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Smallest UK VPS for using BBC iPlayer?

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  • @httpzoom StormVZ :(

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    Corrected :)

    Thanked by 1Patrick
  • I personally use a RamHost.us VM for BBC content, the speed is actually pretty good.

  • Connected to this topic, does anyone know / can explain how does the commercial DNS hosts make it possible to listen to iPlayer and Netflix, just by a simple DNS setting? I really don't understand it! Can you hide your GeoIP just by using some special tweaked DNS server? And if yes, does anyone have any guide on how to make such a DNS server yourself?

  • @zsero said: Connected to this topic, does anyone know / can explain how does the commercial DNS hosts make it possible to listen to iPlayer and Netflix, just by a simple DNS setting? I really don't understand it! Can you hide your GeoIP just by using some special tweaked DNS server? And if yes, does anyone have any guide on how to make such a DNS server yourself?

    These services use IP Geolocation, not DMS Geolocation. Spoofing your IP to a UK IP is the only way to accomplish this (either Proxy or VPN)

  • VPN and Proxy I understand. What I don't understand is that how does these "smart" DNS services work, what does it simly by a DNS setting change:
    http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/
    https://www.overplay.net/

    And of course, is it possible to make one ourselves?

  • joepie91joepie91 Member, Patron Provider

    @zsero said: VPN and Proxy I understand. What I don't understand is that how does these "smart" DNS services work, what does it simly by a DNS setting change:

    http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/
    https://www.overplay.net/

    And of course, is it possible to make one ourselves?

    They probably just return DNS records for the affected sites that point to their servers (which then proxy the content) instead of the real servers.

  • chrispchrisp Member
    edited October 2012

    By the way..I decided to take one from httpzoom, but I got just 200GB of bandwidth with the link from the offer thread with 250GB so if you're after the 50GB you should take StormVZ ;)

    Proof:
    http://i.imgur.com/cyAHw.png

  • OK, but then we can just do it with hosts, don't we?

  • @chrisp said: By the way..I decided to take one from httpzoom, but I got just 200GB of bandwidth with the link from the offer thread with 250GB so if you're after the 50GB you should take StormVZ ;)

    @chrisp I'm sure that's just an human error by @httpzoom, they'll probably add the 50GB up if you PM / open ticket up :)

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    Its possibly someone editing the product for a new product/offer.

    Please open a ticket and we'll get that corrected.

  • chrispchrisp Member
    edited October 2012

    @httpzoom said: Please open a ticket and we'll get that corrected.

    Wow thats a quick reaction! Thank you so much. So now httpzoom and StormVZ are even if you just need them for proxying purposes ;)

    The vps runs smoothly, if anyone needs anything tested you could ask me.

  • But wasn't the 200 GB because of Quaterly Payments?

    @httpzoom said: Guys,
    Only difference is QTR payments will get 200gb bandwidth.

  • @zsero said: But wasn't the 200 GB because of Quaterly Payments?

    Maybe, but I paid yearly. Some human error as StormVZ supposed, thats ok now.

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep
    edited October 2012

    Zsero,

    That may well have been the case. We've not had to advertise the OpenVZ offers for a long time now and therefore the offers on these are quite old.

  • zserozsero Member
    edited October 2012

    I've just checked, I have 200 GB too. But at this stage it's really not what matters, I'm having such a hard time configuring squid.

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    Zsero,

    A really good guide can be found here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-rhel-centos-fedora-squid-installation-configuration.html

    I'd suggest before you try this you completely wipe your VPS and reinstall the OS.

    Unfortunately we cannot help with any script installs on the VPS as they are completely unmanaged.

  • @zsero ask tiq on #frantech IRC, he is good with Squid IIRC

  • @httpzoom, there is clearly something crazy with your config, I think you have a firewall disabling all ports or something like that. I went nuts with squid, tinyproxy and polipo. It took me a long time to debug that the default squid config should at least give an access error page, like on my all other VPSs. On your config it's not possible, the connection is silently just hanging in the air, nothing is happening.

    @StormVZ: I signed up! Loving the minimal Debian 32 option, 2.45 MB RAM after startup!!! True Minstall mentality! Squid running in 5 minutes!

    Thanked by 1Patrick
  • I have an httpzoom openvz VPS on "OpenVZ Node 1". It works great. I use a ssh tunnel as a proxy. I work with a bunch of Scottish guys and provide them all with access to the BBC (we are in California). flashplayer opens a connection on port 1935/udp that bypasses the proxy so most of the video traffic doesn't go thru your VPS, so it doesn't count against your quota and you get better performance.

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    @zsero as others have pointed out there is no strange setup from our side and its unfortunately you've been unable to configure things. A refund has been issued.

  • @httpzoom said: as others have pointed out there is no strange setup from our side and its unfortunately you've been unable to configure things. A refund has been issued.

    I was going to say, I set up TinyProxy on both my VPS with you and it took all of a minute each, with no need for support - the only time I did need anything was for TUN/TAP so I could run OpenVPN, which again worked perfectly first time.

  • @httpzoom: How can I not configure well an apt-get purge iptables; apt-get install squid? You should receive at least an access error, like in any other VPS-es! In your node, the connection was waiting for ever with no response for some reason. I'm not doubting that your other nodes were fine but this one had problems with connections.

  • @zsero what node where you on/distro were you using?

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    @zsero, your refund has now been processed. It appears there isn't a problem due to the amount of our customers that are coming in here to say they have XYZ setup.

    Unfortunately due to the extremely low pricing on these products we cannot offer any sort of server management or bug fixing of your installed software.

  • @nekki, @httpzoom: I'm using Minstall on every single VPS I have, a project I'm an active contributor to. I always start from a Debian 6 32-bit and apply Minstall with the same settings on all my VPS-es. Trust me, there is no difference between Minstall-ed OS-es. So far I only had this connection setting on my httpzoom node (it's a pity I've applied for a refund, else I could just share it here).

  • CloudxtnyHostCloudxtnyHost Member, Host Rep

    @zsero,

    As I've said you have been refunded and none of our other customers seem to be experiencing issues. As far as I'm concerned we've refunded in a very acceptable time frame and it was just a case of HTTP Zoom not being suitable for you.

  • PatrickPatrick Member
    edited October 2012

    @zsero said: @StormVZ: I signed up! Loving the minimal Debian 32 option, 2.45 MB RAM after startup!!! True Minstall mentality! Squid running in 5 minutes!

    Good to hear!

  • @httpzoom, of course, the whole signup, refund, TUN enabling, every process was perfect at yours! Thanks for refunding so quickly. I would have stayed happily, if not for this issue. And trust me, it's not my configuration/knowledge, but something on that node.

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