I Cannot Play the Live Feed on Universal Sports

Universal Sports is an online network run by NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners that offers year-round video coverage of Olympic sports and qualifying events. In addition to daily videos and archives, it provides live streaming video feeds at many international sporting events. If you are having difficulty viewing any of the live feeds on the site, there are a number of things you can try to fix the problem yourself.

Instructions

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      Open your "Start" menu and select "Windows Media Player."

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      Click on "Tools," then select "Options." Switch to the "Network" tab.

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      Click the box next to "Multicast" if there is no check there. If there is, leave it checked. Click "OK" to save and exit the settings.

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      Click on the "Start" menu and open the control panel.

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      Double-click on "Network and Internet Connections."

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      Right-click your Internet connection and select "Properties," then switch to the "Advanced" tab.

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      Click the box next to "Internet Connection Firewall" if there is a check there to un-check it. If it is already un-checked, leave it that way. Click "OK" to save and exit.

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      Contact the supplier of your modem and ask if it is "Docsis compliant." Universal Sports live feeds only work with Docsis compliant modems.

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      Contact Universal Sports technical support if the live video still will not play.