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[Article] Virgin to trial DPI

  • 27-11-2009 1:14pm
    #1
    Orion
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    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/26/virgin_media_detica/
    Virgin Media will trial deep packet inspection technology to measure the level of illegal filesharing on its network, but plans not to tell the customers whose traffic will be examined

    Expect more ISPs to roll this out in the background without telling anyone. SSL is the way forward now.


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  • #2
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    and VPN's :)


  • #3
    mehmeh12
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    Macros42 wrote: »
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/26/virgin_media_detica/



    Expect more ISPs to roll this out in the background without telling anyone. SSL is the way forward now.

    Agreed but in all fairness would this not cost eircon and other irish isp's extra money to enforce-not to mention alienate their customers somewhat?


  • #4
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    Cabaal wrote: »
    and VPN's :)

    Unfortunately, UPC disallow residential users from using VPNs at the threat of disconnection.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    Indeed, SSL will become more prevalent, its already implemented on newsgroup and torrent apps.


  • #6
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,430 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Donny5 wrote: »
    Unfortunately, UPC disallow residential users from using VPNs at the threat of disconnection.

    This was discussed before, UPC don't support VPN's, but they don't ban them. Unless you've got a link for a sudden policy change.


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  • #7
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,970 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoGiE


    Donny5 wrote: »
    Unfortunately, UPC disallow residential users from using VPNs at the threat of disconnection.

    Nonsense I use one all the time.... Most teleworkers use VPNs to connect to there offices so banning them wouldn't be clever now would it? ;)

    I'm pretty concerned about DPI and how it can be abused, be it for censorship or otherwise.... I mean this can be used to redirect you to other websites and all sorts.


  • #8
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    LoGiE wrote: »
    Nonsense I use one all the time.... Most teleworkers use VPNs to connect to there offices so banning them wouldn't be clever now would it? ;)

    I'm pretty concerned about DPI and how it can be abused, be it for censorship or otherwise.... I mean this can be used to redirect you to other websites and all sorts.

    Nonsense, I'm sure, but quite a while back, their customer support asked me to cease using Relakks and pointed me towards their Acceptable Usage Policy.


  • #9
    Orion
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    hmmm

    http://www.upc.ie/termsandconditions/acceptableusagepolicy/
    Section 12: Use of Virtual Private Network (VPN)
    As stated above, the UPC Services are for residential use only and we do not support the use of VPN. If we find you are using VPN we may instruct you to stop using it and you must comply with this request. This is in order to prevent problems with our network and other Internet users.
    Does that mean as a residential customer I cannot use it to VPN to work - and if I do I can be ordered to stop? What I think that has to refer to is small businesses using a residential account and setting up a VPN service for their staff. Not residential users connecting to a VPN.


  • #10
    bk
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    Macros42 wrote: »
    Does that mean as a residential customer I cannot use it to VPN to work - and if I do I can be ordered to stop? What I think that has to refer to is small businesses using a residential account and setting up a VPN service for their staff. Not residential users connecting to a VPN.

    They don't enforce it, I use to use VPN to work every day on UPC and lots of my colleagues in work continue to do so.


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