# Block connections in the origin with simple tv

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** server-administration\
**Created:** [November 28, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325 "2012-11-28T03:44:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aka\_Aski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aka\_Aski](https://community.wowza.com/u/Aka_Aski)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325/1 "2012-11-28T03:44:56Z")

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Hi

I have a problem, several users connected by simpletv software ([http://rghost.net/download/39245160/20b3ac6a4ca8f1ab4c90a56672b0b40046596ad6/SimpleTV%200.4.7%20b2%20setup%20(VLC%202.0.2).exe)](http://rghost.net/download/39245160/20b3ac6a4ca8f1ab4c90a56672b0b40046596ad6/SimpleTV%200.4.7%20b2%20setup%20%28VLC%202.0.2%29.exe%29) to my origin server directly and I can not block it.

Can someone help me and tell me how I can block this theft of connections in my server?

regards

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Kennedy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Andrew\_Kennedy1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Kennedy1)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325/2 "2012-11-28T04:11:14Z")

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Hi,

It does depend on the protocol in use , RTMP or RTP, looks like it might be RTP (RTSP), but you could try

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-combat-hotlinking-your-adobe-flash-swf-file](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-combat-hotlinking-your-adobe-flash-swf-file)

if RTP then you would need to write a custom module and check for the user agent type. It may not identify itself other than VLC, so you may not be able to block it specifically.

Alternatively you could block all RTP, set

PlayMethod from none to digest in your Application.xml

Andrew.

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**Author:** ![Aka\_Aski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aka\_Aski](https://community.wowza.com/u/Aka_Aski)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325/3 "2012-11-28T04:40:15Z")

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Thanks 🙂 solved with [https://www.wowza.com/forums/content…Flash-SWF-file](https://www.wowza.com/forums/content....Flash-SWF-file)

I had added unknown and It caused this problem

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**Author:** ![Savvas\_Haleplidis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Savvas\_Haleplidis](https://community.wowza.com/u/Savvas_Haleplidis)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/block-connections-in-the-origin-with-simple-tv/37325/4 "2015-02-21T01:02:24Z")

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hello Xsplit did u get the simple tv blocked?? and if so can i get more into on how you did this,Was it by just adding unknown to the

AllowEncoder

unknown