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Topic: Smart DNS service for US content(Netflix, Hulu and a lot more) (Read 904 times)

newbie
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Just a tech question - is it possible to setup DNS such that certain site does not force proxy?

For example does not want BritBox to use UK proxy.

Thanks.



Correct me if I got you wrong
You meant that you want BritBox (in your example) to go through normal DNS and not a proxy, Right?
If so then that is exactly what Smart DNS do, In my case only sites on my list (https://flixdns.net/Supported-sites) goes through proxy and everything else go through Google DNS

You read me right. Thanks for the reply. I am currently using unlocator.com to do what your service provides.
full member
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Just a tech question - is it possible to setup DNS such that certain site does not force proxy?

For example does not want BritBox to use UK proxy.

Thanks.



Correct me if I got you wrong
You meant that you want BritBox (in your example) to go through normal DNS and not a proxy, Right?
If so then that is exactly what Smart DNS do, In my case only sites on my list (https://flixdns.net/Supported-sites) goes through proxy and everything else go through Google DNS
newbie
Activity: 46
Merit: 0
Just a tech question - is it possible to setup DNS such that certain site does not force proxy?

For example does not want BritBox to use UK proxy.

Thanks.

full member
Activity: 292
Merit: 100
How does your service work, exactly? If I understand correctly, unlike other methods of working around the region restrictions of these streaming websites, you are not actually offering any sort of VPN service, but rather something related to DNS? I would love to know how this works, as the only possible way of using DNS for this purpose that I can think of is switching our own DNS servers to yours, which would translate the domain of the corresponding streaming site (Netflix.com, for example) to an IP address belonging to a U.S. server of that streaming website. That being said, I would still be skeptical of something like this working and would be surprised to find that there aren't any more checks done server-side to make sure that your own IP address was actually from the United States. I am more interested in the technical aspect than anything else, as I am inside the U.S. myself so this service would not actually change anything for me.

It's very simple actually
The DNS server itself does not need to be in the USA but the Proxy behind it
So the DNS will resolve any site normally except the ones in the zone file that will be redirected to the proxy to solve it


Ah, I see. So it works kind of like a conditional VPN/proxy where only the traffic to and from the domains in the zone file are resolved differently and connect to a proxy server which is the middle man between the user and the streaming service, correct? This would effectively limit the traffic going to the proxy to only the streaming requests.

Wouldn't this still be fairly taxing on bandwidth, however, as streaming is one of the heaviest uses for it? Or am I misunderstanding something?

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Correct you got the idea right
This is using a lot of bandwidth from the proxy side(on my proxy server) but of course very little bandwidth on the DNS servers side
legendary
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How does your service work, exactly? If I understand correctly, unlike other methods of working around the region restrictions of these streaming websites, you are not actually offering any sort of VPN service, but rather something related to DNS? I would love to know how this works, as the only possible way of using DNS for this purpose that I can think of is switching our own DNS servers to yours, which would translate the domain of the corresponding streaming site (Netflix.com, for example) to an IP address belonging to a U.S. server of that streaming website. That being said, I would still be skeptical of something like this working and would be surprised to find that there aren't any more checks done server-side to make sure that your own IP address was actually from the United States. I am more interested in the technical aspect than anything else, as I am inside the U.S. myself so this service would not actually change anything for me.

It's very simple actually
The DNS server itself does not need to be in the USA but the Proxy behind it
So the DNS will resolve any site normally except the ones in the zone file that will be redirected to the proxy to solve it


Ah, I see. So it works kind of like a conditional VPN/proxy where only the traffic to and from the domains in the zone file are resolved differently and connect to a proxy server which is the middle man between the user and the streaming service, correct? This would effectively limit the traffic going to the proxy to only the streaming requests.

Wouldn't this still be fairly taxing on bandwidth, however, as streaming is one of the heaviest uses for it? Or am I misunderstanding something?

Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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hero member
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I'll PM you with the test details after 1 hour

Ok.......
full member
Activity: 292
Merit: 100
How does your service work, exactly? If I understand correctly, unlike other methods of working around the region restrictions of these streaming websites, you are not actually offering any sort of VPN service, but rather something related to DNS? I would love to know how this works, as the only possible way of using DNS for this purpose that I can think of is switching our own DNS servers to yours, which would translate the domain of the corresponding streaming site (Netflix.com, for example) to an IP address belonging to a U.S. server of that streaming website. That being said, I would still be skeptical of something like this working and would be surprised to find that there aren't any more checks done server-side to make sure that your own IP address was actually from the United States. I am more interested in the technical aspect than anything else, as I am inside the U.S. myself so this service would not actually change anything for me.

It's very simple actually
The DNS server itself does not need to be in the USA but the Proxy behind it
So the DNS will resolve any site normally except the ones in the zone file that will be redirected to the proxy to solve it

I can do a vouch copy, or you need to provide a 1-3 day trial as suggested, most dns services don't work any more with Netflix. So people don't want to wste their money unless it truly works.

I'll PM you with the test details after 1 hour
full member
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Please give tester dns for 1-3 day before buyer buy

This can be done I can give 4-5 days as a test
I'll can create a separated DNS server for testing
Edit: let me know if you want to try it
hero member
Activity: 835
Merit: 502
I can do a vouch copy, or you need to provide a 1-3 day trial as suggested, most dns services don't work any more with Netflix. So people don't want to wste their money unless it truly works.
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1007
How does your service work, exactly? If I understand correctly, unlike other methods of working around the region restrictions of these streaming websites, you are not actually offering any sort of VPN service, but rather something related to DNS? I would love to know how this works, as the only possible way of using DNS for this purpose that I can think of is switching our own DNS servers to yours, which would translate the domain of the corresponding streaming site (Netflix.com, for example) to an IP address belonging to a U.S. server of that streaming website. That being said, I would still be skeptical of something like this working and would be surprised to find that there aren't any more checks done server-side to make sure that your own IP address was actually from the United States. I am more interested in the technical aspect than anything else, as I am inside the U.S. myself so this service would not actually change anything for me.
newbie
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Please give tester dns for 1-3 day before buyer buy
full member
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Merit: 100
I provide a Smart DNS service to unblock US content in a lot of sites in addition to some UK sites like BBC iPlayer
You can check my site here: https://flixdns.net
Here is the list of sites: https://flixdns.net/Supported-sites
I do accept BTC, ETH, ZEC, XMR, XRP and a lot more coins, PayPal and Amazon gift cards (contact me first for Amazon GC)

P.S. I do not provide any kind of streaming accounts at all only Smart DNS you'll have to buy your own accounts

Edit: I can give 4-5 days of free service for testing please PM me here or better through my email: [email protected]
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