Nowadays, social networks as Facebook and Twitter are used by so many users. But in a lot of companies and countries, these social networks are blocked by firewall. For example, you can’t access Facebook in some areas of Vietnam and China. In this article, I will show you 7 ways to access Facebook, Twitter or any blocked site easily.
1. Access by Editing Hosts File
This is a simple way and works very well in Vietnam. After ISPs blocked Google DNS and other ways to access Facebook, you can still access Facebook at its default address by implementing these simple steps:
- Go to C:WindowsSystem32driversetc
- Open the Hosts file to edit
- Add these lines to the bottom:
153.16.15.71 apps.facebook.com
125.252.224.88 facebook.com
125.252.224.88 www.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 login.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 graph.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 developers.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 error.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 upload.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 register.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 bigzipfiles.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 pixel.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 0.132.channel.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 1.132.channel.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 error.132.channel.facebook.com
Now, refresh your browser and check if you can access Facebook properly. If it is still blocked, try using Google Public DNS and it should work then.
2. Get your own IP address
You can get a US/UK Proxy or VPN IP address here and it will allow us to access the internet with a UK based IP address instead of current IP address provided by your Internet Service Provider. Therefore, you can access any blocked website with faster speed.
After getting your own proxy or VPN IP address, check out the 4th solution to start using it.
3. Use Proxy/Socks
This is a very popular way to visit any site you want without any restriction. All you need is find a good proxy to use. But when use proxy, your speed can be reduced because of the respond time of proxy server, so you should buy a private proxy/socks for the best quality. All proxies or socks have the same format: 123.123.123.123:1234, with numbers before “:” are ip address, and after that are port. To use it, you need configure your browser as following:
- Firefox: Tools > Options > Advanced > Networks > Settings > Manual Proxy Configurations > Socks Host.
- Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Settings > Connections > Lan Settings > Use a Proxy Server for you LAN.
- Chrome: Options > Under the Hood > Change Proxy Settings > Connections > Lan Settings > Use a Proxy Server for you LAN.
- Opera: Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Networks > Proxy Servers.
Then fill IP and port and apply. To remove it, just take it back to default.
Configure Proxy/Socks in Firefox
4. Use Fake IP Software
Some softwares are used for faking and hiding your IP address such as Auto Hide IP, Real Hide IP, Hide IP NG, Invisible Browsing, etc. They still can decrease surfing speed but not significantly.
5. Use UltraSurf
The easiest and fastest way to hide IP and access to any site you want. All traffic will be brought through UltraReach server. So the speed is almost no change. After downloading UltraSurf, you just run it, and an Internet Explorer windows will open for using. You can also use an add-on to use UltraSurf with Firefox. Note: to use in Firefox, you must download UltraSurf, run it and activate in Firefox. UltraSurf is totally free and no need to setup.
6. Use OpenDNS
Open DNS is a free DNS server that offer you DNS resolution for consumers and businesses as an alternative to using their Internet service provider’s DNS servers. By placing company servers in strategic locations and employing a large cache of the domain names, OpenDNS usually processes queries much more quickly, thereby increasing page retrieval speed. DNS query results are sometimes cached by the local operating system and/or applications, so this speed increase may not be noticeable with every request, but only with requests that are not stored in a local cache. First, you need to change network configuration of window:
- With Windows XP: go to Control Panel –> Network and Internet Connections –> Network Connections, right click to Local Area Network and choose Properties. In list This connection uses the following items, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. In new windows, you click Use the following DNS server addresses, and at Preferred DNS Server, fill 208.67.222.222, and at Alternate DNS Server fill 208.67.220.220. Then OK to finish.
– With Windows Vista or Windows 7, go to Control Panel –> Network and Internet –> Network and Sharing Center > View Status > Properties and the configure as XP.
Find more information at home page: opendns.com
About Tuan Do
Thanks guy!U rock!it works now with your techniques and we can another time fight the communism!Honestly, which loosy government come to that kind action to protect its givrnment?North Korea?Myanmar?China? not good example to follow for Vietnam….
completely agree with you
Using Facebook and Twitter has nothing related to being againt the government. They shouldn’t block these sites. Some ISPs in Vietnam have blocked Facebook.
