Bypass Telstra "This Website has been blocked" - Andy's Blog

Preface

Sometimes it could be frustrating when you are trying to find something and Telstra tells you:

After doing some research, Telstra is using DNS to block those websites that have copyright issues. It is a pretty weak to block a website in this way and the users can bypass it easily.

In this post, I will show you how to bypass Telstra’s block so you can visit your desired website without a headache.

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-- Warning --
This post is only for educational use and aims to let the readers have a better understanding of DNS. Please respect copyrights !!!
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Environments

• MacOS Ventura 13.6.1
• Chrome Version 119.0.6045.123 (x86_64)

Steps

1. Open System Settings, choose Network -> Ethernet if you are using a wired connection or Wi-Fi if you are using wireless.

   

2. Click on Details and choose DNS

   

3. Click + to add a new DNS server

4. Here we are using a Google free DNS server which is 8.8.8.8 or you can use your preferred DNS server like CloudFlare 1.1.1.1. Edit your existing DNS server to Google DNS server.

5. Click OK to save

   

6. Now you should be able to see your DNS Servers have already changed to 8.8.8.8 which is Google free DNS server. By now, you have successfully bypassed Telstra’s DNS block and be able to visit your desired website.

Reference

• 澳洲Telstra封锁盗版网站 网友一分钟就成功破解
• How to bypass telstra blocking websites