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<blockquote data-quote="antidot" data-source="post: 1302740" data-attributes="member: 172217">Basically, you can NOT use a fixed IP address to download EPG from gracenote, as their IP changes on a daily basis. So, the hosts file method will only work if you run a &quot;tracert tvlistings.gracenote.com&quot; and whatever IP you get back immediately plug into your hosts file. Then it will work, until they change their IP again. At least this was the case until 2 weeks ago.This method won't work anymore (even with a correct IP), becasue AWS where gracenote is hosted needs an updated &quot;agent&quot; <a href="https://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12700&amp;start=100" target="_blank">https://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12700&amp;start=100</a> to log in.Now this a problem, trying to use the old zap2xml.exe file. My newzap2xml.exe addresses both issues, as it is based on a working .pl file. The updater looks for tvlistings.gracenote.com and uses an updated &quot;agent&quot;, so your login won't get rejected by AWS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="antidot, post: 1302740, member: 172217"] Basically, you can NOT use a fixed IP address to download EPG from gracenote, as their IP changes on a daily basis. So, the hosts file method will only work if you run a "tracert tvlistings.gracenote.com" and whatever IP you get back immediately plug into your hosts file. Then it will work, until they change their IP again. At least this was the case until 2 weeks ago. This method won't work anymore (even with a correct IP), becasue AWS where gracenote is hosted needs an updated "agent" [URL]https://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12700&start=100[/URL] to log in. Now this a problem, trying to use the old zap2xml.exe file. My newzap2xml.exe addresses both issues, as it is based on a working .pl file. The updater looks for tvlistings.gracenote.com and uses an updated "agent", so your login won't get rejected by AWS. [/QUOTE]

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