected no problem to bbc site, but all i get is a blank screen (page opens, but player doesnt load) when i select a video to play.

    Any ideas?
    This is impressive tor and Mgeni.
    This elegant solution has eluded me for a long time.
    One question where is the cache stored on my computer so that iplayer download can be saved for future use.


  • #129
    The Bouncer
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭The Bouncer


    Something is going wrong for me. I connect to Tor ok but when I try to connect to BBC it is like there are no relays available have yet to successfully connect.

    Running Mac OSX


  • #130
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    The Bouncer wrote: »
    Something is going wrong for me. I connect to Tor ok but when I try to connect to BBC it is like there are no relays available have yet to successfully connect.

    Running Mac OSX
    Hi the bouncer

    I do not know if Mgeni works with Mac . You need this simple browser in conjunction with Tor so that you tell the browser which country you want to come from. You may have to have a virtual windows desktop - - the Mgeni just says windows Operating system . There appears to be info on site to build mgeni for other operating systems but you would probably have to be an uber-geek .


  • #131
    The Bouncer
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭The Bouncer


    Mgeni works on the Mac and loads bbc successfully if I use default settings the issue arises when I set country to UK..TBH it seems more of a relay issue :(


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  • #132
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    Mgeni browser opens and tells you that tor is working and that you can browse from another country -- you have to pick country from tool bar -- I just disconnected from tor and reconnected and all seems to work and I am watching BBC iplayer -- obviously something simple but just been missed -- good luck


  • #133
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    has anyone managed to get any other online streaming channels working using mgeni?

    i've tried 4OD and the ITV player, but they don't work.

    i also tried a few US ones and iirc CBS was the onyl one that actually worked, the rest of them didn't for one reason or another. :(


  • #134
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    vibe666 wrote: »
    has anyone managed to get any other online streaming channels working using mgeni?

    i've tried 4OD and the ITV player, but they don't work.

    i also tried a few US ones and iirc CBS was the onyl one that actually worked, the rest of them didn't for one reason or another. :(

    Have you chosen the right country from the drop down menu?

    You don't have to have Firefox open to use MGeni.

    Try rebooting your computer also.


  • #135
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    vibe666 wrote: »
    has anyone managed to get any other online streaming channels working using mgeni?

    i've tried 4OD and the ITV player, but they don't work.

    i also tried a few US ones and iirc CBS was the onyl one that actually worked, the rest of them didn't for one reason or another. :(

    I have used ITV player on that browser and it worked fine. 4OD is available to the Irish Republic but I've seen people mention that it doesn't play via proxy.


    http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/9atz9/the_daily_show_if_only_the_glenn_beck_of_sixteen/c0c267a

    I have found the above, a firefox pluggin, works for every US network page that I've come across. Some days it works for Hulu, other days it won't.There's no messing with it or switching it on & off once it's installed and set up. It doesn't slow browsing or loading at all either.


  • #136
    sonic.trip
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭sonic.trip


    I was living up in county down the last couple of months and had bbc i player and rte player which was great :D. don't fancy reading 9 pages of posts but in short, is there anyway around the bbc i player without getting extremely technical?


  • #137
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    sonic.trip wrote: »
    I was living up in county down the last couple of months and had bbc i player and rte player which was great :D. don't fancy reading 9 pages of posts but in short, is there anyway around the bbc i player without getting extremely technical?


    You lazy sod :p.

    9 pages of posts is nothing.

    here you go:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65774021&postcount=99


  • #138
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    I have used ITV player on that browser and it worked fine. 4OD is available to the Irish Republic but I've seen people mention that it doesn't play via proxy.

    http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/9atz9/the_daily_show_if_only_the_glenn_beck_of_sixteen/c0c267a
    lol, i'm such a tool it didn't even occur to me to try 4OD without any proxy. :D

    okay, so now with that firefox plugin i can watch Fox, ABC, HBO, NBC, The CW & MyTVNetwork but not CBS or PBS altho i think they might still work okay with mgeni & tor.

    i think we're gonna have to get a list together, this thing is turning into a bit of a monster. :D


  • #139
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Well the easiest way to access the BBC iPlayer is using the Tor programme. Research that, download it, install it and the tor plug in for firefox (you'll need to do some tinkering in the connection options if on another browser) and then point it at a list of UK exit nodes, a little bit more tinkering if you want to get around the flash issue (although it seems not to be a problem in Chrome, probably because I don't use the torbutton extension with Chrome). It's really the only way to go if you ask me.


