Post Aae2JTDT0SLicAAXQW by afif@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AaaAaw2j6XFXwX9172 by rin@post.ebin.club
       2023-10-09T04:26:33.558714Z
       
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       unlimited mobile internet providers HATE this one weird trick:sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_default_ttl=63
       
 (DIR) Post #AaaAzUey3GBWFsk31c by nosleep@bae.st
       2023-10-09T04:31:10.671468Z
       
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       @rin some have smartened up and temporarily cut off your internet access if they see any packets with a ttl of 64 (as opposed to the default of 63)
       
 (DIR) Post #Aad3E93ESRnDQDRk7U by afif@mastodon.social
       2023-10-10T12:52:08Z
       
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       @rin what does this do
       
 (DIR) Post #Aad3EAWgyOx5zsEmg4 by rin@post.ebin.club
       2023-10-10T13:48:13.790115Z
       
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       @afif it's pretty common for unlimited data providers to restrict hotspotting/have separate quota for it. the way they usually detect it is via packet time to live header, since if you hotspot it will be lower than if you just browse on your phone. so increasing the default ttl on clients can sometimes bypass those restrictions
       
 (DIR) Post #Aae0yx9KQ7CXPoszhI by afif@mastodon.social
       2023-10-10T23:49:39Z
       
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       @rin so where do i run that command?
       
 (DIR) Post #Aae0yxqvo04zb3Hof2 by rin@post.ebin.club
       2023-10-11T00:57:47.348709Z
       
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       @afif if you got a Linux laptop connected to the hotspot you would execute the command on it
       
 (DIR) Post #Aae2JTDT0SLicAAXQW by afif@mastodon.social
       2023-10-11T01:10:24Z
       
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       @rin will it work on a Mac?
       
 (DIR) Post #Aae2JU1S0cKd7BYSKu by rin@post.ebin.club
       2023-10-11T01:12:41.023978Z
       
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       @afif not sure. google smth like "mac ttl change" ig
       
 (DIR) Post #Aae97YipPRb5tX6aye by birdulon@shpposter.club
       2023-10-11T02:29:03.851527Z
       
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       @rin @afif ngl scrolling past this I thought you were doing a "google dancing israelis" or "google sonic inflation" joke