
torrent files contain the file metadata and tracker addresses that let your chosen torrenting software know the multiple sources it can get a particular file from, be it a movie, a TV show, a recent Linux distro or a piece of open-source software.

ISPs are only required to block the torrent websites that host the. We don’t know what type of blocking method other ISPs will use but the following options should be enough to bypass a number of site-blocking techniques. You just locate the Network settings and change the DNS server address. The process is very similar on Windows 7/8/8.1 and even Mac computers as well. Select that option and type in 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4 Near the bottom of the box is “Use the following DNS server addresses”.Click on it once to select it and then click Properties. Scroll down the list of items to find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).Right-Click on the connection type (could be Ethernet or Wi-Fi) of your choosing and go to Properties.On the left hand panel, click Change adapter settings Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.All you need to do is go into your network settings and change your DNS server address to the Google Public DNS address. One of the easiest ways to bypass DNS-level blocking of a website is by using Google Public DNS. Maybe the telco is deliberately using this method so that users can easily bypass it. DNS-level blocks are extremely easy to bypass you can do it in a pinch.Īs far as we know, Telstra, which started using this method to restrict access to The Pirate Bay on December 20. ISPs can use DNS blocking, IP address blocking, URL blocking or any other technical method (so long as the rights holders are happy with it) to block access to the torrent websites. Luckily, there are ways to bypass the ISP blocking of the five torrent sites for free. VPNs aren’t that expensive (some cost less than $US10 a month), but that’s still money you didn’t need to spend before. He thinks most people wouldn’t want to fork out money for a VPN.Īnd he may be right. It’s not illegal to use a VPN to access the blocked sites but the Village Roadshow co-chief executive Graham Burke doesn’t seem too concerned about that. So is it legal for Australians to access the blocked websites locally? Let's find out. it's incredibly easy to bypass any site-blocking implemented by ISPs. This was a result of court action taken by rights holders Foxtel and Village Roadshow in their desperate fight against piracy.

Last week, the Federal Court of Australia ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to five major torrent websites. Is It Legal To Access ISP-Blocked Websites?
