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    How do Dish Anywhere sessions work?

    Thanks everyone: I normally set my routers to turn off UPnP, but I will make an exception so that the DVR can use UPnP. If I understand the process correctly then, the DVR will utilize UPnP to allow the Dish servers to get directly to the DVR without needing port forwarding. Probably the...
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    How do Dish Anywhere sessions work?

    Thanks NavyChop. I do not have a sling box, and, yes, it seems as if all I need to do is connect the DVR to a good Ethernet network and forget it. The reason for my thread was to understand how it does it - manages and controls communication among the Dish Anywhere app or program, the Dish...
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    How do Dish Anywhere sessions work?

    Update I am now thinking that all sessions must be initiated by the DVR. The VIP722k shows up on my network as "new-host1". I can ping it and I can do a port scan on it. Apparently the only three ports that are open are 21 (FTP), 25 (SMTP), and 110(POP3). Any attempt to attach to...
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    How do Dish Anywhere sessions work?

    I am upgrading to a VIP722k and have connected it to the internet through a high speed 5Ghz 802.11n dedicated WiFi connection then then passes through a DSL router. I am mostly curious on how Dish Anywhere actually works and what, if any, special configuration I need to set in my router...
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    New VIP722K initial configuration help

    Thank you! Now time to get the antenna up and pointed! ddsp
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    New VIP722K initial configuration help

    I plan to replace my older 625 with a VIP22K which I recently purchased. I did check the smart card number on the barcode label and it does start with S19 so I apparently do not need to contact Dish for a card before I start to install it. This is for our vacation home and my plan was to...