The web is full of descriptions on how to bypass the Internet censoring suggested by the US government. Since many users and industry observers like Drew Wilson agree that people should have a right to protect themselves from probably unconstitutional legislation, below are a couple more methods you can use to circumvent the website filtering.
Command Prompt
This works in Windows operating system. There you can open up command prompt (if you don’t know that is that and where to find the tool, refer to Windows Help) and type in “ping [required domain name]”. By doing this you will easily obtain a server IP address to use it in future, even if the domain name is blocked.
As you can understand, it requires no installation or downloading of any content, since command prompt is integrated into Windows, so you will use software you already have on your PC. This method can be called the fastest way to protect yourself from censorship. It is also the easiest one – technically, you will need just one command to obtain what you are looking for. On the other hand, there are a few disadvantages of using this tool. First of all, you have to obtain the data you are after through command prompt before the domain in question is filtered. In addition, you can only obtain one IP address at a time when using this method. Finally, if the site in question changes IP address for its server, you will consequently lose access to the website unless you obtain the new address as well.
Changing DNS Server
Since censoring DNS servers is the main part of the suggested PROTECT IP Act, you may come to a conclusion that only DNS servers residing in the United States will be affected. Therefore, you can always use a DNS server from abroad, like ones used by overseas Internet service providers. After changing your DNS server, you will be no longer relying on a server which can be blocked by the American government or corporate interests.
This method also requires no additional installation or downloading of any software, since everything you will need is on your PC already. The solution is a few menu clicks away and can always be changed again in future without too much hassle. However, using this method can cause a security risk to your PC if you don’t perform things properly. In addition, it is currently difficult to obtain DNS server IP addresses surely available for the nearest future. Nor there’s any guarantee that broadband providers won’t start blocking such activity of their subscribers.
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