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#312716 12-May-2024 04:08
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Hello, I am unable to visit Geekzone whilst using NordVPN. I think it is a Cloudflare block. 

 

Error and IP address attached below.

 

NordVPN IP blocked (NZ server): 116.90.74.238

 


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  #3229178 12-May-2024 08:37
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You haven't posted what browser you're using or the version which is what the error states.





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  #3229179 12-May-2024 08:40
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The browser doesn't matter. The VPN probably has settings to block scripts.

At that point a script should automatically test your browser to weed out bots.

Check your VPN settings.





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  #3229186 12-May-2024 09:28
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The NordVPN website FAQs say they're having issues with CAPTCHA and are working on it. (Not sure how long ago it was updated).

I just couldn't get it to work with Chrome for Android. I've not tried a desktop browser or Firefox Android.




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  #3229822 13-May-2024 15:37
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FWIW I think that's a quite generic (and misleading) Cloudflare error message. 

 

I used to get it on a bunch of websites when I was globally blocking service workers and didn't have cloudflare.com in my whitelist, so the above about scripts being blocked is probably accurate.





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  #3229847 13-May-2024 16:31
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From a security perspective also I strongly recommend you don't use public VPN services: https://overengineer.dev/blog/2019/04/08/very-precarious-narrative/

 

If you need a VPN to get past restrictions then perhaps look into setting up a VM somewhere to run a Tailscale exit node on (this gets past most blocks).

 

This advise comes from purely a security perspective. I would not at all trust any provider like NordVPN etc at all. They're often abused for malicious purposes so trust is also very very low for public VPN IP addresses.





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