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100 Free Tools For You To Access Blocked SitesYoung, YangCreative Commons - BY -- 2012
DedicationThis book is dedicated to my dear mother, who doesn’t care about internetfreedom, but only her children and grandchildren, so that I have time towrite.This book is also dedicated to my dear motherland — China, where there isGFW which blocks internet freedom, so that I have to write something abouthow to unblock blocked sites.
AcknowledgementsAmong all those free anti-censorship tools mentioned in this book, none iscreated by myself, and I just test and share them and tell people how to usethem.So, thanks to the authors who develop and share those free VPN, SSH, Proxyand/or any other anti-censorship tools.
Table of ContentsPrefaceMy Internet Freedom DeclarationChapter OneFree Online ProxiesChapter TwoFree Proxy SoftwaresPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresPart Two: 3 Ways To Get Bridges For TorPart Three: Three Must-have Softwares To Use The GAE Web AppsPart Four: How To Install And Use Hyk-proxyPart Five: How To Install And Use GAppProxyChapter ThreeFree VPN ServicesPart One: Free PPTP VPN ServicesPart Two: Free VPN SoftwaresPart Three: How To Build A VPNPart Three Section One: How To Build A PPTP VPNPart Three Section Two: How To Build A L2TP VPNPart Three Section Three: How To Build An OpenVPNPart Four: How To Set Up VPNChapter FourFree SSH ServicesPart One: Free SSH TunnelsPart Two: How To Create A SSH TunnelPart Three: How To Connect To SSH TunnelChapter FiveHow To Access Blocked Sites With Google ReaderChapter SixHow To Access Blocked Sites With The Hosts FileChapter SevenHow To Access Blocked Sites Via IPv6Chapter EightHow To Check If A Site Is BlockedPart One: Check If A Site Is BlockedB locked With Anti-censorship ToolsPart Two: Check If A Site Is Blocked By Pinging ItPart Three: Top 10 Websites For You To Check If A Site Is BlockedPart Four: Check If A Site Is Blocked In China With WebSitePulsePart Five: Top 10 Websites Blocked in ChinaPart Six: Countries That Block FacebookSubsequentThis Book Is 767979838384848586879395100101101
PrefaceMy Internet Freedom DeclarationPrefaceMy Internet Freedom DeclarationWhile there is no definition, someone declares five basic principles of Internet Freedom,Freedom, which areExpression, Access, Openness, Innovation and Privacy.As a man living in China, I totally agree with those 5 principles and know how import internet freedom willbe, since you might go to jail by a message you posted online, fail to visit Facebook, Twitter, YouTube andmany other websites, get your website shut down because of one criticized post, and even find out that yourprivate chat history were released to the police without any court document, so on and so forth.Sounds horrible, right? But which were all happened in the Chinese internet world.Since 2007, I have fought against the GFW (great firewall) — the biggest part ofo f Internet Censorship in China,by testing free anti-censorship tools as many as possible and sharing them on my blogs, bothbo th Free Nuts andJing Pin (in Chinese).Up till now, I have tested and introduced over 100 free anti-censorship tools, including VPN, Proxy, SSH andmore, among which, some may be not available any more when you are reading this book, but luckily, therewill be always some new tools, and I will keep an eye on them.1
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Chapter OneFree Online ProxiesChapter OneFree Online ProxiesThe main advantage of online proxy websites (or web proxies) is that you don't need to install anything norto make any configuration, just to look out those pop-up ads.If you can bear those ads, and want to get access to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or any other websitesthat blocked in your area, or just want to be anonymous, then you can check out the following top 100 freeonline proxies:1. Aniscartujo.comThe Aniscartujo web proxy is workable for both computers and mobile phones.2. Anonproxy.euWith Anonproxy.eu, you can encode URL/page and allow cookies.3
