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XO Tech Dorks: Why Do I Need A VPN Other Than Pirating Shit?
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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:55 PM Author: Curious Theatre (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514762) |
Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM Author: Lake brunch striped hyena Poasting on xo, assuming you're of interest to the GlowNiggers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514766) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM Author: Electric Tattoo So you can funnel all your data to israel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514768) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM Author: Crawly mewling state (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514769) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM Author: stirring school cafeteria kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514788) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:03 PM Author: Curious Theatre wait
having a VPN = data to israel?
or not having a VPN = data to israel?
my guess is both |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:05 PM Author: big roommate ape Both. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514797) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:09 PM Author: Electric Tattoo Yeah but in one you pay extra (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514817) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM Author: Cerebral jap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514796) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM Author: 180 bat-shit-crazy area roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515061) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 4:57 PM Author: big roommate ape Hiding your ip address from greedy data pigs like doubleclick (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514770) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:02 PM Author: Curious Theatre dont care about datapigs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514787) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:04 PM Author: big roommate ape I personally just use my own to connect to my home network from outside of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514794) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:13 PM Author: Curious Theatre why do u need to connect to your home network?
i dont leave the house much anyway |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:17 PM Author: big roommate ape As stated in the other thread, I can use my pi hole etc from hotel rooms, i.e., no ads anywhere and faster browsing in general. Also, I can get around just about all corporate restrictions
Another feature is that I have a network file server running sonarr and radarr-- i just connect my laptop to the TV via hdmi and let it do what it do. |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:24 PM Author: Curious Theatre link to thread on pi hole? this seems intriguing.
does it work on windows? |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:31 PM Author: big roommate ape https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-for-dummies/59749
https://www.crosstalksolutions.com/the-worlds-greatest-pi-hole-and-unbound-tutorial-2023/ |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:14 PM Author: Curious Theatre Ty. What exactly does it do? Does it filter ads from the router level? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514999) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:17 PM Author: big roommate ape Yes. It literally blocks the requests at the DNS level and returns a 404 error just for the external content hosted on sites, making the internet "feel" about 25% faster in my experience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515009) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM Author: Electric Tattoo DBG is far too stupid to figure this out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515013) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:13 PM Author: big roommate ape what do I know. I scored a 168 and went to a TTT. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515160) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:18 PM Author: Peach generalized bond If a device requests content from a blacklisted domain, like any ad server, the pihole LIES and tells the device the server is down. It won't block YouTube ads because those are pulled straight off Google, but it blocks enough other shit that I can immediately tell when I'm not using it. News sites are much easier to read because 80% of the ads aren't there. Having a DNS server can theoretically help you access sites that are under DDOS attacks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515016) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:11 PM Author: big roommate ape (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515152) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:32 PM Author: Peach generalized bond It requires Linux and a computer that can run 24/7. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49514899) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:19 PM Author: big roommate ape That's why it's called a pi hole. The intent is to run it on a raspberry pi, which is what I do. I have multiple raspberries pi that run a variety of IoT chinkshit, like cameras and other sensors. Did you ever check out my thread on my home automation system named Angel? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515022) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:21 PM Author: Peach generalized bond I run it in a Proxmox container, fuck having a dedicated device. Unraid let's me run it in Docker on my NAS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515024) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:22 PM Author: big roommate ape I just have a dedicated device because I have so many of them laying around. Seems wasteful not to use. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515027) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:32 PM Author: Peach generalized bond it's overkill. It consumes no resources on any server:
https://imgur.com/a/bGRk3BQ |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:35 PM Author: big roommate ape Eh I can show you my stats when I get home. I also do some aggressive blocking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515050) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:37 PM Author: Peach generalized bond If it becomes CPU intensive to resolve DNS queries I assume you're running the Great Wall of China or some shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515058) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:38 PM Author: big roommate ape It's also a raspberry pi 3 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515060) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:39 PM Author: Peach generalized bond I love using microUSB power connectors in 2025 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515063) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:40 PM Author: big roommate ape Oh I dont even care anymore. I have at least 20 of each USB cable produced in the past 25 years. I've even nigger-rigged my own connectors using bare wires. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515070) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM Author: Curious Theatre There’s stuff online saying you can run it on windows through some development module. Is that safe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515299) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:59 PM Author: big roommate ape ljl, no. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515308) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:43 PM Author: Curious Theatre Is there any way to do DNS level ad blocking on windows? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515451) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:34 PM Author: Curious Theatre fyi
https://www.andrewdenty.com/blog/2022/03/13/installing-pi-hole-on-windows-11.html |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 5:07 PM Author: Peach generalized bond It's an IQ test. There are idiots to pay to route their traffic to Switzerland. Like that helps.
That said, using a VPN like Wireguard to connect to your home network is cr. |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:41 PM Author: Lilac sneaky criminal it is a pretty good IQ test. People who don't use a VPN are generally low iq. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515076) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:44 PM Author: Lilac sneaky criminal There are many objective reasons to use one like hiding traffic from your IP, masking your IP from websites, encrypting your traffic. But probably the most important one is enabling secure use of untrusted networks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515084) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 6:46 PM Author: big roommate ape (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515090) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:53 PM Author: Curious Theatre I don’t travel so I’m not using untrusted networks ever.
I understand those objective reasons you mention. But is piracy the main benefit associated with those reasons? |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:55 PM Author: big roommate ape no. You say you don't travel, but "traveling" here means leaving your home. Have you ever used public wifi? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515300) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 8:45 PM Author: Curious Theatre No I never use public WiFi. Who uses public WiFi unless they’re sitting in a coffee shop? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515454) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 7:58 PM Author: Supple parlor international law enforcement agency Posting on gamefaqs even when banned
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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:48 PM Author: Cobalt Sanctuary Sound Barrier So you can still visit porn sites if you live in a state that has ID laws. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515578) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:50 PM Author: Curious Theatre motherless works everywhere
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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:55 PM Author: Curious Theatre is using adguard DNS servers safe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515603) |
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Date: December 16th, 2025 10:08 PM Author: Curious Theatre now using them locally. works like a charm. did a test with some porn sites. way better. will consider them router-wide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811055&forum_id=2Elisa#49515626) |