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in windows you must edit the file C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http\.hosts and uncomment or edit or add the line 192.168.1.0/24 # private addresses #fc00::/7 #fec0::/10 #10.0.0.0/8 #172.16.0.0/12 192.168.1.0/24 #169.254.0.0/16 # The world (uncommenting these 2 lines is not quite safe) #::/0 #0....

That works for me, but the developers complicate the things, I think they are concern about security but., that thing complicates the things, GRRR!!!!!!! an instalation of 3 minutes becomes, includes google searches, takes about 25 minutes GRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!