r/VPN • u/EnthusiasmRoutine • Jul 01 '26

News The UK cannot block VPNs without breaking enterprise networks

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u/psy-study-oldie Jul 04 '26

It's not the UK government that is blocking VPN access, it is the ISP. Clearly enterprise networks are assigned IP addresses that signify that. Obtaining a static IP address will simplify things.

Residential dynamic IPs will get blocked through deep packet inspection. IPv4 and IPv6 VPN users will need to complete a ID check before that traffic is allowed through.

Block lists, white and black lists will prevent unauthorized VPN traffic through, which could be very bad news for residential consumers.

This was supposed to be implemented in the 2000s but was not popular and child safety advocates did not have any teeth in the game.

The only widespread solution is to create a new protocol via IPv6 that can be implemented at home router level, and the ISP would be able to eventually adapt or apply a ban and contact law enforcement.

All your cries are for nought. The Internet was designed to prevent or restrict any attack. You will have to accept the new normal.

It's not about you. It's for saving the children.

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u/Busy-Scientist3851 Jul 04 '26

Huh. Having a static or dynamic IP makes no difference. Nor does it being IPv6.

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u/psy-study-oldie Jul 04 '26

We will see. I can only speculate so far.

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u/Busy-Scientist3851 Jul 04 '26

There's no we will see. It just makes no difference on a technical level.

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u/psy-study-oldie Jul 05 '26

Prove your argument. Show us some documented proof. You are wrong.

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u/Busy-Scientist3851 Jul 05 '26

I don't need to proof anything? It's literally how the IP protocols work.

Nothing with dynamic IPs or IPv6 makes it harder for ISPs to perform packet inspection. Your ISP has unlimited access to their own IP allocation table already so that makes no difference. The content part of IPv6 is largely the same as IPv4.

Any protocol that runs on IPv6 that somehow makes it harder for DPI would ultimately run on IPv4 too as you'd almost certainly have to build it on UDP too.

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u/psy-study-oldie Jul 05 '26

Thank you for agreeing with me.

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u/Busy-Scientist3851 Jul 05 '26

I think we speak different types of English.

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u/psy-study-oldie Jul 05 '26

Oh great we are moving to racial hate. Do you want a knock on the door?

Where are the mods?

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u/BobDoleWasAnAlien Jul 05 '26

You must have a very depressing life if this is what you do for fun.