--- In [email protected], Brad Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just did an experiment. It looks like they have blocked skypes login servers. I told skype to use a > http_proxy located outside etisalat's foul stench and skype logged in just fine, in addition to > being able to make and receive calls.. > > So get yourself an account with an anonymous proxy, socks proxy or web proxy, or vpn.. and skype away. > > Brad (Who needs an inflatable parrot, eye patch and wooden leg)
Aaarrrrr, scurvy!! My guess too, they just blocked the login servers. However I wasn't able to use a normal http proxy. I had to configure socks5. Some friends and I are thinking of writing a whitepaper on these things. Don't want to attract too much heat though ;) But based down it goes like this: find yourself a place with a neat (read: unrestricted) internet connection which has a good speed to your original location. Set up a proxy server there. Preferably on port 80 because this seems to be QoS'd by our Etisalat friends to have the highest performance. Also, are they ever going to block HTTP traffic? Didn't think so. Other options include, as Brad suggested, to use a vpn connection. OpenVPN would suit very well. Make sure u 1) rtfm and 2) push the option "redirect-gateway" to your clients. That will redirect all traffic on the client computer through the vpn. Then there's some routing you have to set up on your vpn server in the unrestricted internet connection location. As I said, I'm trying to get a consise howto into a white paper. But don't let that stop you experimenting :) The nice thing about using vpn is that all your traffic gets encrypted on the way. So forget people trying to snoop on it (did I mean Etisalat trying to figure out what your sending through?). Better yet, let OpenVPN listen on port 80 TCP. No way traffic over that port will ever get blocked. What do you do when a wall is blocking your view of a hot chick? You shout to your pall on top of the wall to shout you back a description. Keep that in mind when you're trying to get normal internet access and everything will be fine :) ttfn Michael http://blog.code.ae Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dubailug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
