*** Looks like they have fixed this issue on Hulu, this no longer works ***

Recently there was an article posted on Lifehacker that discussed on how to watch Hulu in Canada without a VPN or Proxy. Below is a step by step walkthrough showing you how to achieve this using Firefox and a plugin. Thanks go to Lifehacker for posting this information originally. The Lifehacker post also talks about having to block a port, I have tested this and found that this modification is not needed in order to get Hulu working in Firefox.

First, start up Firefox and click on Tools –> Addons –> Get Addons. In the search box type “Modify Headers”

Once the search result comes up with the proper addon called “Modify Headers” select and click the Add to Firefox button. Restart Firefox to activate the plugin. After Firefox restarts click on Tools –> Modify Headers to access the configuration screen.

Configure Modify Headers:

Add the entry as shown above. Pick your favourite US IP address. For irony, I decided to use one of hulu.com IP addresses. Should be interesting to see what happens when they try and geo-fence that address.

Here is what the configuration should look like once complete:

Make sure you see a green dot beside the entry to indicate that the header modification is enabled.

Now re-start Firefox and browse to hulu.com. You should not receive any geo-fencing messages.

Source used for this post: LifeHacker Article

PS: This hack also works for youtube.com/shows

*Update* – Some people have to block port 1935 in order to get this to work. Below are some method you can use to block that port.

Method 1: Use your router to do the port blocking. Here is a linksys example:

  1. Log into your Linksys router. Click “Access Restrictions”
  2. Enter a new Policy Name. I used: “Block 1935″
  3. Set the Status to “Enabled”
  4. Make sure the access restriction is set to “Allow”
  5. Under Schedule make sure “Everyday” and “24 hours” are checkmarked
  6. Under Blocked Applications we need to add port 1935 to the application list. We do this by filling in the Application Name, Port Range, Protocol Field and clicking the add button. I used the following settings: Application Name: Flash, Port Range: 1935 to 1935, Protocol Field: Both
  7. Your entry will now show under the Applications. Select it and click the right arrow button to move it to the Blocked List. It should look something like the image below.
  8. Click the “Save Settings” at the bottom of the page and you are done. Your new policy is in place.

Method 2: The following link takes you to a post to show you how to block TCP/UDP ports in Windows. Block Windows Ports

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*** Looks like they have fixed this issue on Hulu, this no longer works ***