How do I make websites think I'm browsing from the US?

**Mazmaz** · 2011-12-15 23:26

I'm really sick of Canada's equivalent of Comedy Central. Their website is utter shit and the videos don't work half the time. I just wanna watch Daily Show and Colbert Report. Can someone tell me how I can make websites think I live in the US so I can watch Comedy Central?

Thanks.

**hey** · 2011-12-15 23:34

Use a US proxy.

**Mazmaz** · 2011-12-15 23:35

What is that and how do I do it?

**hey** · 2011-12-15 23:36

http://proxy.org/

**Pikarya** · 2011-12-15 23:38

Get behind 7 proxies just to be sure.

**avelle** · 2011-12-15 23:40

Move to a real country! But ya, proxy.

**Mazmaz** · 2011-12-16 00:40

Awesome. All they do is break down the flash player of the website, or it still knows I'm in Canada.

**Jefe** · 2011-12-16 01:25

It makes it think you're in the US.

Try something like Foxyproxy, if you're using FF, quick, easy, and awesome add on.

If you're feeling adventurous, try Tor.

**Maguspk** · 2011-12-16 01:36

Code:

ssh -D 56234 username@ip-address-of-usa-ssh-server

Takes like 2 seconds to type, SOCKS proxy so ez. I wouldn't use a public proxy, zero security.

**Mazmaz** · 2011-12-16 02:09

What do I do with that code you posted? Do I put it in FoxyProxy somewhere? Sorry I'm just totally illiterate when it comes to these things.

**Jefe** · 2011-12-16 02:39

He assumed you had Linux/Unix OS in your computer. That's a konsole command, sorta like command prompt in windows.

**Mazmaz** · 2011-12-16 02:56

So what do I do with this FoxyProxy?

I turned it on or w/e, but it just blocked the flash player on the site again.

**Jefe** · 2011-12-16 04:00

You need to configure it, so the first step is:

1. Find a free US based proxy number xxx.xxx.xxx: xxxx (proxy ip: port).

Visit this website: http://sockslist.net/ Check the proxy first, it will tell you if it's working, it will also tell you if it's a SOCK proxy and its ver.!!!!IMPORTANT

Once you find a working proxy, write down the proxy ip and its port number.

Open Foxyproxy -> Add a New Proxy -> Manual Proxy Config (enter info from above), if it's a SOCK click the box and the corresponding ver.

That's pretty much it, foxyproxy takes care of the rest. But it's a huge pain in the ass to find a reliable/fast proxy ;(

**Cephius** · 2011-12-16 09:57

Public proxies are incredibly insecure. You're basically sending ALL your internet traffic through someone else's computer. Make sure you don't send any personal information while you're connected. Should be fine if you just want to stream some shows though.

**Gryffes** · 2011-12-17 09:07

Hotspot shield works well for free proxy for stuff like hulu.

**Mazmaz** · 2012-01-15 15:34

necro bump.
So on Reddit I found a solution. It uses a Firefox addon called Modify Headers. It seems to work just fine for streaming Comedy Central.
Anyone know what it does and if there's any risks?

**Kryssan** · 2012-01-16 16:40

I don't know about all that (except that proxies tend to be a conflagration of a mess, unless you set one up yourself with a friend or the like), but Hulu also allows you to view those two shows. If it is just an issue of the site and playback, how is Hulu in Canada? My preference would be to just go that way if viable, rather than using proxies or extra addons to FF that may or may not add to its memory leak problems.

**Jefe** · 2012-01-16 17:12

In layman's terms it's like a hand shake. The show's servers request your pc's ip via HTTP, if your area is blocked it will tell you to gtfo. Masking the header will lie to the server and say well this is my ip (do a whois on the number you're using), the server will then accept you. Think of it like a fake id or something. The proxy doesn't lie because in fact you are using another ip.

**Mazmaz** · 2012-01-16 20:31

Originally Posted by Jefe

In layman's terms it's like a hand shake. The show's servers request your pc's ip via HTTP, if your area is blocked it will tell you to gtfo. Masking the header will lie to the server and say well this is my ip (do a whois on the number you're using), the server will then accept you. Think of it like a fake id or something. The proxy doesn't lie because in fact you are using another ip.

cool thanks. So I googled whois that number, and it came up with this lol?

12.13.14.15 Whois
Contact Email

Whois Data
NetRange: 12.0.0.0 - 12.255.255.255
CIDR: 12.0.0.0/8
OriginAS:
NetName: ATT
NetHandle: NET-12-0-0-0-1
Parent:
NetType: Direct Allocation
Comment: For abuse issues contact
RegDate: 1983-08-23
Updated: 2010-11-18
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-12-0-0-0-1

OrgName: AT&T Services, Inc.
OrgId: ATTW-Z
Address: 200 S. Laurel AVE.
City: MIDDLETOWN
StateProv: NJ
PostalCode: 07748
Country: US
RegDate: 2009-12-18
Updated: 2010-08-30
Comment: Contact AT&T Abuse ( ) for policy abuse issues.
Comment: All policy abuse issues sent to other POCs will be disregarded.
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/ATTW-Z

OrgAbuseHandle: ATTAB-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: ATT Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-919-319-8130
OrgAbuseEmail:
OrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ATTAB-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: IPSWI-ARIN
OrgTechName: IP SWIP
OrgTechPhone: +1-888-613-6330
OrgTechEmail:
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IPSWI-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ICC-ARIN
OrgTechName: IP Team
OrgTechPhone: +1-732-844-5564
OrgTechEmail:
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ICC-ARIN

RTechHandle: IAA17-ARIN
RTechName: IP Address Administration
RTechPhone: +1-732-420-2071
RTechEmail:
RTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IAA17-ARIN

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