Unable to watch BBC iPlayer on Linode via VPN
Hi, I have quite a few clients who connect to my server for work via OpenVPN.
However, recently, I've noticed that iPlayer appears to be blocked. The BBC appear to have gone super savvy and detect VPNs and therefore deny access as they cannot confirm correct IP geolocalisation.
Their website says this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/in_the_uk_message
My Linode is of course in the London datacentre and shows up as a London-based IP with Linode as the ISP.
Is there something we can do about this?
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Any more thoughts on this? I guess I'm asking for a workaround which probably doesn't exist.
@Woet, thanks but that doesn't really help!
mtcotton846
Linode Staff
Just wanted to second the Wireguard with TLS tunnelling as a potential solution here.
There is a YouTube video here that talks more about the solution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYIrpOr1j0
Wireguard in Linode's App Marketplace:
https://www.linode.com/marketplace/apps/linode/wireguard-vpn/
Hope that helps!
-Micah