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Country identification blocking

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I would like to purchase some music from a specific web site, but it somehow checks what country i'm in (it only allows to buy from Canada) and tells me that I can't buy there. The bug is that I AM in Canada...  Using my laptop, when I go to the site form home, it denies me, when I go from the same laptop but connected from work it allows me in.
I have a router at home acting as a firewall.  Could it be some scurity feature from the router? Is there a way to disable that feature, or create a sort of rule that lets this specific web site to check my coutry info?

Any help would be helpful. thanks.

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That was a NetGeo lookup, by the way. Plain ip block lookup (ergo: checking who is responsible for that ip-range) would yield Montreal Quebec, Canada.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
According to the ip-address modemcable190.122-37-24.mc.videotron.ca resolves to, you're in Chantilly, Virginia, US of A.


I was tihinking along those same lines, but I get a different result (using his IP):

OrgName: Le Groupe Videotron Ltee
OrgID: VLCA
Address: 300 Viger Est
City: Montreal
StateProv: QC
PostalCode: H2X-3W4
Country: CA
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Paxx,

Go to: http://www.dnsstuff.com/

Near the bottom of the page it will show "You appear to be located in"

What does that show for you?

Also try: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/aboutyou.ch

It shows all sorts of information about you. Second line from the top is your country.
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Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah...those are good links, Rocky. When I first tested it, I also got Montreal
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BTW: You get an 'Atta Boy' too craeonics
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
....you got it
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks guys. I'm back at work again now. So I'll check those links, Rocky, later tonight when I get home.

*Paxx makes mental note to send Scooby Snack to Crae*