The #GGTM Tech Blog: Bypass blocks put on certain websites by your ISP...

For some time now, Internet Service Providers (ISP's) have been blocking more and more internet sites from their customers. Recently this has included sites as: KickAss Torrents, The Pirate Bay, Fenopy and other major torrent-sites. I can't help but feel cheated out of parts of the internet. Torrents are one of the latest P2P technologies, so quite a big part too, actually. First I thought they had blocked the IP's. When you ask the ISP's themselves, they'll usually also confirm this, but then I tried changing DNS servers, and to my amazement I could get on all the previously blocked sites! And thus I wanted to share this information with the world, of course. ;p

So, if you know your way around pc's, all you have to do is change your settings to use Google's DNS-service instead of your ISP's.

And of course, if you don't, I'll give a little HowTo. ;p (There's also a little video showing it at the bottom, if you want...)

=> The HowTo:

=> For Windows XP (nm my XP is skinned red ;p) :

1. Find the 'Connected' icon in your System Tray (the icons at the bottem right). It should look something like this:

2. Right click on it and select: "Open Network Connections".

3. In the window that opens, you'll see all of your network connections (Like Wifi, cable,...). Right click on the one you use to connect to the internet (usually there'll be only one) and select Properties.

4. In that Properties window (scroll down if you have to) and select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click Properties below it to the right.

These will probably be your settings:

5. Change these settings to use Google's DNS servers:

Primary: 8.8.4.4

Alternate: 8.8.8.8

Confirm everything and close the Network Connections window. You should now be able to go to any blocked site. ;)

=> For Windows 7

1. Find the 'Connected' icon in your System Tray (the icons at the bottem right). It should look something like this:

2. Right click on it and select: "Open Network and Sharing Center".

3. In the Network Sharing center at the left side, click "Change adapter settings".

4. In the window that opens, you'll see all of your network connections (Like Wifi, cable,...). Right click on the one you use to connect to the internet (usually there'll be only one) and select Properties.

5. In that Properties window (scroll down if you have to) and select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", then click Properties below it to the right.