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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

Testmy.net no longer detecting Hughesnet as the provider

For the last couple of days testmy.net has not been detecting Hughesnet as my provider, when it always has in the past.  I did a little investigating and found that some others on Hughesnet are showi...
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BirdDog
Assistant Professor

So we can do sneaky stuff right now with no tracking at all? LOL.......seriously joking.

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C0RR0SIVE
Associate Professor
8 years ago

Oh, you can still be tracked...  If the website didn't see your "real" IP address, you would get an error in your browser.  The issue is, the extra information inserted by a proxy into each packet isn't being read properly by testmy.net suddenly, and people are trying to figure out why. :)

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    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    8 years ago

    Well, it looks like testmy might be back to normal, detecting the provider again, at least for me and one other person I noticed.  

     

    We'll see if it lasts.  :)

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago

      Here we go again.  Noticed I'm not the only one again, either.  

       

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        MarkJFine
        Professor
        8 years ago

        My OCDs hated being told I was in Odessa, MO anyway.