Thread: Can airtel block websites?

I'm not able to access rapidshare.com since the past 2-3 days. I took the connection on 11th Dec 2008. I was working fine until 2-3 days ago. Now I just can't access rapidshare.com or download anything from it.

Does airtel have the right to block any website?

Although I am not an Airtel user, I do not think that Airtel is blocking RS or any other site.

It happend just 2-3 days ago. It was fine before that. I don't know if its because of those mediterranean cable cuts or anything like that. It works when I use a proxy site like hidemyass.com

airtel can block any website but they really don't do that.

Originally Posted by tristam

I'm not able to access rapidshare.com since the past 2-3 days. I took the connection on 11th Dec 2008. I was working fine until 2-3 days ago. Now I just can't access rapidshare.com or download anything from it.

Does airtel have the right to block any website?

I use Airtel Broadband and I am able to access rapidshare.com without a problem , as a matter of fact I download from hacked premium accounts almost every day . Check this screenshot from today , if your talking about slowness , yes since about 3 to 4 days browsing rapidshare.com and other websites have been slow due to the cable cut mentioned in an earlier post on this forum . Also I dont think any ISP has the right to block any website unless the Govt or any ISP governing body asks them to do so , and if they do block any website then the media will make a frenzy out of it in a matter of hours !!!

Screenshot :
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9...workingxa4.png

Originally Posted by jakemake123456

I use Airtel Broadband and I am able to access rapidshare.com without a problem , as a matter of fact I download from hacked premium accounts almost every day . Check this screenshot from today , if your talking about slowness , yes since about 3 to 4 days browsing rapidshare.com and other websites have been slow due to the cable cut mentioned in an earlier post on this forum . Also I dont think any ISP has the right to block any website unless the Govt or any ISP governing body asks them to do so , and if they do block any website then the media will make a frenzy out of it in a matter of hours !!!

even I m also facing the same problem about Rapid share, Even i can't open the above imageshack link..........pls help

Originally Posted by sibu007

even I m also facing the same problem about Rapid share, Even i can't open the above imageshack link..........pls help

These are my DNS settings , check to see if it helps

Preferred DNS Server = 59.144.127.16
Alternate DNS Server = 59.144.127.17

Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network Connections > Local Areal Connection> Right click , select properties > Highlight " Internet Protocol TCP / IP " Click the Properties button , make a note of your Preferred & Alternate DNS somewhere or just take a screenshot and save it to your desktop , change it to the one mentioned above .

Again right click the Local Area Connection icon and click Repair .

I hope this helps . Try the Open DNS servers .

I am sure that Airtel is not blocking anything , maybe the DNS server for your area / city has an issue , but I still feel it has to do with the cable cut thingi .

As a matter of fact , browsing for me is slow as well , I have to keep refreshing the page 2 or 3 times to get to it , even Google takes time to open every now and then , sometimes it will fix itself sometimes it will start acting up again , I doubt that the DNS server change will make any difference . I contacted Airtel CC and asked them to transfer me to their Tech Support guys , they said that tentatively it should be fixed by the 31st of Dec .

I hope this helps .

I can't open rapidshare and I can't even open the image shack link above. I've changed the DNS settings to the ones above.

But my internet speeds are about the same and my downloads are going at the same rate as earlier.

Try switching to opendns
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

nothing is working, the same problem with rapidshare continued

Doesn't help it's still the same.

its working very fast for me now...

Internet is working fine for me and speeds are good.But certain things are not working.

I am having problems with rapdishare,imageshack and AdBlock Plus(Firefox addon.) All of these are not working for me.

Originally Posted by tristam

Internet is working fine for me and speeds are good.But certain things are not working.

I am having problems with rapdishare,imageshack and AdBlock Plus(Firefox addon.) All of these are not working for me.

actually i can open all of the sites u mentiond... u tried contacting the tech support?

have u tried with different browsers?

Are you able to ping the IP addresses of Imageshack or Rapidshare? If so, you can try editing the host.conf file (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) and add lines

IP address of Imageshack URL of imageshack
IP address of Rapidshare URL of Rapidshare

This file is used by the system for IP-hostname mapping.
give it a try.


good luck

I've tried with different browsers.

@trajech Explain more please.

working fine..........thanx:scooter::scooter::scooter:

The problem crept up again. since yesterday i am trying to access rapidshare in vain. One strange thing happened on 30th. Actually i was able to download thru flashget and the power went off. It stopped. And even after power came also. it was not downloading. so i turned off the router and then again turned on and it started working. But since yesterday, i am trying it so often. But nothing happens.

@Holydevil
RS is not working for me also for the last 3 days... This happened a few days back also. Havent talked to the airtel guys though.


Anyone here having any idea what the problem could be. I dont think it is still because of the mediterranean cable cuts.

i am having same problem from the time there was a cable cut under sea before christmas.

Any solutions is much appreciated

try using opendns servers.. their ips are 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 Prashanth Speaks-Technology and Life: How To Configure(Setup) Or Change Your DNS servers(Opendns) In Windows

are you still encountering the problems? the cable issue has been fixed to a great extent.