Wednesday, May 14, 2008

TV Ants Guide!

SOFTWARE NEEDED TO WATCH IPL!
TVAnts
Background Info
TVAnts is a P2P application set up by a group of students from Zhejiang University. It contains more channels than ANY player - around 500-600 on a good day! UK users may find it quite hard to use due to IP blocking, but the use of proxy servers (fully explained later in this essay) will sort out that.
Downloading TVAnts
Click on this link to Download the Latest version of TVAnts. The link will be updated when new versions are released:
Latest TVAnts Download
Setup is quite simple, follow the instructions and TVAnts will be up and ready.
Servers and Proxies
To be able to recieve more channels via TVAnts you should add the servers (sometimes known as Trackers) listed below:
www.tvants.com
tracker2.tvants.com
www1.tvants.com
www2.tvants.com
fanshoptv.no-ip.info
trackersport.serveftp.com
213.97.9.12
210.214.49.88
tracker.tvants.com
skyland.zapto.org
fw-tracker.no-ip.com
pirateradio.hopto.org
djdomyx-streaming.no-ip.org
219.149.195.139
220.201.4.39
hive.tobroadcast.com
www.p2psports.cn
Now to add these Servers what you need to do is...
1. Open TVAnts2. Click the Servers tab3. Click Add (at the bottom)4. Where it says Address type in the Server (the other fields are as unnecessary as a 39th game in the Premier League)5. Click OK6. Repeat for other servers
Figure 1: TVAnts servers list
Using the 'Add' and 'Delete' buttons at the bottom (Figures 1.2, 1.3) you can modify the servers list (Figure 2). (Figure 2).fanshoptv.no-ip.info is one server that has worked well for us.
Figure 2: Adding a server to the TVAnts serversl list
Also if you're in the UK, you WILL need a proxy because UK IP's are blocked for Sports Channels. You will need a SOCKS5 proxy from any country except the UK. This is a useful site where you can get one (change your proxy regularly if you have to because they do stop working from time to time)
http://www.xroxy.com/proxylist.php
To add your Proxy to TVAnts:1. Open TVAnts2. Click Tools, then Settings, then the Proxy Tab3. Tick the top two boxes4. Click the ADD button (on the Settings window)5. Then...- Where it says Type, Select SOCKS5- For Host, insert the IP/Host address- For Port, insert the Port number- Then click Apply if needed, then OK6. Close TVAnts, and re-open it.
IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UK YOU DO NOT NEED A PROXY
Selecting a channel
Searching
1. Click the Search Tab2. Wait, then a list of channels appear. Double click a channel, and it will buffer in a separate window
Figure 3: TVAnts search window
3. If you have a specific channel in mind, type a channel name into the Keywords Bar then click Search TV. A list of matching channels should appear.
Figure 4: Searching for a channel on TVAnts
Selecting from channels already watched
1. Click the Channels Tab2. Click the channel you want3. Said channel will buffer in separate window
Figure 5: TVAnts personal channels list
If you're given a Direct Link
Paste the link into the address bar on your browser. TVAnts and the window showing the channel will all open automatically
Playing in VLC
1. Let the TVAnts channel buffer2. Open VLC PLayer3. Open Network Stream4. Check HTTP/MMS and paste localhost:16900/4.asf into the adjacent address bar5. Click OK and it's good to go
FAQ's
I get ads and pop-ups when loading a channel?
- Load a channel using a Direct Link- Close the webplayer window when a channel is selected. Click the channels tab and then click the buffering channel a few minutes later. You'll then avoid the adverts.
Why are so many weird characters in the text?
TVAnts has channel names for lots of languages from around the world - you need to install Language Packs for that


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