[tor-relays] BBC iPlayer blocked for UK middle relay operators?

[Matthew Harrold]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Paul Blakeman <blakeyman at mac.com> wrote:

> Chris
>
> I have had several issues that appeared whilst running a Tor network.
> This has happened to me too even though I switched mine (relay) off
> several weeks ago…
> I have notified BBC (via supplied contact forms 3 times) and have had no
> resolve
> Other services affected have been nhs.uk & lovefilm.com although since
> switching my relay off these now work again.
>
> My supplier is Virgin Media and I have spent *hours* on tech help support.
> Nobody can answer this.
> My dynamic WAN IP (assigned via DHCP) never changes and I’ve been told it
> "can’t & won’t ever change…”.
> It’s been the same IP address for years...
>

This isn't strictly true. If you are using a 'Super Hub' (Combined cable
modem / router for those of you outside the UK) in modem mode with another
router, if you change the MAC on the router and reboot the Super Hub, you
will get a new IP. Obviously, this requires you swap your router, or have a
router capable of changing it's MAC address...

Therefore if anybody wants to monitor or divert my traffic they can.
>
> Who provides your service?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
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> On 28 Jun 2014, at 12:52, Chris Whittleston <csw34 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > Is anyone else running a relay in the UK having issues accessing BBC
> iPlayer from the same connection? For the last 6 weeks or so now I've been
> getting messages telling me I'm 'outside the UK' when I'm in London, and my
> IP address clearly resolves to show that.
> >
> > Just wondering if the provider BBC use for iPlayer might have started
> just blocking all Tor IPs recently - including middle relays.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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