Broadband: IP Region
IP Region
by psyraver - 7/21/06 11:54 PMIs there a way to make a web site think your ip is from a different region. I buy music from this web site and some music is not avaliable in my territory. Can some one help?
Thanks, Psy.
Yes...proxy servers...
by John.Wilkinson
- 7/22/06 7:47 AM
In reply to: IP Region by psyraver
You can do this by using a proxy, which is where your connection is first routed through someone else's computer. The 'detected region' will depend on which available IP address you use.
Now, some browsers, such as Firefox, include native support for using proxies. (Internet Explorer doesn't.) You just have to find a working proxy IP address and input it into Firefox. Alternatively, you could purchase sofware that finds IP addresses itself and works for all programs connecting to the internet, not just your browser.
To do it with Firefox:
1.) Click here for a list of free public proxy servers, updated daily.
2.) Choose one that's from the region you want.
3.) Go Tools->Options->General, and click on "Connection Settings" in Firefox.
4.) Select "Manual proxy configuration."
5.) Enter the IP address and port number.
6.) Check the box to "use this proxy server for all protocols."
I do question why some music is unavailable in your territory, though. Do you live in China or another country that places restrictions on what media you can access? If so, using a proxy server to obtain it would most likely be illegal, and thus best avoided.
Hope this helps,
John
My Territory is U.S..
by psyraver - 7/23/06 2:04 PM In reply to: Yes...proxy servers... by John.Wilkinson
I live in the U.S. and I buy music from this web site called Beat Port. And they specialized in just electronic music, i.e. techno, trance and dance. So most of the music is from european record labels. Certain labels only offer there music in there territory.
Anything Else?
by tpullano - 7/27/06 5:14 AM In reply to: Yes...proxy servers... by John.Wilkinson
Good information here...but would this be useful for anything else besides what you describe?
I would think so if there is a whole site dedicated to public proxy servers.
Also, if this is done within firefox, does this cause some kind of conflict with a home wireless router ip addresses? Does the router need to be reset and would my ISP's cable modem recognize it?
Yes...
by John.Wilkinson - 7/27/06 12:41 PM
In reply to: Anything Else? by tpullano
There are multiple reasons someone may want to use a proxy:
1.) Surf anonymously, ensuring that people running sites you visit cannot determine where you're from, what sites you've visited, etc. This is the primary reason.
2.) Send an e-mail and make it appear as if it was sent from somewhere else. This is frequently the case with spammers.
3.) Circumvent a server-side content filter, particularly at the workplace and in schools.
4.)Connect to the internet with a greater level of security.
5.) Make it more difficult for ISPs to record a list of sites you visit.
6.) Access a site that the person has been banned from using IP address.
7.) Access a site that is restricted to use by people from a certain region. This can be a touchy area, though, since accessing blocked sites is illegal in some cases. (See China and their blockage of free press.)
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What you're doing is having the proxy serve as a middleman...you tell the proxy what site you want to view and it accesses it instead of you, then forwards the content to you. You shouldn't need to do anything special for it to work. You can, of course, test to make sure the proxy is working by clicking here.
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The Risks: All of the data must pass through the proxy, which means the owner/operator can intercept any information that passes through, which is mostly unencrypted. This gives him/her the ability to read e-mails, log usernames and passwords, etc. Thus you shouldn't use an unknown public proxy when sending private information, conducting bank transactions, etc.
Hope this helps,
John
Anonymizer
by jimlowry98 - 7/27/06 5:26 AM In reply to: IP Region by psyraverIf you don't use a proxy, you would be shocked at the amount of information about yourself exposed to your internet contacts.
I am paying $20 a year for a proxy program that makes me safer from hooligans who want to capture my personal info. The money I pay means I don't have to worry about finding a fast proxy server as they keep one running all the time for the paying customers.
It is called anonymizer and was part of the extra zone alarm tools.
Free Anonymizer
by digitzero - 9/2/06 11:22 AM In reply to: Anonymizer by jimlowry98There's no doubt that using an Anonymizer can mask your true identity and help protect your valuable information and security. There's also no reason to pay for these services as there are many free web based Anonymizers that allow you to surf anonymously through websites such as http://www.proxymy.com
RE:Anonymizer
by jayfin - 9/10/06 11:14 AM In reply to: Anonymizer by jimlowry98My experience with anonymizer's both free and paid for has not been very good. Frequently I would be unable to access a website or even if I could, I would not be able to use any links. Generally this was with websites that checked my IP Address.
Jayfin
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