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Bypass Malaysias PirateBay Censorship Using Google DNS 19Share Image courtesy of The Star Online Malaysia

If youre a Malaysian (or are familiar with happenings in Malaysia), youll probably k now about the recent issue of the Malaysian government blocking access to file s haring sites such as ThePirateBay, MegaUpload, and some others. While some peopl e may agree that ThePirateBay should be blocked due to its ability to help folks get hold of pirated content, MegaUpload is a commonly used tool by many people, not to mention businesses too, to share large files, so this isnt a very smart mo ve. Fortunately the solution isnt too hard, though youll need to get your hands a little dirty. Thanks the Google DNS, you can use a public DNS instead of what Unifi/St reamyX is offering you. Google suggests that you use 8.8.8.8 (primary) and 8.8.4 .4 (secondary) for your DNS servers (and this works for me), though some folks t ell me that it should be 202.188.0.133 (primary, Streamyxs) and 8.8.8.8 (secondary ), but it doenst seem to work for me, though you might want to experiment on your own. Additional reading on using Googles DNS. There are 2 places where you can change it: 1) On your router, which should solv e the issues on all your computers on the network, or 2) on each individual comp uter. You can check out the screenshots below to give you an idea of what needs to be done, depending on which method you choose. Google has some pretty useful instru ctions here, though youre free to email me if you find it confusing. 1) Changing the DNS on your router. This screen will vary depending on brand and model, but the general idea is there: