banned by ip

[Bart Silverstrim]

John K Masters wrote:

> Assuming the 'stop making noise' is not aimed at me, I shall try to
> help.
> 
> Firstly, if you think your problem is with your ISP then the first thing
> is to contact your ISP and tell then the problem.
> 
> Secondly, I have never used tor/privoxy but from what I understand, tor
> is a kernel module to enable tunneling on a server. Are you trying to
> run a server through your ISP? Most ISPs will block this somehow, or at
> least limit the bandwidth.

Tor is an anonymizing proxy that will kick out your requests to and from 
random servers on the Internet so you can't predict where your messages 
are coming from.  It's still being developed and can be ungodly slow, 
and requires two-way traffic since you proxy other TOR users.  It's a 
haven for political dissidents, privacy advocates, and porn traders, if 
both camps are to be believed.  It's a proxy for your traffic while 
proxying other users through you.

Our friend here is right that it would get around an IP block but he 
ignores the fact that any service that relies on detecting where you are 
located will fail (such as UK sites blocking out US sites due to 
restrictions on intellectual properties...damn you, BBC!!) and TOR 
routing means SLOOOW traffic, especially if you're using it to proxy 
everything for many users on your network.  It also adds another layer 
of complication to troubleshooting network issues.