DigitalFool 0 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This is more of an informational question - my internet took a dump last night and when trying to launch MB3 channel on Roku, it couldn't find the server. My internal wireless network was fine - could ping and connect to the server fine. Just curious if there is a internet check requirement on the Roku somewhere that prevented MB3 from working? Once my modem rebooted and got back online, it was fine again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The Roku may be checking to see if the channel needs activation by trying to contact your account at Roku.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb74 0 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Follow up question, did MB3 work with other devices? What Wayne suggested makes sense and this could help narrow it down to whether or not it was an MB issue or a Roku issue. A planned internet outage test might be in order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I can try a test for the server, theater, classic and iPhone sometime this week in the very early morning before people wake up. Turning off the internet in the house is a big deal bordering on the apocalyptic. The Roku however is an internet device. It is designed to operate and function with an always on Internet connection. It states in its minimum requirements that a broadband internet connection of at least 1.2 Mbps is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcw07 347 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The channel itself does not do any external internet calls. It just calls the server. So assuming you used a local IP address on the server setup, then it should only look locally. That isn't to say the Roku itself doesn't look outside to the Roku servers. I'm not really sure on that. I know it does from time to time to check for software updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalFool 0 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, I did not check from my phone while I had the outage - like I said, all internal network activity was fine. In my case, all I had setup was my local machine and it failed. As stated above, an easy test but probably unwelcome to others It would make more sense if it was a Roku issue because of the internet requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5024 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Should be able to test easily by just unplugging the modem and leaving the internal router up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speechles 1912 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) The roku works without internet. I've had this happen several times with wonderful at&t adsl. The broadband and service lights both out, but the ethernet and wifi continue to stream locally just fine. The roku doesn't even hiccup during these times for me. My usenet downloads and torrents do though Of course, if you use some way to externally manipulate your ip so you can watch over the internet. Then yes, since it was set up that way it will require an internet connection. Edited February 19, 2014 by speechles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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