Thread: FREE Usenet Access

I hear a lot of people say they would be more inclined to use Usenet if, of course, they didn't have to pay for it. Well, now here is your opportunity.

First off, this is a straight up copy and paste from another forum, where the poster got it from HDBITS. I'm not taking any credit for this, or even saying I'm knowledgeable on the topic and can help if you have problems with it. I'm simply passing on an article that I thought you would all like :)



Thanks to jojo to posting the one I found, and a bigger thanks to who ever he stole it from.

Tutorial:

Background:

IPv6 is the protocol of the future and many usenet hosts are offering their service FREE if you use IPv6.

We're simply going to download an app that converts (tunnels) your IPv4 old and busted to IPv6 new hotness.


What you need:

IPv6 tunnel: http://www.go6.net/
Sign up and they will send you a private account with your username and password. Download the latest version of the Gateway6 client.

IPv6 compatible usenet client: http://www.sabnzbd.org/
SABnzbd is pretty much the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's interface is completely web driven, so you can queue things on your computer from anywhere. It auto unrars / par fixes, sorts download by category and deletes unused files (for example, your rars after extracting)

IPv6 usenet server: http://www.xsnews.com/ipv6/ipv6_aanvraag.php
xsnews offers free uncapped ipv6 access. I get ~14 mbits (about 2.3 megs / sec) on my home connection. No download limits, 10 connections.
Put in your email address and they instantly send you private account and connection information.

Guide:

1. Install Gateway6.

2 (OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED). Go to control pannel -> network connections (on Vista, go to Networking, and on the left bar pick manage network connections)

You should have a new connection added, usualy will be called Local Internet Connection 2 or something similar. Rename it to IPv6 via rightclick just to keep track of it easier.

3. Start up Gateway6 and put in the Gateway 6 server info your recieved in your email. They will give you the server name too.

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4. Click connect and give it a few seconds. The first connection takes some time.

Once you're connected, go to http://ipv6.google.com/. If you can load this page, you're ready! If not, go to troubleshooting.

5. Install SABnzbd and fire it up. Go to the configuration tab and click servers. Add the free xsnews server from above. Make sure to sent number of connections to 10.

You're done!

Hit up your favorite indexing site to find the nzb for anything you like, feed the url of the nzb (or download it, if you want the extra step) to SABnzbdand you've got 2 meg / sec download speeds!

Troubleshooting

If you're on anything but Vista, sometimes you might have to enable internet connection sharing (ICS) for the network connection which provides your web connection. For example, if it's your wireless card that connections to your router, enable ICS for that wireless connection. You can google that shit its pretty easy to do. (hint: rightclick the connection, go to properties, sharing tab and checkbox everything).

Gateway6 doesn't work on Windows 7 - you need to find another IPv6 tunnel client. There are tons out there, just google it.

Will this work if your ISP only has IPv4?

I'm a no expert so im going to ask:
1. Is this legal, like changing the IP to v6? So ISP won't mind?
2. Has anyone tried this out and has it work?

Originally Posted by muzztec

Will this work if your ISP only has IPv4?

yes, that's the idea. That's what the whole tunneling bit is for.

Majid, I'm not really sure of the answer to either of those questions.

Thanks man, it's working great for my other computer!

I can confirm this works on Windows 7. Just run the tunneling client in compatibility mode.

Does anyone know if this would affect other computers that use the same internet connection? I use a laptop and wireless, and another family member uses a PC that the router is hooked up to. Would this interfere with the internet on the PC?

I'm running Win7 and everything in the tutorial works as advertised except for some reason I get a timeout error when trying to download NZB files using XS News. Anyone else encountered this, and if so, how do you solve it?

Cool though but i don't use usenet that much anyway great tutorial