Consolidated "Problems Accessing FlyerTalk When Using A VPN" thread
Mar 21, 2024 | 2:24 am
#289
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Yup, I think it was #22 since I was still connected to it yesterday when I checked. But it's no longer working with that server. I tried a bunch of other WA-based ones, and they are all blocked. Too lazy to try them all.
Edit: oddly, #22 now works again with FT.
Edit: oddly, #22 now works again with FT.
Last edited by notquiteaff; Mar 21, 2024 at 3:51 am
Mar 21, 2024 | 6:44 am
#290
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I really don't have the time to try every one of them to figure out which one works. I really wonder if each of those servers have its own unique IP address?
Mar 22, 2024 | 7:30 am
#291
Formerly known as newbie elite
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Don`t want to get too technical here but the filtering here is probably done at the ASN level (Autonomous System Number) which is a higher level protocol than IP addresses. Let's you block many addresses efficiently
Apr 2, 2024 | 2:45 am
#292
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I was in 2 different Hiltons on two different Seychelles islands last week both the hotels internet was not getting access to FT, giving me the following error page. Other sites that I accessed were fine. This was with my laptop not using any VPN. I assume Hilton was employing some VPN that FT/Cloudflare did not like
using windscribe changed the error, but I was still unable to gain access. I was just looking to waste a bit of time and so did not investigate any further if using different windscribe servers would allow access.
using windscribe changed the error, but I was still unable to gain access. I was just looking to waste a bit of time and so did not investigate any further if using different windscribe servers would allow access.
Last edited by tangey; Apr 2, 2024 at 2:51 am
Apr 14, 2024 | 7:45 pm
#293
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With Nord VPN from Mexico I get blocked some of the time but if I set Seattle as my location, I usually get through. Now don't block me please.
Apr 15, 2024 | 1:29 pm
#294
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Apr 16, 2024 | 12:24 pm
#296
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Apr 17, 2024 | 6:57 am
#297
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I suppose it was only a matter of time, but I've noticed a significant uptick in posts by bots during the past several months, e.g.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36166652-post93.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36166652-post93.html
May 19, 2024 | 7:15 am
#298
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My life experience is to use different VPNs for different reasons. I run my own through a router at my main home in Nevada, and also through my second home in SF. I use Proton for privacy. And two different work VPNs for GFW and not GFW content. The two from my routers seem the most acceptable to FT.
May 19, 2024 | 7:37 pm
#299
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May 19, 2024 | 10:21 pm
#300
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My life experience is to use different VPNs for different reasons. I run my own through a router at my main home in Nevada, and also through my second home in SF. I use Proton for privacy. And two different work VPNs for GFW and not GFW content. The two from my routers seem the most acceptable to FT.