Why does the Video Furnace Viewer display “Waiting for Broadcast,” “Tuning In,” “Connecting,” or “Retrieving guide data,” and then do nothing?
Your machine has a problem receiving multicast traffic. Multicast is the video distribution technology used by Brown to broadcast IPTV. If you encounter one of these messages but IPTV never begins streaming, you may have a software issue that prevents IPTV from being downloaded to your system. Multiple Network Interfaces: You may encounter problems if your computer is configured to use several different connections to the Internet–if you have a wireless card, for example. Disable settings for non-essential connections (i.e. network bridges) and try opening IPTV again. Firewalls: If your computer has a personal firewall such as Zone Alarm or Black Ice installed and configured to “Block Internet Servers,” you cannot receive IPTV, even if you are multicast enabled. Firewalls limit the ability of other network users to send you data, making it impossible for you to retrieve IPTV video streams. To enable IPTV on a system with a firewall, you can either remove the software by going to Contr
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