100M : The Pirate Bay is blocked

[craigj2k12]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

of course.

setting up a vpn server is a lot more configuration and need to add a tunnel device etc.

a socks is incredibly easy in comparison.

on the client side socks is easier as well.

although a VPN can do more eg. if you want to evade torrent shaping then a VPN is probably more suited than a proxy. But to just get round web site censorship its overkill.

not you! the guy who said setting up the VPN was easier

[rogerdraig]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

a VPN is defenitly overkill, to set one up is significantly more complex than setting up a basic socks proxy which achieves the same thing. Also socks can be used more flexibly on/off for certian things rather than just rerouting everything through a VPN.

socks seemed more complicated to me to set up but i only briefly read the wiki on it just set up a vpn in less than a minute both could be usefull if i visit china

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by craigj2k12

not you! the guy who said setting up the VPN was easier

well maybe I did it a long winded way, but a socks doesnt even need root access to setup, whilst openvpn I had to modify the network configuration on the server to add a tunnel device which is something noone should do lightly as it can take a server offline. I actually had to look for a guide to setup openvpn, something I dont often have to do with server configuration.

[Skie]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

well maybe I did it a long winded way, but a socks doesnt even need root access to setup, whilst openvpn I had to modify the network configuration on the server to add a tunnel device which is something noone should do lightly as it can take a server offline. I actually had to look for a guide to setup openvpn, something I dont often have to do with server configuration.

Root access? People are on windows, why else would they want access to a torrent site if not to download linux?

[webrosc]

Just noticed something that's a little funny, but can any virgin employee's who work on the block look away now :P
my mobile which is a virgin one can access the site perfectly fine

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Skie

Root access? People are on windows, why else would they want access to a torrent site if not to download linux?

are you just talking about setting up the client side?

I am talking about actually creating a VPN server to connect to, not just going out and buying a VPN service to use.

[rogerdraig]

i used a free one

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by jempalmer

No doubt that will be something you investigate qas?

I'm not on VM.

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Originally Posted by rmwebs

Hardly. The pirate bay still exists, and still will exist. There is no 'rebuilding' needed. They certainly arent going to be affected just by a temporary block from a few ISP's.

They've had their servers raided and shut down in the past. A lousy IP block from a small proportion of single country's ISPs aint gonna do much.

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

although a VPN can do more eg. if you want to evade torrent shaping then a VPN is probably more suited than a proxy. But to just get round web site censorship its overkill.

I found the opposite, on BT anyway.

[kwikbreaks]

I've no need to access TPB as I don't use torrents but I was interested to see just how easy the block was to bypass without relying on third party proxies which could be used for harvesting personal data.

I quickly found scripts for several proxies written using php and uploaded two of them to a free US webhost I use for one of my webcams. One didn't work well but the second seems to work perfectly. Total time taken - maybe 15 minutes including testing both.

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

I've no need to access TPB as I don't use torrents but I was interested to see just how easy the block was to bypass without relying on third party proxies which could be used for harvesting personal data.

I quickly found scripts for several proxies written using php and uploaded two of them to a free US webhost I use for one of my webcams. One didn't work well but the second seems to work perfectly. Total time taken - maybe 15 minutes including testing both.

obviously haven't read the updated thread title then

[kwikbreaks]

Yes I have - there is no detail in my post. Anybody capable of the admittedly simple steps needed to produce their own proxy wouldn't need my post as a pointer. Anybody not capable would probably just use google to find a bypass.

The thread title was amended because people were posting links to public proxies designed to bypass the VM block.

[Skie]

One amusing thing with TPB's change to using only magnet links, you can download the entire site from one of the many not blocked torrent sites and then use TPB locally for as long as you like. Obviously will want to refresh the thing every few days to pick up additions but it really does highlight the futility of blocking it.

[_wtf_]

What I find even more amusing is people cannot post how to circumvent the block but at the top of the page there's Google ads pointing you in the right direction.

Originally Posted by _wtf_

What I find even more amusing is people cannot post how to circumvent the block but at the top of the page there'sGoogle ads pointing you in the right direction.

Very true ,and to me it sums up the whole mess the copyright/internet/downloading laws are getting into

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by _wtf_

What I find even more amusing is people cannot post how to circumvent the block but at the top of the page there's Google ads pointing you in the right direction.

LOL! Never noticed that... been on the internet so long I tune out these things