getting a new ip from another country
im currently on vacation in another country. and i want to watch soccer. i have a paid fox sport account but they wont let me watch matches because im not in my home country the netherlands. i found a solution for getting a dutch ip here https://securitygladiators.com/2015/02/18/change-ip-to-other-country/ . (new to reddit i dont know how to hyperlink) and my question is. does this work only for my computer or will this make the IP from the whole hotel to dutch because i dont want that. im using windows 10 and im talking about the first solution.
Posted Feb 28, 2016, 4:12 PM UTC
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That 1st solution most likely won't work for you. Whatever Hotel (or Wi-Fi connection,etc) you are using.. probably has their own DHCP-server.. (that you have no control over). The IP you need to change..is the Hotel's external WAN-IP... and you (as a guest) have no ability to change that.
The only solution for you is using a VPN. (and specifically configuring that VPN to route through a Dutch IP. )
is that a difficult thing to do?
I've never done it (never found myself in a position to need that solution). I know there are lots of free VPN apps out there... I have no idea if they offer the kind of configuration you need (to specifically choose a Dutch IP/gateway). Typically the entire point of a VPN is to hide (or randomize) the routes/gateway it goes through).
Additionally.. the Hotel you're staying at may (intentionally or not) block VPN's. I've definitely run into that before. Usually it's because their equipment is misconfigured or just old/outdated.
You're not going to know the answers to any of that unless you give it a try and see whether it works or not.
This is what i use whenever i'm out of my home country.. or even when i' home, but want to stream something from let's say the US or UK..
http://freevpnaccess.com/