Chapter OneFree Online Proxies3. Btunnel.comThe Btunnel.com web proxy is available for you to delete ccookies,ookies, to remove scripts, and to hide referrers,but there will be a boring pop-up ad on the homepage.4. Daveproxy.co.ukA UK web proxy which supports JavaScript well.5. Dtunnel.comNearly same as Btunnel.com.6. Free-web-proxy.deThis web proxy allows you to watch YouTube videos as well as to download them in MP4 files.7. Fproxy.nlNearly same as Anonproxy.eu.8. Goodproxy.euGoodproxy.eu is powered by Glype, but not available for you to visit the YouTube website.9. Hidemyass.comThe Hide My Ass web proxy is available for you to enable SSL security, to disable flash & Javascript, or toselect encrypted URL obfuscation.10. Kproxy.comHttps protocol is supported and downloads are allowed by Kproxy.com.11. Megaproxy.com/freesurfThe Magaproxy free version is free of pop-up ads.12. Peacefire.org/circumventorOn the website, you will get oneon e URL of a web proxy, if which is blocked, you can subscribe to its lists formore.4
Chapter OneFree Online Proxies13. Polysolve.comNearly same as Btunnel.com.14. Proxyweb.com.esThe input box is between 2 large ad banners.15. Safeforwork.netWith SafeForWork.net, you can remove cookies/scripts,c ookies/scripts, hide referrers and show entry form.16. Shieldproxy.comThis web proxy is very simple with just an address box in its homepage.17. Smscut.com/onlinesonicOnline Sonic will translate the languages of the target websites into French.18. Surfagain.comSurfagain.com is available for you to watch YouTube videos.19. Surfinweb.tkSurfinweb.tk is available for you to watch YouTube videos, too.20. TryCatchMe.comThe effect of TryCatchMe is nearly same as Daveproxy.21. Vtunnel.comNearly same as Btunnel.com.22-41 Aproxy.org (20)The Aproxy.org website offers tens of links to different free online proxies, among which, the following 20are the workable and best during my test:Dxyh.com5
Chapter OneFree Online f.comWeb4proxy.org42-60. Centurian.org (19)The Centurian.org website offers about 100 proxies, among which, the following 19 are the best andworkable during my Unblockwebsite.orgUsaproxies.com6
Chapter OneFree Online ProxiesVectrotunnel.comXeronet-proxy.com61-100. Proxymeup.com (40)There are over 50 workable web proxy tools on the proxymeup.com website, and the following 40 are thebest up till zSecurewebproxy.netSpem.at7
Chapter OneFree Online lwear.comWebsurf.inWorkproxy.netYellowproxy.netTo use any of the above 100 free online proxies, you can enter the URL of a blocked site in the input box,and press the Enter key or click on the "Go" button, then you can unblock and visit the site.Among the above 100 free online proxies, some of them may be blocked in your area (such as China) whenyou see this e-book, but luckily,luck ily, some of them will be still workable, too.8
Chapter TwoFree Proxy SoftwaresChapter TwoFree Proxy SoftwaresAlthough both are proxies, desktop softwares are different from online websites.While online proxies are full of ads, there area re less or even no ads for proxy desktop softwares; while you canuse online proxies directly, you need to download and install their clients before you can use those proxysoftwares.Since most of the websites of those proxy softwares are blocked in China, it is a good idea to use a freeonline proxy web app to visit those websites and download the pproxyroxy softwares, if which websites areblocked in your area.9
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresWhile there are not so many proxyp roxy softwares as web proxies, you can check out the following best 8anyway:1. FreegateThe Freegate proxy software supports both English and ChineseCh inese languages, and works for Windows,Windows Mobile and Android mobiles.When Freegate runs, it will automatically open Dynaweb homepage in IE, which you can turn off in thesettings. For any other browser, you can set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:8580.2. UltraSurf10
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresThe free proxy software UltraSurf also supports English and Chinese, and you can also download and run itwithout any installation on your Windows computer.When UltraSurf runs, it will automatically open Ultrareach homepage in IE, and of course youyo u can turn it offin the settings. For any other browser, you can set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:9666.3. GTunnel11
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresWorkable for Windows, the GTunnel proxy software also supports Chinese and English languages.The most powerful feature of GTunnel is that you can access the proxy network with your GTalk or Skypeaccount.When GTunnel runs, it will automatically open Garden Networks homepage in IE, if yoyouu like to use GTunnelon any other browser, just set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:8081.4. Tor12
