Internet Safety

[kawagino]

I have a lot of fun playing Telegraph Fantasy Racing and Cheltenham Festival begins tomorrow. I thought I would have a go at the competition. My friends all play and we have our own little competition between us in our private league. My computer has been quite happy letting me play every season with same passwords user names etc. but now for some reason (gambling - which it is not) it will not allow any connection to the play with ipad, iphone or main computer from home. How can I lift the ban that my router has put on this harmless just for fun game which costs nothing and I might even win something.

[Buenchico]

I doubt that your router itself has anything to do with it apart. It's more likely that your IP address is, for some reason, been blacklisted.

Start by checking your current IP address:
http://whatismyipaddress.com/

Then disconnect your router from the phone/cable line, wait a minute or so, reconnect it check your IP address again. If your ISP uses dynamic IP addresses, you'll now have a new one.

If your IP address hasn't changed, you'll need to route your internet traffic through a proxy. The easiest way to do that is to use the Tor browser:
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en

Once you've got a new IP address you might well be able to access the relevant site(s).

[kawagino]

Thank you for your help Buenchico. I will follow your instructions.