# Playback problems
**URL:** https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159
**Category:** Feedback
**Created:** [June 5, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159 "2021-06-05T02:01:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/1 "2021-06-05T02:01:46Z")
Hi Leo
There seems to be a problem with ALL the ARCHIVE videos on your website [Twit.tv](http://Twit.tv).
So far I have tried /WW, SN, TWIT and all I get is the same error:
**This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 224003)**
Only the LIVE feed video works. All other archived Video/Audio streams give the above error.
Youtube and other video streams are working fine. Only your streams, both Video and Audio.
I have tried it on my main computer using Firefox, Edge and Chrome.
I have tried it on my lWindows laptops (3)
I have tried it on my iPhone
All give the same error. This happens for the AUDIO streams as well.
And Audio below:
Please fix ASAP as I have not been able to catch up on my shows.
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### Author:  [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/2 "2021-06-05T02:50:47Z")
You presumably have some sort of Ad/DNS blocking going on. You’re going to have to make changes in your configuration.
> [@TWIG 593: That's Not Sweet Tea](https://www.twit.community/t/twig-593-thats-not-sweet-tea/8985/4):
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> If you’re running UBlock Origin, NextDNS, or another ad-blocker it may be blocking some of our redirects. Like many podcasts we redirect through several services for download measurements and ad tracking. To continue providing podcasts free to you, ad tech and dynamically inserted ads are necessary tools for TWiT. Please ad the following URLs to your ad blocker’s whitelist: [twit.tv](http://twit.tv/) (TWiT) [chtbl.com](http://chtbl.com/) (Chartable) [pdst.fm](http://pdst.fm/) (Podsights) [megaphone.fm](https://megaphone.fm/) (Megaphone)
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/3 "2021-06-05T03:44:20Z")
I tried whitelisting the site in my ad blocker in Firefox. But I have no adblocker or such in my chrome and edge browsers and certainly not on my Safari on my iPhone.
Also I am using the TWIT iPhone app from Craig Mullaney and same problem there. No audio and video like I tried for Windows weekly and Security now. Only the live stream works.
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### Author:  [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/4 "2021-06-05T03:57:20Z")
> [@bernbout](#):
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> no adblocker or such in my chrome and edge browsers
Well no one else has reported the issue, so I suspect it is something peculiar to your site/configuration.
Do you use a PiHole or NextDNS or any network wide ad blocking? You need to whitelist 4 sites total, as mentioned in Leo’s post.
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/5 "2021-06-05T04:05:44Z")
I use DNS over HTTPS system wide. Otherwise On Firefox I use ADBLOCKPLUS and Popupblocker from [https://popupblocker.ir/](https://popupblocker.ir/)
But I have added the 4 sites to these two addons in Firefox.
Can you please try the video stream fro WindowsWeekly :[https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/727](https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/727)
Thanks
Also I just now tried the **AUDIO** stream from the latest MacBreakWeekly & IOS TODAY and they work just fine, yet the **AUDIO** for Security Now and ThisWEEK IN TECH both come up with the error as in my first post. The video of course does not work.
Therefore it cannot be that there is anything blocking my side as if that were so then it would block ALL sites.
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### Author:  [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/6 "2021-06-05T04:23:38Z")
> [@bernbout](#):
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> Can you please try the video stream
As I said, it’s only you reporting a problem, it works fine for me (and no doubt millions of others, or there would be many complaints.) Something in your path between your PC and the network is blocking the download tracking of the podcast. It could be that those specific episodes are using a Megaphone ad insert, and that is being blocked somehow in your configuration. Who is your DNS provider that you are using with DoH?
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/7 "2021-06-05T05:28:26Z")
Yup using systemwide DOH by Cloudflare. Never had a problem like this before.Twit always worked.
There is no systemwide blocker though and funny why the TWIT iphone app always worked before till now.