  • #140
    sonic.trip
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭sonic.trip


    will try them, thanks


  • #141
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    briany wrote: »
    Well the easiest way to access the BBC iPlayer is using the Tor programme. Research that, download it, install it and the tor plug in for firefox (you'll need to do some tinkering in the connection options if on another browser) and then point it at a list of UK exit nodes, a little bit more tinkering if you want to get around the flash issue (although it seems not to be a problem in Chrome, probably because I don't use the torbutton extension with Chrome). It's really the only way to go if you ask me.
    OR he could click on the link a couple of posts above and install mgeni with tor in 2 minutes and not have to bother with any tinkering of configurations or flash problems at all. ;)


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  • #142
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭briany


    vibe666 wrote: »
    OR he could click on the link a couple of posts above and install mgeni with tor in 2 minutes and not have to bother with any tinkering of configurations or flash problems at all. ;)

    .........Tinkering builds character......


  • #143
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    briany wrote: »
    .........Tinkering makes you go blind......
    fixed it for ya. :p


  • #144
    The Bouncer
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭The Bouncer


    thlint wrote: »
    Mgeni browser opens and tells you that tor is working and that you can browse from another country -- you have to pick country from tool bar -- I just disconnected from tor and reconnected and all seems to work and I am watching BBC iplayer -- obviously something simple but just been missed -- good luck

    This is exactly the issue I am not changing anything no firewall etc but when tor is working can browse no problem the minute I choose UK from dropdown nada or it might load after a full 5 minutes...


  • #145
    mattfink
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭mattfink


    This might help you out smile.gif

    Web:
    http://www.stabeler.com/blog/533/How...orking_abroad/

    Desktop:
    http://www.stabeler.com/blog/547/How...orking_abroad/

    I use this proxy service - it's very quick - much faster than the TOR option, but you have pay smile.gif
    http://bigbadweb.co.uk/hosting/proxy/


  • #146
    sonic.trip
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭sonic.trip


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    You lazy sod :p.

    9 pages of posts is nothing.

    here you go:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65774021&postcount=99

    thanks a million moonboy, working great :D


  • #147
    xTanyax
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭xTanyax


    Here's another good link, works for bbc iplayer, utv etc: http://www.anchorfree.com/


  • #148
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    xTanyax wrote: »
    Here's another good link, works for bbc iplayer, utv etc: http://www.anchorfree.com/

    Sorry does not seem to work .

    Only TOR and MGENI have worked for me. (bbc iplayer TV)


  • #149
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    xTanyax wrote: »
    Here's another good link, works for bbc iplayer, utv etc: http://www.anchorfree.com/

    I have downloaded this link activated hotshield but iplayer (TV) seems to think I am not from England (good guess) but with TOR and Mgeni it thinks I am from England (much better guess from my point of view).

    Maybe I have done something wrong with the anchor. Also TOR and Mgeni are open source which to mind is a better option. (All things been equal


  • #150
    thlint
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭thlint


    Regarding Iplayer and fFlash - does any body know a good way of saving the content on your computrer.
    With Utube and some others I have been able to find the downloaded film in the cache and save it this way. (a bit messy but works) . With iplayer (flash) I cannot find the cache file -- anybody have a solution.


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  • #151
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    thlint wrote: »
    Regarding Iplayer and fFlash - does any body know a good way of saving the content on your computrer.
    With Utube and some others I have been able to find the downloaded film in the cache and save it this way. (a bit messy but works) . With iplayer (flash) I cannot find the cache file -- anybody have a solution.
    surely the easiest way would be to just use the "download" button next to "favourite" underneath each show?

    EDIT: that'll teach me to try and be smart, it doesn't actually work with mgeni. :pac:


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