Hello. My office ISP blocked many sites including Reddit, Steam

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Hello. My office ISP blocked many sites including Reddit, Steam

and Paypal. I set a list in my /etc/hosts and might set other things as well that I don't remember, but in my old Ubuntu machine, I could open these blocked websites. I recently switch to a new Ubuntu machine, and even though I copied the content of hosts file, I am still blocked in some websites. I want to replicate the settings in my old machine, but I don't remember what else I had changed. In terms of networking settings, where to navigate from here ? Which settings should I checked ?

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13.06.2024

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Rania Автор вопроса

Agent Q | You PM me, You Pay
Why would they block paypal?

we have our own stupid digital wallet that the government "recommend" to use

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Vivek Y.

Have you tried checking the copied hosts file permission and ownership.

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Agent Q | You PM me, You Pay

Rania
we have our own stupid digital wallet that the gov...

Curious. May I know what the "recommended government digital wallet" is? It's not some crypto wallet is it?

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Rania Автор вопроса

Agent Q | You PM me, You Pay
Curious. May I know what the "recommended governme...

No, not crypto. it's just a common digital wallet that is in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy. And my office is partly a government institution, that's why.

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Rania Автор вопроса

Vivek Y.
Have you tried checking the copied hosts file perm...

wait, ok I'll check this

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Agent Q | You PM me, You Pay

Rania
No, not crypto. it's just a common digital wallet ...

May I know what its called?

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Vivek Y.

Rania
wait, ok I'll check this

I don't think that after the correct permission and ownership, it will be helpful. Much of it depends on the type of firewall used by your company. If the sites are currently running on old machines, consider replicating the settings; otherwise, I would recommend using a VPN.

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Rania Автор вопроса

Vivek Y.
I don't think that after the correct permission an...

yeah, actually I also dont think this is it. I didnt change the original permission when I added the list. I put some lists for Reddit and Steam, as of now I can open Reddit but not Steam.

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Vivek Y.

Rania
yeah, actually I also dont think this is it. I did...

Share your host file

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Rania Автор вопроса

Vivek Y.
I don't think that after the correct permission an...

ofc I can always use a VPN, then I wouldn't ask here. VPN is not my goal. I would like to replicate my old settings only. thanks though

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