When we surf the Internet, we can sometimes encounter problems that prevent us from accessing a website. Sometimes it is an error in our connection, the software we use or the device. However, techwadia it could be a problem with the website itself that is even blocking us. It is something that can happen for certain reasons but we can make use of different services and methods to bypass the blocking of a page . We are going to give some recommendations if we find this problem to be able to navigate normally.
Web pages can block users
Surely
on many occasions we have tried to enter a web page and an error message appears indicating
that we cannot access. The causes, logically, can be many. It could
happen that the server is simply down at that moment, that they are carrying
out an update or that our browser has not loaded it correctly. The error
can be from the user, but also from the page itself.
However,
it could also happen that that website has blocked access to a certain user. It
could even prohibit access from certain geographical
locations or when using a specific operator.
This
would force users to have to carry out some action, use a program and be able
to bypass that lock in some way. Luckily
we have different methods at our disposal with which we can avoid this block
and be able to access a web page normally.
How to avoid blocking a website
As
we say, we have at our disposal certain services and programs that we can use
in our systems and thus be able to avoid blocking a page. This is
something that we can use regardless of the type of device or operating system,
since blocking a website is independent.
Use VPN
One
of the most interesting options that we can use if we have suffered a block
when trying to access a web page is a VPN service . It
is also something widely used today, since it allows us to encrypt the
connection and avoid security problems when we connect to a public Wi-Fi or an unencrypted
website.
What
VPN programs do is hide our real IP
address . This means that if that website has blocked
a range of IPs, something that can happen sometimes by mistake, we could enter
without problems. But we will also be able to enter if there is a
geographical restriction, for example not being able to enter a website from a
certain country.
In
these cases, a VPN will be able to help us avoid blocking when trying to
connect to an online service or open a web page. We can use options like Shurfshark , NordVPN or ExpressVPN ,
among many other options. There are both free and paid, although from
RedesZone we do not recommend the first option, since in many cases our data is
not well protected and we can have problems.
Proxy servers
A
similar opportunity is to attach through a proxy server . Here we also are going
to have a completely extensive variety of opportunities. There are many to be
had on the Internet, each unfastened and paid. In this example our connection
is going through an middleman. That is, if we connect our laptop or cell to a
website, it first goes through the proxy.
When going through the proxy the IP address changes . Basically
we arrive at the web server with the IP of that proxy, so they will never be
able to know which one is our real one and, in case of being blocked, we could skip
the restriction.
This
option is also interesting if we want to connect to a website hosted in another country . This
way we can avoid possible geographic restrictions that could prevent access to
certain sites. Of course, once we go we must choose correctly which
service we are going to use, since the performance may be different.
Change DNS
We
can say that DNS act as translators . They
are a fundamental piece to be able to enter any website. They are
responsible for translating domain names (RedesZone, for example) into IP
addresses. In this way, users do not need to memorize a large number of
numbers (which would be the IP) and can simply enter by entering the name of
the page.
Normally
users use the DNS servers that
come with the Internet operator. This could be the cause that there is
some type of blockade and does not allow us to enter a website. Luckily we
have a wide range of possibilities to configure in our team.
To
change the DNS in Windows we have to go to Start, enter Settings, access
Network and Internet and click on Wi-Fi or Ethernet, the network card that we
are using. Later we give to Change adapter options, click on the
corresponding card and go to Properties. Then we enter Internet Protocol
version 4 (TCP / IPv4) and the DNS we are using will appear there. You
have to check the option to Use the following DNS server addresses and put the
ones that interest us. For example we can put those of Google, which would
be 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
Use the TOR browser
The TOR browser also allows you to modify
the real IP address. It is also consider one of the best browsers to
maintain security when surfing the net. Therefore, if we see that when
trying to enter a site we are blocked, this program may be the solution to
enter.
The
TOR browser is also available for mobile devices and desktop computers. It
is free and has interesting functions that can be used in our day to day.
Archive.org
One
more option to be able to enter a web page that has us blocked is Archive.org . However, it is a
very different alternative, since what we do is enter a service that shows us
what a site was like at a certain time.
This
platform is very popular to see old pages, see the changes that have taken
place. For example, we can go in and see what RedesZone was like 10 years
ago. Now, we can also go in and see a website that is blocked in a certain
country, for example, but can be accessed through Archive.org.
In short, these are some of the main
options to avoid blocking a website. This way we can skip the restriction
in case our IP address is blocked for any reason and we cannot navigate
normally. It is something that could happen at a certain time and be a
major problem for our day to day.