According to this article, http://thetechblock.com/how-to-stop-isps-slow-youtube/, I can make Youtube videos stream faster on Linux, but I am not entirely sure how to carry out similar commands on the ubuntu terminal. If anyone could enlighten me on iptables commands, please do so and thank you.
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The article mentions what to do on Linux.– Uri HerreraMay 26, 2013 at 3:20
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I do not know how to use iptables, and when looking the documentation for both iptables and ipfw, I get confused with which command corresponds with which. Can you please explain to me what iptables commands correspond to the ipfw commands shown on the article?– FlairMay 26, 2013 at 3:41
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The commands would be
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dest 173.194.55.0/24 -j DROP
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dest 206.111.0.0/16 -j DROP
Use at your own risk as it might stop other Youtube functions as they are Google infrastructure servers.
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How would I get rid of those rules if they actually bring me trouble? Note: I would vote you up if I had a higher reputation. Nonetheless, thank you!– FlairMay 27, 2013 at 4:56
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@Flair And thank you as well as I learnt something, my youtube performance has increased as well! May 28, 2013 at 18:48
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This has also been suggested:
sudo iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j REJECT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j REJECT
to undo these commands, use ACCEPT instead of REJECT.