A bit more on the VPN options....
The workaround I presented requires installing VPN client software on
your device, such as a Windows, Mac, or Android device. But these days
we have so many internet-connected devices, including TVs, DVD players,
security cameras, appliances, etc. Since its often difficult to
impossible to install an app onto those appliance-type devices, another
option is to have your home router maintain a VPN connection to the
internet. That way, ALL the devices in your home that pass through the
router will be going through the VPN tunnel, with no need to install
apps or such on your various devices.
Unfortunately, not many home routers have the ability to do this( i.e.,
act as a VPN client); however, there are some. Here is an article on
this
topic:https://www.howtogeek.com/221889/connect-your-home-router-to-a-vpn-to-bypass-censorship-filtering-and-more/
Regards,
Tim
On Thu, Nov 22, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Tim Gwinn wrote:
FYI -
One temporary workaround is to use a VPN (virtual private network) app
on your device, which will create an encrypted "tunnel" connection
between your device and a VPN server (which is not in the WBS IP
range) somewhere else on the internet. In short, it gives your device
an entirely non-WBS IP address on the internet, so that services that
block or challenge you based on your IP address will see this non-WBS
IP address and thus not block nor pester you with challenges.>
There are many VPN services like this out there. Some are free, most
have a monthly fee. I happen to use proXPN, which is around $7/mo. It
supports Windows, Mac, Android.> https://secure.proxpn.com/index.php
Here is a very recent review comparison of VPNs by PC Mag:
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp
These apps run in the background of your device, so once it is set up
and enabled, its transparent, and doesn't interfere with your normal
activity. Issues that can occur are some restricted bandwidth (but
generally, WBS bandwidth is the limiting facotr), and some services
like Netflix may or may not allow connection over a VPN, since VPNs
are sometimes used to get around region/country specific pricing or
availability, and so services like Netflix may be wary of customers
signing in via VPNs.>
Regards,
Tim Gwinn
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Mari Rovang wrote:
Jim,
We are having the same I’m not a robot phenomenon any time we try to
access a website, or even use the online dictionary. Says it’s
detecting unqualified activity. Doesn’t happen in other locations.
Also, the photos are hazy and hard to interpret.>> Mari
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 7:34 PM Jim McRae
<jimmcraejim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>>> Yes Rick. I also don't know what my
"credentials" are. Sorry to be
so dense. I'm sure it's obvious to a whole lot of folks.>>> Also, several
news locations ask me to confirm that I'm not a robot.
That has come up so frequently lately that I don't trust anyone
enough to click anything on command. What do folks know about that
happening now. Any manipulative requests around this?>>>
On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 5:21 PM David Young
<coordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:>>>> Warwick Broadband have an IP
blacklist problem. We almost cured it
last month and now it is very much back. We need everyone to change
their email credentials and run antivirus protection.____>>>> We believe
the blacklisting is caused by SPAM being sent from one
or more subscriber computers. But, it may be IP spoofing, using our
customer’s email credentials from a remote site. Fixing this
requires running antivirus software on your computers and keeping
the protection current. ____>>>> If this is happening remotely (meaning:
not on our network) the fix
is for folks to change their email passwords. That way a remote
server can’t successfully pretend to be one of us.____>>>> Studying this
today added another element to ponder: are websites
blocking our IPs because they see too many connections coming from
it?____>>>> Options we are considering include implementation of carrier
class
network address translation where customers are assigned to a
unique port range which means we can track down offenders with some
snooping; using public IP4 addresses; or implementing public IP6
with support IP4). The advantage of the public IP address use will
be that only the “offender” will be impacted by blacklisting. ____>>>> __
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David Young____
Administrative Coordinator____
Town of Warwick____
978-729-3224 (mobile)____
978-544-6315 (Selectboard office)____
413-676-9544 (Broadband service)____
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*From:* warwicklist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <warwicklist-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf Of *narguimbau>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday,
November 13, 2018 2:35 PM
*To:* WarwickList@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [The-L] Re: - 10/27 ____
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My incoming email has been blocked since October 27. Don’t know
why. Trying to fix it.____>>>> __ __
Nick Arguimbau____
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Sent from Mail[1] for Windows 10____
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