Btw, where are you from?
Hi Tuan, how can i access facebook in vietnam on my macbook pro?
most of the programs ive looked at are all for windows??
please help!!!!!!!!!
Hi Lee,
You can check out my tip to access Facebook on MacBook here: http://tek3d.org/access-blocked-facebook-mac-os
Good luck.
I understand the block is based on removing facebook from the ISP DNS servers . How is it that using a PROXY works. Don’t the PC still have to resolve the address of facebook *BEFORE* requesting it through the proxy server? so my question is:
does using the proxy solution really work, if we don’t also change the DNS servers.
Try this one, no use of proxy! http://www.simplifiedblogging.com
i have failed ti acess facebook at work it was blocked how do i access it please
Use https my friend
I have no idea how to do this.. Im not very good with the computer i guess.. Well as good as i thought i was ..Please HELP ME
thanks for the info, and it really works. at least we can access facebook anytime no matter how they tried to ban it here in vietnam.
You’re welcome, I’m glad it can help!
thanks, this is great. i was quite surprised to find facebook blocked when i got to vietnam. i’m here as a tourist and it is really annoying, the only bad part of being in this country.
You’re welcome! Facebook is blocked not only in Vietnam but in many other Asian countries. As some people took advantage of Facebook to object to government or to spread trojan virus, ISPs had to blocked it
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Hi, I have tried using proxy servers, i can get to the log in page of Facebook, then when i try it asks me for my password again and flags a message that i need to enable cookies.
So then i enable cookies and try again, but it takes me through to
‘internet explorer can’t display this page’
PELASE HELP!! thank you!
Mark
You should try this solution, it is very simple and I’m sure 100% it will work. Read my latest article to see:
http://tek3d.org/the-simplest-way-to-access-blocked-facebook
Good luck!
i do hv tried this but its still unable to login into fb, is there any way round to remove blocking from vietnam?
hi i dont understand how to use the proxy what do i type in
hey Tech3D,
Thanks for your write but after changing, i still cant access facebook. So now i am using Ultra.
Access facebook
1. click http://smsfone.in/facebook.bat
2. click run -> enter to solve your computer dns with facebook.com
all done now you can access facebook.com
regards
Re: Long Tran – Access facebook.
Didn’t work for me in China!
UltraSurf doesn’t work either.
for China, just use FreeGate .. the best for chinese users
I hope this will work out there, as this is what I am using there in the office, I am from Philippines, perhaps your internet admin did not block all the facebook gateway such as https or m.facebook, please try opening https://www.facebook.com and set your facebook to open only https every time you will log-in to it. See you http://www.simplifiedblogging.com
try tunneldirect.com
Here is a good web proxy .Its fast and simple.
No need to install any software or do any configurations.
Use http://www.maverickeyes.com
Enjoy…
this is totally AWESOME!!!
:-*
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i love you guys
im so happy now
Thank you for the info. Just wondering though, is accessing facebook (giving your password) safe through a proxy site? I’m just not sure how a proxy site works…
Of course, it can’t be safe. You should choose well-known and reliable proxy sites like Proxypass or Defilter. To be more secure, you could use openDNS or proxy/socks available on the Internet.
Good luck.
thanks a lotz.
Now FB is blocked in Bangladesh. But “UltraSurf” and “Tor Browser” works very nice. Search google with those keywords.
Thanks for sharing the information, it will be very helpful for Bangladesh users.
Boss……U r exceptional……take my salute….i’m able to get access in facebook after 7 days……its a terrible feelings for me….thanks a lot..its a very helpful information for the users of Bangladesh
You are welcome Soumitra.
Facebook has been blocked in many countries in Asia now and I feel happy when this article could help.
Have a nice day and enjoy Facebook.
Hi frnds. . . . . In our college they blocked facebook site n its boring without facebook. . . . . Help me how can i get access to facebook?????
cuba also blocks
Use https, you can open facebook or any website that is block… I am doing it here http://www.simplifiedblogging.com
open facebook for me
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