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mtly · 08-29-08, 11:14 AM

Today I am not able to access youtube using BSNL broadband. It is getting redirected to a page with this messsage
"The site you have chosen has been categorized as: Criminal Skills

Contact your Internet administrator if you require access to this site."

It is same for any youtube video.

just4kix · 08-29-08, 11:29 AM

I do not think YouTube is banned in BSNL. But certain sections could be.

mtly · 08-29-08, 12:05 PM

just now they have corrected it. I think while trying to block one video they blocked all videos

whitestar_999 · 08-29-08, 12:18 PM

BSNL don't block any sites.check the settings of your antivirus/anti-adware/anti-spyware/IE policies.you are not using trend micro/mcafee/norton internet secirity AV by any chance because sometimes they block certain sites giving such messages.

musik.maniac · 08-29-08, 01:02 PM

Yes, I second Whitestar. It is definitely some application on your system and nothing to do with youtube blocking by BSNL. If BSNL blocks something, it will come in the papers. Example would be the blogging sites being blocked....ringabell?

mtly · 08-29-08, 06:39 PM

Again, bsnl has started blocking. I think it not me alone see this thread
indiabroadband.net/bsnl-broadband/8905-bsnl-broadband-netsweeper-error.html

rahul_hr · 08-29-08, 07:11 PM

same here

it happened for a while yesterday.. then from today morning am not able to access.. customer service dont even know what am talking about. right now am just using another workaround to view videos but its damn painful and streaming is really really slow.

and i dont have any problems with firewall and anti-virus programs settings.

bishancm · 08-29-08, 08:07 PM

I noticed it today morning.
Any help appreciated.
But it works in my connection at the office.
Regards,
Bishan

strider · 08-29-08, 08:13 PM

Youtube.com works perfectly fine for me. Maybe, its the indian version of Youtube, which you are using is having some problem since its relatively new website division of Youtube.

whitestar_999 · 08-29-08, 08:24 PM

new users including myself having IP 117.x.x.x are not having any problems with youtube but only old customers with IP 59.x.x.x i think.also netsweeper is a web filtering software used by corporations so it may be possible that BSNL is indeed using it on their older network maybe to test something.

mtly · 08-29-08, 09:11 PM

I got BSNL recently and my IP is 117.x.x.x . I think they have installed netsweeper only in some regions.

whitestar_999 · 08-29-08, 09:13 PM

you may be right.for now i am having no problems with youtube.let's wait & see.

mtly · 08-29-08, 09:21 PM

Temperory work around is to change the URL to uk.youtube.com

rahul_hr · 08-29-08, 10:55 PM

just change the domain to worldwide (all).. the option is on the top left hand corner.
the default will be www after you've done the change.

myself · 08-29-08, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rahul_hr

just change the domain to worldwide (all).. the option is on the top left hand corner.
the default will be www after you've done the change.

Thanks man. That helped. But how come BSNL blocked the indian youtube!!!!

bishancm · 08-29-08, 11:35 PM

I have two bsnl connections in my house both are with 117.xxxx ip add.
The computer I am typing with automatically redirects to indian version of youtube from either connections and gets blocked
with the address h tt p- 172.30.3.54/webadmin/deny/index.php?dpid=1&cat=4&ttl=-100&groupname=blah blah

and the contents say

The site you have chosen has been categorized as: Criminal Skills
h ttp in.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn...

Contact your Internet administrator if you require access to this site. which is powered by netsweeper.

but the same two connections in another computer works fine and h ttp /ww w.youtube.com YouTube - Broadcast Yourself opens and doesnt redirect to indian version of youtube.

ARIN's WHOIS service provides a mechanism for finding contact and registration information for resources registered with ARIN. ARIN's database contains IP addresses, autonomous system [AS] numbers, organizations or customers that are associated with these resources, and related Points of Contact [POC].

The ARIN database for whois 172.30.3.54 is thus

OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgID: IANA
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
City: Marina del Rey
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 90292-6695
Country: US

NetRange: 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
CIDR: 172.16.0.0/12
NetName: IANA-BBLK-RESERVED
NetHandle: NET-172-16-0-0-1
Parent: NET-172-0-0-0-0
NetType: IANA Special Use
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-1.IANA.ORG
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-2.IANA.ORG
Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes.
Comment: Please see RFC 1918 for additional information.
Comment: h tt p/ ww w arin.net/reference/rfc/rfc1918.txt
RegDate: 1994-03-15
Updated: 2007-11-27

OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgAbusePhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse at iana.org

OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgTechPhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgTechEmail: abuse at iana.org
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-08-28 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

Any suggestions,
Regards,
Bishan

Quote:

Originally Posted by rahul_hr

just change the domain to worldwide (all).. the option is on the top left hand corner.
the default will be www after you've done the change.

Thanks Rahul, It worked.
Btw it works with Internet explorer but not Mozilla firefox
Regards,
Bishan

myself · 08-29-08, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bishancm

I have two bsnl connections in my house both are with 117.xxxx ip add.
The computer I am typing with automatically redirects to indian version of youtube from either connections and gets blocked
with the address h tt p- 172.30.3.54/webadmin/deny/index.php?dpid=1&cat=4&ttl=-100&groupname=blah blah

and the contents say

The site you have chosen has been categorized as: Criminal Skills
h ttp in.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn...

Contact your Internet administrator if you require access to this site. which is powered by netsweeper.

but the same two connections in another computer works fine and h ttp /ww w.youtube.com YouTube - Broadcast Yourself opens and doesnt redirect to indian version of youtube.

