AlexHK
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I've been using Amazon Fire TV using a SmartDNS service for a while using my RT-N66U and AsusWRT-Merlin 380.57. This works by simply adding the Wifi to the Fire TV and manually setting the "smart" DNS IP addresses on the device. All good. I am in Asia but can watch US Amazon videos.
A few weeks ago Amazon rolled out an update to their new firmware (Fire OS 5.0.5) which is based on Android 5.1. Now people like me have a problem. The combination of Android 5.1 and IPv6 seems to cause issues. People have successfully solved this problem by switching off IPv6 on their routers/modems, but this doesn't seem to do the trick in my case.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/smartdns-service-doesnt-anymore-fire-os-t3320449
I have disabled IPv6 in both
Connection type: disabled
Enable Router Advertisement: disabled
Not sure what else I could do.
The backup solution I have is to use VPN via my RT-N66U for the Fire TV's IP address. This works, but due to the slow VPN speed it's a bit slow and FireTV seems to automatically downgrade the resolution on slower connections...
A few weeks ago Amazon rolled out an update to their new firmware (Fire OS 5.0.5) which is based on Android 5.1. Now people like me have a problem. The combination of Android 5.1 and IPv6 seems to cause issues. People have successfully solved this problem by switching off IPv6 on their routers/modems, but this doesn't seem to do the trick in my case.
I talked to the u*locator support today (Smart DNS Service I use). They say it's because of IPv6 that seems to break their service. Under settings → system → about → network, the DNS is not in IPv4 but IPv6 format. Apparently Android 5.1 (Fire OS 5.0.5) and my cable provider plus the Fritz!Box Router I am forced to use by them don't go well together in this combination. Former OS version was based on Android 4.2.2. - no problems. I found several reported issues in other contexts (smartphone wifi, smartphone push notifications, etc.) with the keywords IPv6 in combination of Android Lollipop, my ISP and the router I gotta use. So it seems I am unlucky with this combination.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/smartdns-service-doesnt-anymore-fire-os-t3320449
I have disabled IPv6 in both
Connection type: disabled
Enable Router Advertisement: disabled
Not sure what else I could do.
The backup solution I have is to use VPN via my RT-N66U for the Fire TV's IP address. This works, but due to the slow VPN speed it's a bit slow and FireTV seems to automatically downgrade the resolution on slower connections...
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