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Browni
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Re: Bit Torrent

@Rgmanby which DNS servers are you using?
I can access the Pirate Bay even though I am on BT. I am using Cloudflare DNS though.
Rgmanby
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Re: Bit Torrent

I'm just using PN through pi-hole.
jab1
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Re: Bit Torrent


@Rgmanby wrote:
It's only illegal if you download copyrighted material.
There are lots of bands, devs and amateur film makers who upload their stuff there for free, like github etc, just be careful you only download non copyrighted material.

Fair enough, but I'm still steering  clear.

John
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Re: Bit Torrent

@Rgmanby I use github, but only for computer programs - from reliable links on sites I trust, or recommendations from trusted sources.

John
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Re: Bit Torrent

That's where all my flash roms for STC12c come from too, it really is a good resource for dev's, some clever people out there 👍
jamsey66
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Re: Bit Torrent

apparently it came up with SSL Cert error (privacy) 

jamsey66
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Re: Bit Torrent

fixed now, changed dns, rebooted hub all working

IronMonk1
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Re: Bit Torrent

My friend has noticed this in the last couple of days. Torrent sites flag up the unsafe site page from my browser. When you accept the risk and continue to the site it just displays a blank page. Happens no matter the browser I use or if it's updated. Could only be the ISP? Plusnet introducted a new setting?

jab1
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Re: Bit Torrent

If they are blocked due to a court order, the ISP is obliged to refuse connection.

John
IronMonk1
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Re: Bit Torrent

Surely all those would have been in place years ago. Seems a bit strange all of a sudden with no recent news to suggest why and also not much chatter about it. Best I could find was a trade deal with Australia re-inforcing protection of intellectual property.

Mustrum
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Re: Bit Torrent

@IronMonk1  That sounds more like a security system setting or anti virus program on your device. Have you changed or checked that, or tried another known working device?

IronMonk1
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Re: Bit Torrent

It did the same on other devices and with firewalls etc switched off. However as mentioned earlier changing the DNS service worked. Can't put a finger on why it suddenly didn't work beforehand. I googled the IP his router was using for the original DNS and while not an exact match, it was mentioned in this thread which goes over my head. Probably unrelated.

https://community.plus.net/t5/Tech-Help-Software-Hardware-etc/Has-Plusnet-server-212-159-6-9-just-go...

ModelCitizen2
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Re: Bit Torrent

Someone should probably tell Google as PB is available if you use their DNS servers. (That's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 btw.)