Pihole and analysis failures

[Stealthsurfer]

Hey all, thought I would share something I have noticed. I run a pihole (https://pi-hole.net/) on my network which is just software running on a raspberry-pi that intercepts all dns lookups. If they are for a known ad server it blocks the lookup so the ad never loads. I have always had to temporarily disable them when recording from Paramount+ since they require you letting them show you ads. I have found recently though that I also have to disable it when I try and record from Amazon. If I forget I get an Analysis Failure message. I can then disable the pihole, and try again, and it works fine. If you are getting analysis failures from Amazon, try disabling any ad blocking software you have.

[Cats4U]

Excellent tip! Some router firmware also have ad blocking built-in and it should be disabled before attempting a download.

KidJoe, you might want to add this to your FAQ.

[Dog]

I've had no issues with Amazon yet, so I have nothing to offer there, but for Paramount+, s0.2mdn.net is the only one I currently need to allow through to get it working. However, I'm not using pi-hole and it is probable that we are using different lists (since you are having issues with Amazon and I am not), so you may have others that will also need to be allowed through.

EDIT: I recall having to also allow static.2mdn.net through when I first figured this out, but I was recently able to re-ad static.2mdn.net to my block list and P+ has continued to work. If s0.2mdn.net alone doesn't work, you may want to try unblocking static.2mdn.net as well and see if that helps.