Lately I've read that the government is moving to block gamblers' access to internet gambling sites. This is very distressing to me and I need to prepare for this threat. Is there a simple work-around I could use NOW to prepare for this? I'm not that computer savvy - don't even know how to use proxy servers let alone SSH tunneling, encription etc., but if I need to, I'll have to learn!
Pete, it's a sad time for everyone who believes in personal liberty and responsibility instead of the Bully State.petemoss said:
But a secure Tunnel isn't difficult to install or use at all.
It's a simple Windows installer that you run, and it sets your Internet browser automatically.
You can read about the one I recommend here in this thread in the Computer & Tech Help forum I made on this subject:
Protecting your IP to disguise the state and country you are logging on from..
http://forums.therx.com/showthread.php?t=416657
You should get going with the Tunnel soon, BEFORE problems start with the blocking of sites.
(And to those who keep on mentioning those stupid free ones, like proxy4free.com put up by some Russian hacker, stick with the paid services. Not only are paid ones like the one I recommend faster, but you don't have a thousand hackers and their dog snooping on your connection.
You don't think they would REALLY give you something like that completely free? Get real.)
You might want to search on some of the other threads about potential blocking of websites....consider the fact that the US government has *never* blocked a website of any sort for any reason. If they're not blocking sites that offer pirated software and media, kiddie porn, pro-terrorist websites, etc. they're not going to block gambling sites....if this was something they were interested in doing they would have done it a long time ago. The political and constitutional ramifications of it are too extreme for even the most ardent Bible thumping pol to consider this route...
bmconsultants said:
Many thanks, BMConsultants. That's the advice and info I needed. Will get started soon.
To the other posters: I hear you and I hope you are right, but nothing would surprise me given the recent zeal the federal and state government has shown to stop internet gambling. I forgot where, but somewhere in this forum there was a link to an article stating that gamblers in New York State are already blocked from gambling sites. I know it's not true, but unfortunately, that's the direction we are moving. So while I hope it won't happen, and I know it shouldn't, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
petemoss said:
If your ISP bans a web site try this and see if you can access, for example if www.willhill.com was banned then type ping www.willhill.com to get its ip address like this
C:\>ping www.willhill.com
Pinging www.willhill.com [217.33.148.40] with 32 bytes of data:
Then use notepad to open C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS file on your pc and type
217.33.148.40 www.willhill.com
save the file then try to access the site, see if this works
