ISP BLOCKED MY 4CHOWN (48)

1 Name: Chris!xOR8K0Mqj2 : 2006-08-21 07:09 ID:Qz28BLbn This thread was merged from the former /net/ board. You can view the archive here.

I can't access 4chan from my home computer, but I can access it through Tor and proxies. Searching the web, I found out that people from India find the same problems, but because their ISPs blocked the sites.

I use Astound Broadband. Does anyone have any clue what happened? Should I call them and ask what the heck is going on? Tor and proxies are really slow and unreliable.

2 Name: 404 - Name Not Found : 2006-08-21 12:37 ID:Heaven

I hear some UK ISPs started blocking it too. You should probably call them. You know, freedom of speech and all that, plus it's not their job to filter the net for you.

3 Name: 404 - Name Not Found : 2006-08-21 12:57 ID:IsPxf4Ax

First, make sure that the problem isn't on your side. (Maybe your router is doing strange things, like importing blocklists from the net? Maybe some antivirus/peerguardian type software is protecting you from 4chan? Maybe some piece of Spyware is running wild?)

If you are pretty sure that you are not the cause call them. If you find out that they are in fact blocking stuff, change the ISP and tell everyone you know to not use that ISP. After all, you don't know what else they are blocking, do you?

If changing the ISP isn't an option, I recommend trying to find a way to get around the block in some way that does not require proxies. (Maybe they only block DNS resolution? Maybe they only block DNS resolution on their own servers?)

4 Name: 404 - Name Not Found : 2006-08-21 13:27 ID:Heaven

Perhaps 4chan blocked you?

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