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresThe free proxy software Tor supports a lot of languages, such as English, Chinese, French, and so on.For Windows, you can download the Tor Browser Bundle, which can be used directly without anyinstallation, or you can download the Installation Bundle and install it.Besides, Tor is also available for Mac, Linux, Android and Nokia mobile phonphones.es.To run the Tor proxy software, just set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.127.0.0.1:8118,1:8118, but most of the time, youalso need to add some bridges.5. GappProxy13
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresWorkable for Windows and Linux, GappProxy is an http proxy software based on Google App Engine, andits instructions are written in Chinese.You can download the GappProxy windows client and run it without installation, but most of the time, youneed to create a new FetchServer with Google App Engine and Python.To run GappProxy, you need to set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:8000.6. Hyk-proxy14
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresThe free proxy software Hyk-proxy is also built on Google App Engine and Java with Chinese instructionfor Windows, Linux and Mac.You need to create a Google App Engine application to use the hyk-proxy client. To run Hyk-proxy, youneed to set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:48100.7. Your Freedom15
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresCreate a free account on the Your Freedom website, download and install the suitable client for yourcomputer system, change your browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:8080, then you can visit those blockedwebsites on your Windows or Mac.The configuration will take a few minutes, butb ut automatically.8. GPass16
Chapter TwoPart One: Best 8 Free Proxy SoftwaresYou can download the GPass proxy software and run it on Windows without installation.The most powerful feature of GPass is that you can access the proxy nnetworketwork with Tor or Skype.You need to set the browser HTTP proxy to 127.0.0.1:8000.Bonus:When using any of the above 11 proxy desktop clients, you need to configure the browser's proxy settings,which process can be more easier with the following two extensions:AutoProxy ( For Firefox)Proxy Switchy (For Chrome)With each of the above 2 extensions, you can switch different free proxy softwares from one to anothereasily, no need to change the browser HTTP proxy address manually every time.17
Chapter TwoPart Two: 3 Ways To Get Bridges For TorPart Two: 3 Ways To Get Bridges For TorAs one of the best free proxy services, Tor is well-known for its security, but it is not so easye asy to use, as "mostof the time, you also need to add some bridges".Bridges (short for Bridge relays) are Tor relays (such as "117.199.213.96:443")"117.199.2 13.96:443") that aren't listed in the maindirectory. "Since there is no complete public list of them, even if your ISP is filtering connections to all theknown Tor relays, they probably won't be able to block all the bridges. "To use Bridges, you can go to Vidalia's Network settings page, and click "My ISP blocks connections to theTor network", then add the bridges one by one at a time.So, how to get bridges for Tor? The following are three ways for yyourour choice:18
Chapter TwoPart Two: 3 Ways To Get Bridges For Tor1. Via VidaliaOpen the Tor client Vidalia, click the "Find Bridges Now" button and then there will be 3 bridges addedautomatically.2. Via WebVisit the Tor's official bridge webpage, on which you can get three latest bridges.3. Via EmailFor Google, Yahoo and MIT email users, you can send an email with "get bridges" subject to the officialemail address of Tor: bridges@torproject.org, then you will get three newest bridges at once.By the way, the more bridges you added, the more stable the Tor connection will be, but even though, youmaybe still fail to get access to Tor, whenwhe n your internet broadband speed is too slow or the censorship is toostrong. In that case, you can check
21. Vtunnel.com Nearly same as Btunnel.com. 22-41Aproxy.org (20) The Aproxy.org website offers tens of links to different free online erent free online proxies, among which, the followiproxies, among which, the following 20ng 20 are the workable and best during my test: Dxyh.com. 55.
