Carpe Techno

Can you access restricted websites?

Eight months ago I posted about 3 easy steps to access restricted websites, where I talked about web proxies (CGI or PHP-based) and there usefulness when it comes to bypassing basic website restrictions. Today, i’m going a little deeper and talk about other ways to get around most of the restrictions out there:

One - Try using onion routing (a technique for anonymous communication over a computer network) , I recommand TOR for this matter, read more about it here.

Two - domain forward services might be useful, assuming that they do not redirect you to the original website. Checkout snipurl.com for this matter.

Three - use the google cache of the webpage. Type cache:http://www.example.com/ (though this might not get you an updated version of the page).

Four - If the ISP does not do a reverse DNS lookup you can try to type the ip address of the website instead of typing the URL (in windows, start > run > type “cmd” > ping www.example.com ; you’ll see the IP address in the reply).

Bonus - use a web proxy, perhaps the most effective method. I extensivily talked about in this past article, use the google translation service or use google mobile search (though it will strip any css and javascript from the page).