OK2 down?

[mapleleaf179]

Channels are back now, 1630 EST .

[brendo]

Channels are back now, 1630 EST .

Right on schedule with the end of the match.

[biru76]

last night was working..then now morning black screen again with only channel listing....what is going on? got few calls for same issue..

[Coinflex]

last night was working..then now morning black screen again with only channel listing....what is going on? got few calls for same issue..

For some reason, when the world cup games start, ok2 servers stop working.
Once the soccer game is over, the tv starts working again.
Weirdest thing I've ever seen in all the years I've been using IPTVs. Seems like someone is stopping and restarting the service, don't quite understand it.

[nobodyspecial]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out someone is messing with the world cup streams

[Highwayman]

no problems with at&t or xfinity

[brendo]

no problems with at&t or xfinity

I just connected via my phone on a completely different network/provider and its down. My friends are also on different providers than myself and its not working for them. No one I know with OK2 has working streams during World Cup.

Interesting:

https://torrentfreak.com/canadas-federal-court-issues-fifa-world-cup-piracy-blocking-order-221024/

"All major Canadian ISPs must comply with the order by blocking server IP addresses used to transmit pirated World Cup streams. These measures only apply when the football matches are being broadcast; the so-called “match windows”."

"Unfortunately, the actual blocking targets are not published publicly. This information remains confidential to prevent the targeted operators from taking circumvention measures, such as moving to new streaming servers or changing IP addresses."

Change the server or IP if possible? It seems like Canadian ISPs are on to OK2 servers.

[zivaldo]

I'm with Start Communications and haven't had any issues with any live channels. The World Cup is a month long so people will need to start looking for a backup server since its on ISP end. I also use a couple other servers that are completely unaffected.

[Emporium]

During matches as we have all seen, OK2 seems to be down. BUT after seeing the various posts above (that server is OK, and that federal mandate for blocking streams) I decided to try while using my VPN. My first attempt with my el-cheapo VPN, yielded no help (but I didn't expect much since streaming on that service has never worked well). But then I tried with my other VPN client and I connected through a random server in Costa Rica, and low and behold, all channels on OK2 are working.

So obviously it is not the server itself, but rather blocks imposed by ISPs (or above). At what levels, I don't know.

Hope they find a workaround soon. Maybe using a backup IP which is not blocked...

I have at least 2 other servers I use and both are not affected by this. Everything, including the games, stream perfectly.


BTW: Just curious, are OK3 and OK4 affected also ?

[Coinflex]

During matches as we have all seen, OK2 seems to be down. BUT after seeing the various posts above (that server is OK, and that federal mandate for blocking streams) I decided to try while using my VPN. My first attempt with my el-cheapo VPN, yielded no help (but I didn't expect much since streaming on that service has never worked well). But then I tried with my other VPN client and I connected through a random server in Costa Rica, and low and behold, all channels on OK2 are working.

So obviously it is not the server itself, but rather blocks imposed by ISPs (or above). At what levels, I don't know.

Hope they find a workaround soon. Maybe using a backup IP which is not blocked...

I have at least 2 other servers I use and both are not affected by this. Everything, including the games, stream perfectly.


BTW: Just curious, are OK3 and OK4 affected also ?

This is somewhat of a good news.
What VPN are you using?

[Emporium]

This is somewhat of a good news.
What VPN are you using?

I ended up using VPNunilimited which is very far from being any Tier1 VPN provider (since I have a 5 device lifetime account), and many of their servers block streaming and slow. But I got lucky and managed to stream it using the Costa Rica server.

I'm sure some Tier1 VPN provider would be a lot better.

[Highwayman]

I just connected via my phone on a completely different network/provider and its down. My friends are also on different providers than myself and its not working for them. No one I know with OK2 has working streams during World Cup.

Interesting:

https://torrentfreak.com/canadas-federal-court-issues-fifa-world-cup-piracy-blocking-order-221024/

"All major Canadian ISPs must comply with the order by blocking server IP addresses used to transmit pirated World Cup streams. These measures only apply when the football matches are being broadcast; the so-called “match windows”."

"Unfortunately, the actual blocking targets are not published publicly. This information remains confidential to prevent the targeted operators from taking circumvention measures, such as moving to new streaming servers or changing IP addresses."

Change the server or IP if possible? It seems like Canadian ISPs are on to OK2 servers.

you know the Highwyman does!
testing the channel as i type qatar 3 and 4 are up
as i type all other channels as well im using a canadian vpn as well

im using the sfvip player and i will show you the http protocol im using
i bet most arent using it

[Highwayman]

for testing purposes i checked the other ok`s 3/4
ok4 a little different shows next game

[nobodyspecial]

Watching world cup on ok2 now using ipvanish

[Emporium]

Just tried with another VPN, using a Ontario server and watching game on OK2 also without issue...

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