JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada
1 edit | YouTube cache server bypass trick In case someone hasn't seen it, there's a recent trick that allows you to bypass the craptacular YouTube cache servers and stream directly from YouTube.
»mitchribar.com/2013/02/time-warn···witchtv/
You need to block a couple of IP ranges
173.194.55.0/24
206.111.0.0/16 |
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON | I've seen some comments saying REJECT and not DROP |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand | reply to JAC70
Great find, makes Youtube usable again. |
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JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada | reply to trog
said by trog:I've seen some comments saying REJECT and not DROP
Saw that, but it causes (for me) videos to stop streaming after a few seconds. |
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON | Funny; I've been running with
# Possible YouTube speed help
iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j REJECT
iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j REJECT
since the 26th with no issues. |
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JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada
3 edits | said by trog:Funny; I've been running with
# Possible YouTube speed help
iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j REJECT
iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j REJECT
since the 26th with no issues.
Your switches are slightly different than mine. That seems to work, thanks.
I added a REJECT qualifier to see what happens.
iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset |
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Worked like a charm, thank you very much.
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Any idea how to get this to work with Norton? |
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JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada | Yep.
Step 1. Uninstall Norton.
Step 2. Install good AV and firewall software. |
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RLBL
join:2012-11-26
Gloucester, ON | reply to JAC70
N00B question here:
I am not really having issues with youtube (at least I do not think I am). Considering the state of my ignorance, is there much benefit of doing this considering I am apparently not having issues?
Are there any downfalls? |
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 DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | reply to JAC70
Could you simply put them in a HOSTS file instead? |
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON | reply to JAC70
For Windows only, see »mitchribar.com/2013/02/how-to-st···s-guide/ for instructions. |
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JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada | reply to RLBL
said by RLBL:N00B question here:
I am not really having issues with youtube (at least I do not think I am). Considering the state of my ignorance, is there much benefit of doing this considering I am apparently not having issues?
Are there any downfalls?
If it ain't broke...
If you're not having issues, don't worry about it. A lot of people have been having issues though. |
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| I notice that since 3 years ago I get horrible Youtube video streaming when before I would get 10-minute videos to run almost instantly with no buffering.
The thing is that I can't even access my router, don't know the password and the dafult passwords don't work. |
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this is a godsend.
It's ridiculous that 1080P youtube wouldn't stream fast enough on my "extreme" connection.
Also, several years back I noticed youtube would stop "buffering" more than a few seconds beyond when videos were paused. I thought this was Google saving bandwidth but I guess it was my ISPs all along. Now I can pause a video and it will "preload" all the way until the end.
I'm glad I signed up for the unlimited bw package |
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 TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON
kudos:3 | reply to trog
holy crap it works 0_0 man nice to see that bar fly now not just move when you're not the end of whats downloaded so far. |
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said by trog:Funny; I've been running with
# Possible YouTube speed help
iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j REJECT
iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j REJECT
since the 26th with no issues.
Anyone know if I can just add this to Tomato firewall scripts and have it work? |
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON | That's what I have done... Administration | Scripts | Firewall script |
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