Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform.

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    1 day ago

    no it helps to block everything that isnt just netflix or whatever streaming service you use. you combine a DNS adblock along with blocking all the unused ports and it severely limits the communications. you could also add a vpn to add another layer of security.

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      Hardcoded IPS circumvent DNS blocks.

      Restricting ports doesn’t do anything since the TV isn’t running a service, it is contacting one.

      Correct me if I am wrong.

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        Not sure if you mean hardcoded DNS IPs or hardcoded “phone home” IPs. Hardcoded DNS addresses in devices are annoying, the only way i’ve found to get around that is using destination nat rules (DNAT) which requires more than a consumer router typically. hardcoded phone home IPs would get blocked by your firewall. you set up a rule that denies all outbound traffic from the TV, then only allow port 443 (or whatever port your streaming service uses) on the specific IP/IPs that your service uses. Here’s Netflix’s published IP info for example.