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iPad How To: Enable VPN to watch Cablevision LiveTV outside your home

Coleman
I know this was asked a while back but does this recipe work for the twc app remotely? I have a jailbroken iPad 2 running 5.1.1 and the app works fine on local wifi just want to watch live tv remotely. Has anyone got this to work? Thanks
 
Kpowers said:
Coleman
I know this was asked a while back but does this recipe work for the twc app remotely? I have a jailbroken iPad 2 running 5.1.1 and the app works fine on local wifi just want to watch live tv remotely. Has anyone got this to work? Thanks
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Yes, it can be done for TW Cable. Same basic setup and installed tweaks for the iPad/iPhone.
 
Appreciate the quick response so I got the VPN server running with no issues everything is a go. I get an error when opening up the TimeWarner Cable App on my iPad though about turning off VPN before I try to watch live tv..I have the cydia tweaks "disable optimum" installed and xcon tweak for allowing the app to open...any other ideas?

thanks
 
Setting up a PPTP VPN on ubuntu

I just wanted to add, for those who wish to use Ubuntu or any or linux distro with PPTP VPN, I just followed this great guide and got my FIO Mobile Live TV streaming app working away from home:

http://eran.sandler.co.il/2010/08/30/pptp-vpn-on-ubuntu-10-04-for-your-iphone-ipad/

Worked on the first try once I opened port 1723 and GRE Protocol 47.

I was actually surprised I got this working on the first try.

Hope it helps someone.
 
Guys
Just switched to fios, but l thank you all for the cablevision hacks..

Question-
I cannot install the fios iPad app because it needs 5.1

Is there any way around that? Thanks
 
silroc said:
Guys
Just switched to fios, but l thank you all for the cablevision hacks..

Question-
I cannot install the fios iPad app because it needs 5.1

Is there any way around that? Thanks
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What version of the iOS are you running?
 
Hey there everyone.
Just tried following the instructions on the first page to get my ipod touch running live tv outside the house but i haven't had much luck. I got the VPN working and my ipod connected, i even got the same ip on my ipod outside my home network as i have at home so i know the connection is working.

Even with the working connection, when opening the app it says i am not in my home network. I looked through the whole forum posting but i cant find anything that might help solve the problem.

Any ideas on what could be wrong?

Thanks in advance!
 
I updated my iDevices to iOS6.1 and redid the jailbreak. I am missing the DisableOptimumVPNDetection deb file.

Anyone have a link where I can download it?
 
Send me a Private Message if you need the Deb files that block the VPN and Jailbreak checks. Jailbreak and load those 2 deb files then you're golden.
 
Hey what's up
Coleman you have done an awesome job at doing this
Thanks for helping people out
Just read thru your forum
I have a iPhone 4s w 5.1.1 Jailbroken

I think this is really cool will it work w the newest optimum app from the iTunes app store ???

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If not can I download a earler app that this will work with
 
Rubberguy said:
Hey what's up
Coleman you have done an awesome job at doing this
Thanks for helping people out
Just read thru your forum
I have a iPhone 4s w 5.1.1 Jailbroken

I think this is really cool will it work w the newest optimum app from the iTunes app store ???

----------

If not can I download a earler app that this will work with
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It will work as long as you install the 2 necessary patches to block VPN and Jailbreak detection.
 
Coleman2010, looks like youve had a great success rate helping folks out in this thread. I followed your instructions but cant seem to get my iphone or ipad to connect. I tried setting up a VPN using easyVPN on both a mac book pro and an imac. neither were successful connecting to my ipad or iphone.
I get the VPN Connection "The PPTP-VPN server did not respond. Try reconnecting. If the problem continues, verify your settings and contact your Administrator." error message.
unfortunately Im new here so I dont have PM available. wondering if there are any common errors youve seen in the past that may apply to me. I did enable port forwarding on those ports in the instructions.
 
datnewguy said:
Coleman2010, looks like youve had a great success rate helping folks out in this thread. I followed your instructions but cant seem to get my iphone or ipad to connect. I tried setting up a VPN using easyVPN on both a mac book pro and an imac. neither were successful connecting to my ipad or iphone.
I get the VPN Connection "The PPTP-VPN server did not respond. Try reconnecting. If the problem continues, verify your settings and contact your Administrator." error message.
unfortunately Im new here so I dont have PM available. wondering if there are any common errors youve seen in the past that may apply to me. I did enable port forwarding on those ports in the instructions.
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Have you tested that port forwarding is working? Are you sure you forwarded the correct ports to the IP address of the computer running EasyVPN?
 
Coleman2010 said:
Have you tested that port forwarding is working? Are you sure you forwarded the correct ports to the IP address of the computer running EasyVPN?
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to be honest im not sure i did, although i think i did.
my router is flashed with dd-wrt, so i was able to set up the VPN straight through the router with the ports forwarded as instructed. i wasn't happy with the speeds of the data transfer, so i decided to see how it would perform using the mac with easyVPN. i set the router back to all the defaults, and enabled the pptp passthrough and left the PPTN server option disabled (which was enabled when using the router only to run the VPN).
im new to all of this stuff, but usually find success following guides like yours. so kind of confused at the moment.
 
datnewguy said:
to be honest im not sure i did, although i think i did.
my router is flashed with dd-wrt, so i was able to set up the VPN straight through the router with the ports forwarded as instructed. i wasn't happy with the speeds of the data transfer, so i decided to see how it would perform using the mac with easyVPN. i set the router back to all the defaults, and enabled the pptp passthrough and left the PPTN server option disabled (which was enabled when using the router only to run the VPN).
im new to all of this stuff, but usually find success following guides like yours. so kind of confused at the moment.
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Try running speediest.net to test what your upgrade speed is. Then try it again using a computer connected to VPN to see if your upload speed is the bottle neck.

Besides disabling the built in VPN, check if your router has VPN pass through. I

t maybe blocking any VPN connections as a firewall security measure. See is there is an option to allow VPN along with setting the port forwarding to the IP address of the computer running EsayVPN.

Do you have ichat or IM?
 
We may no longer need VPN.

Cablevision's Optimum for iPad app adds streaming even when users are away from home.

It's been about two years since Cablevision introduced its Optimum for iPad app that brought its live TV channels streaming to the tablet, and now it's finally ready to offer the feature even when users are away from their home WiFi network. That ability is coming in an update rolling out tonight, however currently it only applies to the News 12, News 12 Traffic & Weather & MSG Varsity channels. All of those are at least partially owned by Cablevision, which should help it avoid the sort of legal challenges suffered by its initial rollout. Other tweaks in version 3.1 include improved guide info for shows, the ability to delete multiple recordings and an indicator when scheduling an in-progress recording. Of course, most subscribers will want to stream other, more popular channels to their mobile devices and PCs no matter where they are -- we'll see if they start popping up soon, and how quickly the lawsuits fly afterwards.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/04/cablevision-optimum-for-ipad-streaming-out-of-home/#comments
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I doubt Cablevision will allow any viewing internationally with this new update. I travel overseas alot and need to get this app working on my JB ipad stat. VPN is already setup and working, just need those deb files. Can anyone provide a link?
 
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