Netflix working on My ATV2 in the UK

Evgenyy said:

Just to share with you guys that I have Netflix working perfectly on my ATV2 in the UK.

Steps to get it working:
1. Get VPN service that supports configurations for DD-WRT routers (StrongVPN is one of them)
2. Sign-up to Netflix
3. Open iTunes US account
3. Get a router that supports DD-WRT firmware and flash it with that firmware
4. Set-up VPN client on the router - took me 3 days to get it right but I can help with that if anyone is interested.
5. Set-up ATV2 with US iTunes account and connect it to the DD-WRT router. Netflix should just appear in the Internet menu and you can now login and watch movies. It also works on iPhone and iPad.

I also have Hulu, ABC, WB and other US only streaming services working on all computers including ATV2 via Plex plugin.

So free Hulu and thousands of Netflix movies for £10 month (+ the initial cost of the DD-WRT router) - not too bad at all

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Evgenyy said:

So free Hulu and thousands of Netflix movies for £10 month (+ the initial cost of the DD-WRT router) - not too bad at all

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Evgenyy said:

Here are the settings that I use for those who would like to set up their VPN at the router level.

1. Check the address of your main ADSL modem that connects to the internet. Usually it is something like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 (for the settings below, I will assume that you have 192.168.0.1)



2. Do not connect your dd-wrt router to your modem just yet. Connect to it with your computer and reset the router to defaults. Then go to the Setup->Basic Setup. On that page do the following:

(a) Under Wan Connection Type chose "Disabled"

(b) Under optional settings just chose any name of your router, leave the rest blank and MTU on Auto

(c) Under Network Setup you need to put the following:

-Local IP address 192.168.0.2 (if your main modem is different then just make sure the first 3 numbers are the same and the last number is the next increment, i.e. if your modem is 192.168.1.1 then your dd-wrt router needs to be 192.168.1.2)

-Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

-Gateway 192.168.0.1 (or whatever IP is your modem)

-Local DNS 192.168.0.1 (or whatever IP is your modem)

(d) DHCP

- DHCP Type: DHCP Server

- DHCP Server: chose Disable

- Leave the rest blank, except for Static DNS (use any DNS provider; I use google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and tick all 3 boxes for DNSMasq and DHCP-Authoritative

(e) Leave NTP Client as is

3. You can now connect your dd-wrt router to your modem with a cable. Make sure you connect them via standard LAN ports and do not use a WAN port. once you connect it, you should have internet working when you are connected to dd-wrt router.

4. Now setup your VPN Client in dd-wrt router by following instructions from post #3 from here http://strongvpn.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=153 except do not use the command given in step 6 and use the command provided in post#69 on page 3 of that thread.

5. Once VPN settings are there, reboot the router.

6. Now, the final part of making this work is to configure your PC, Mac, iPad or Apple TV to use your dd-wrt router as gateway. For Apple TV it is very easy: Go to settings and connect to the dd-wrt router. Once connected it will ask you to either setup DHCP automatically or setup TCP/IP manually. Chose manually and enter the settings manually. IP address 192.168.000.144 (if your modem and router address have different first 3 numbers, you need to use those, i.e. 192.168.001.144). Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000. DNS 008.008.008.008. Gateway 192.168.000.002 (or whatever IP address you gave your dd-wrt router in step 2(c)).

You should now be connected to the internet via VPN. I usually check it on the iPhone by connecting to dd-wrt router and entering the same settings (press blue arrow and setup static IP). Then just go to http://whatismyipaddress.com and it should show your US IP.



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punitnaker said:

How can I do this with a Sky router? It's one of the netgear routers.

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Evgenyy said:

Just to share with you guys that I have Netflix working perfectly on my ATV2 in the UK.

Steps to get it working:
1. Get VPN service that supports configurations for DD-WRT routers (StrongVPN is one of them)
2. Sign-up to Netflix
3. Open iTunes US account
3. Get a router that supports DD-WRT firmware and flash it with that firmware
4. Set-up VPN client on the router - took me 3 days to get it right but I can help with that if anyone is interested.
5. Set-up ATV2 with US iTunes account and connect it to the DD-WRT router. Netflix should just appear in the Internet menu and you can now login and watch movies. It also works on iPhone and iPad.

I also have Hulu, ABC, WB and other US only streaming services working on all computers including ATV2 via Plex plugin.

So free Hulu and thousands of Netflix movies for £10 month (+ the initial cost of the DD-WRT router) - not too bad at all

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punitnaker said:

How can I do this with a Sky router? It's one of the netgear routers.

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The.316 said:

Can this be done using an Apple Airport Extreme?

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AAPLaday said:

Aren't they launching a UK service in a few weeks? Im sure i read this somewhere

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Jonny1989 said:

i wish netflix did come to the UK, i cant stand to watch most british tv series. i want to watch fringe/lost/dexter/HIMYM/The office (US) things like that.

unless any of those arent available to watch on netflix? or are they?

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Restinbeast said:

Unfortunately those are not on Netflix... which is only movies and Starz programming as far as I know.

So you would have to access various other services to get those shows. For example the Office (US) is available on Hulu. Shows like Dexter I think are only available on Itunes for purchase.

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