## Another thing - I tried to download the MP3 file from [GRC.com](http://GRC.com) - [https://media.grc.com/sn/sn-821.mp3](https://media.grc.com/sn/sn-821.mp3) and this redirects and I get this message
## sn0821\_2.mp3
## Cannot download this file. Details: Cannot find server [twit.cachefly.net](http://twit.cachefly.net)
## OK
and when I paste [twit.cachefly.net](http://twit.cachefly.net) into the browser I get:
**Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.**
_We can’t connect to the server at [twit.cachefly.net](http://twit.cachefly.net)._
_If that address is correct, here are three other things you can try:_
- Try again later.\*
- Check your network connection.\*
- If you are connected but behind a firewall, check that Firefox has permission to access the Web.\*
Dont know what is going on here.
Yup. Thats it. Somehow or other [Cachefly.com](http://Cachefly.com) and .net is being blocked.
The AUDIO for **SecurityNow** is :[https://twit.cachefly.net/audio/sn/sn0821/sn0821.mp3](https://twit.cachefly.net/audio/sn/sn0821/sn0821.mp3)
and does not work for me
The audio for **MacBreakWeekky** is:[https://dcs.megaphone.fm/TWI9640144052.mp3?key=1b35143b49aa56da04678ed2f1a8b244](https://dcs.megaphone.fm/TWI9640144052.mp3?key=1b35143b49aa56da04678ed2f1a8b244)
and this works because it is not [cachefly.net](http://cachefly.net).
Wonder what’s going on
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### Author:  [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/8 "2021-06-05T07:49:57Z")
> [@bernbout](#):
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> Yup using systemwide DOH by Cloudflare
Try using 9.9.9.9 instead. (It’s what I use.) [DoH with Quad9 DNS Servers | Quad9](https://www.quad9.net/news/blog/doh-with-quad9-dns-servers/)
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/9 "2021-06-05T08:52:42Z")
Thanks mate. I will try it.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/10 "2021-06-05T14:22:11Z")
The TWiT iphone app by Craig Mullaney is very old and hasn’t been updated in years. (Craig is still an active member of the community @Houdini7 but his current job prohibits side projects.)
But that doesn’t explain your other problems. Not sure what’s going on.
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/11 "2021-06-06T04:28:48Z")
There seems to be something between Cloudflare which I use as my DNS systemwide - 1.1.1.1 and [Cachefly.com](http://Cachefly.com) and [cachefly.net](http://cachefly.net).
As soon as I switch to 9.9.9.9 as my DNS server I am able to download and listen to SecurityNow and other shows which I was not able to do.
As I mentioned above while my DNS is 1.1.1.1 any files both video & Audio that are located on [cachefly.net](http://cachefly.net). @PHolder uggestion of using 9.9.9.9 works for Cachefly so thats what I’ll have to use now.
And I know that the TWIT app is old but there is no other alternative like it. It deals specifically with TWIT both archived and while I also have ENTALE as suggested by you some time ago, it does not have the live option. Any app suggestions?
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### Author:  [@AaronK](https://www.twit.community/u/AaronK)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/12 "2021-06-06T15:03:43Z")
Someone recently created a new app. If you look at the Roku threads here, you will find it.
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/13 "2021-06-06T16:41:53Z")
I use an iPhone so any Roku app is not going to work for me. Thanks anyway.
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/14 "2021-06-06T16:42:58Z")
Yeah. Thanks. That works for me.
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### Author:  [@AaronK](https://www.twit.community/u/AaronK)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/15 "2021-06-06T17:41:34Z")
I understand. But the author of the new IOS app posted it on the Roku app threads.
Here is the thread: [TWiT on Roku? Alternative? - Feedback - TWiT.Community](https://www.twit.community/t/twit-on-roku-alternative/8004/39)
Go to post 39 for the link to the new IOS app.
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### Author:  [@bernbout](https://www.twit.community/u/bernbout)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/16 "2021-06-07T00:30:22Z")
Yup. I see it. Requires iOS 13 and I have an iPhone 6+ with iOS 12.x.x , also Twit broadcasts are free and this app wants $60 per year?
Thanks anyway.
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### Author:  [@AaronK](https://www.twit.community/u/AaronK)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/playback-problems/10159/17 "2021-06-07T00:31:43Z")
Sorry, didn’t realize there was a charge for the app. I don’t have IOS…