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I live in the USA and don't need a VPN to connect to the key server. You don't necessarily need to use an exit point in Russia either. Interesting! I'm here to learn how to get rid of the HK issue. Out of curiosity, what DNS servers does your VPN use? Their own? You ISP's (~defeats the purpose of V...

... information access since the conflict with the Ukraine started. Can the automatic HK download be moved to another server outside the Russian border? Out of curiosity, what DNS ...

... information access since the conflict with the Ukraine started. Can the automatic HK download be moved to another server outside the Russian border? I live in the USA and don't ...

... information access since the conflict with the Ukraine started. Can the automatic HK download be moved to another server outside the Russian border?

Ritzter13 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:25 pm

I'm a noob at using a VPN. Does "exit points" mean the server location I choose?

Yes. The same way you might use a VPN so Netflix (or whatever) thinks you're in a different country.

dcoke22 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:07 am

Ritzter13 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:24 pm

I'm using a VPN and that hasn't helped that I can see.

You might have to try different exit points for your VPN before you find one that isn't blocking your access to MakeMKV's key server.

I'm a noob at using a VPN. Does "exit points" mean the server location I choose?

Ritzter13 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:24 pm

I'm using a VPN and that hasn't helped that I can see.

You might have to try different exit points for your VPN before you find one that isn't blocking your access to MakeMKV's key server.

... for messages of about 65K, so each of those files exceed what a message contains. However, the key is getting around your system's blocking the download. It really only has to happen when you are ripping a disk that isn't in your already-downloaded copy of the HK database. It doesn't matter ...

I have 3 snapshots to add but the system won't let me add them. They total 110 kb + 186 kb +105 kb = 411 kb. Is there a file size limit? Thank you for your help.

I've been following this topic for a few weeks now as I too have had trouble with MakeMKV. It started with v1.17.6 . That is when the "Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed" starting happening. I've tried all the suggestions mentioned here and no joy. I uninstalled v1.17.6 ...

... 4K disks are more likely to have issues with keys when new, so automatic ripping may be a problem with fresh disks. Whether you trust it ... warnings for new versions with some antivirus vendors. Submitting the download to those vendors results in them amending their findings. You might ...

You haven't posted a log yet, but I'm guessing it says something like:

Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

somewhere along the log. That says it cannot download keys, which will prevent you from accessing anything your system doesn't have they key for yet.

Are you seeing that message?

... received them. The boss needs to get them before they can be processed. Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed. This is saying that your system is unable to download the ...

Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

You need to find out why the download is failing. Most likely, your system is blocking resolution of the path to the server, for "security". It's a common thing nowadays.

... pi-hole logs would show such a query? Normally, when MakeMKV tries to download new hashed keys, there's a line in the log similar to: Downloading latest HK to C:\Users\... If that fails, then there's the: Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed. If it works, then either the ...