ARIN's WHOIS service provides a mechanism for finding contact and registration information for resources registered with ARIN. ARIN's database contains IP addresses, autonomous system [AS] numbers, organizations or customers that are associated with these resources, and related Points of Contact [POC].

The ARIN database for whois 172.30.3.54 is thus

OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgID: IANA
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
City: Marina del Rey
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 90292-6695
Country: US

NetRange: 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
CIDR: 172.16.0.0/12
NetName: IANA-BBLK-RESERVED
NetHandle: NET-172-16-0-0-1
Parent: NET-172-0-0-0-0
NetType: IANA Special Use
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-1.IANA.ORG
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-2.IANA.ORG
Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes.
Comment: Please see RFC 1918 for additional information.
Comment: h tt p/ ww w arin.net/reference/rfc/rfc1918.txt
RegDate: 1994-03-15
Updated: 2007-11-27

OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgAbusePhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse at iana.org

OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgTechPhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgTechEmail: abuse at iana.org
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-08-28 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

Any suggestions,
Regards,
Bishan

Thanks Rahul, It worked.
Btw it works with Internet explorer but not Mozilla firefox
Regards,
Bishan

Change your domain to worldwide(All).

Part III · 08-29-08, 11:58 PM

Its a problem with in.youtube.com.
Try this...uk.youtube.com
Cheers,

smoothvibes · 08-30-08, 12:32 AM

in.youtube.com is working fine for me... without any problem...

are you people sure that its a problem with youtube.com coz as i checked it here and its working really fine for me without any problem at all...

Admin · 08-30-08, 12:35 AM

I am on sify broadband and youtube is running fine .. if bsnl is blocking then every isp must have got the same instructions from the information and broadcast ministry and customers of all other isps would also have been seeing the same problem.

I am sure its some other issue.

08-29-08, 11:14 AM	#1
mtly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	YouTube blocked in BSNL ? Today I am not able to access youtube using BSNL broadband. It is getting redirected to a page with this messsage "The site you have chosen has been categorized as: Criminal Skills Contact your Internet administrator if you require access to this site." It is same for any youtube video.

08-29-08, 08:07 PM	#8
bishancm Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Same problem here I noticed it today morning. Any help appreciated. But it works in my connection at the office. Regards, Bishan

08-29-08, 11:58 PM	#18
Part III Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	YouTube Blocked Its a problem with in.youtube.com. Try this...uk.youtube.com Cheers,

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08-29-08, 11:29 AM	#2
just4kix Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 8,899 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 19	I do not think YouTube is banned in BSNL. But certain sections could be.

08-29-08, 12:05 PM	#3
mtly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	just now they have corrected it. I think while trying to block one video they blocked all videos

08-29-08, 12:18 PM	#4
whitestar_999 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UP(west) Posts: 1,971 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3	BSNL don't block any sites.check the settings of your antivirus/anti-adware/anti-spyware/IE policies.you are not using trend micro/mcafee/norton internet secirity AV by any chance because sometimes they block certain sites giving such messages.

08-29-08, 01:02 PM	#5
musik.maniac Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 31 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 2	Yes, I second Whitestar. It is definitely some application on your system and nothing to do with youtube blocking by BSNL. If BSNL blocks something, it will come in the papers. Example would be the blogging sites being blocked....ringabell?

08-29-08, 06:39 PM	#6
mtly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	Again, bsnl has started blocking. I think it not me alone see this thread indiabroadband.net/bsnl-broadband/8905-bsnl-broadband-netsweeper-error.html

08-29-08, 07:11 PM	#7
rahul_hr Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	same here it happened for a while yesterday.. then from today morning am not able to access.. customer service dont even know what am talking about. right now am just using another workaround to view videos but its damn painful and streaming is really really slow. and i dont have any problems with firewall and anti-virus programs settings.

08-29-08, 08:13 PM	#9
strider Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minas Tirth, Middle Earth Posts: 1,093 Rep Power: 5	Youtube.com works perfectly fine for me. Maybe, its the indian version of Youtube, which you are using is having some problem since its relatively new website division of Youtube.

08-29-08, 08:24 PM	#10
whitestar_999 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UP(west) Posts: 1,971 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3	new users including myself having IP 117.x.x.x are not having any problems with youtube but only old customers with IP 59.x.x.x i think.also netsweeper is a web filtering software used by corporations so it may be possible that BSNL is indeed using it on their older network maybe to test something.

08-29-08, 09:11 PM	#11
mtly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	I got BSNL recently and my IP is 117.x.x.x . I think they have installed netsweeper only in some regions.

08-29-08, 09:13 PM	#12
whitestar_999 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UP(west) Posts: 1,971 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3	you may be right.for now i am having no problems with youtube.let's wait & see.

08-29-08, 09:21 PM	#13
mtly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	Temperory work around is to change the URL to uk.youtube.com

08-29-08, 10:55 PM	#14
rahul_hr Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	just change the domain to worldwide (all).. the option is on the top left hand corner. the default will be www after you've done the change.

08-30-08, 12:32 AM	#19
smoothvibes Aditya Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi/ London Posts: 4,914 Rep Power: 11	in.youtube.com is working fine for me... without any problem... are you people sure that its a problem with youtube.com coz as i checked it here and its working really fine for me without any problem at all...

08-30-08, 12:35 AM	#20
Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi Age: 32 Posts: 4,699 Rep Power: 12	I am on sify broadband and youtube is running fine .. if bsnl is blocking then every isp must have got the same instructions from the information and broadcast ministry and customers of all other isps would also have been seeing the same problem. I am sure its some other issue.

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