Ask HN: How do I get my ISP's IPs out of PerimeterX's block list?

3 pointsimduffy152y ago3 comments

My ISP's IPs get blocked by sites using PerimeterX protection. My ISP is also a webhost and VPS provider, despite their IP ranges for broadband customers being described as such in their ASN listing PerimterX blocks the whole ASN.

Any way to get this fixed? AS39122 "Blacknight Broadband Customers"

3 comments

I_Am_Nous2y ago

I couldn't find anything on their website for delisting, but it might be something your ISP will have to do if PerimeterX has a delisting procedure.

The other possibility is your ISP has let the VPS traffic go over the broadband ASN (either accidentally during a failover event or on purpose to help with load) and if that's the case it might just have an IP reputation too poor to be useable.

Anyway you can use a VPN?

imduffy15OP2y ago

I could use a vpn but I already pay for my broadband connection and shouldn’t have too.

I_Am_Nous2y ago

Agreed, but if you have to go to a protected website for some reason, and your ISP can't/won't get delisted, you might not have a choice other than switching ISPs.

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Ask HN: How do I get my ISP's IPs out of PerimeterX's block list?

3 pointsimduffy152y ago3 comments

Any way to get this fixed? AS39122 "Blacknight Broadband Customers"

3 comments

I_Am_Nous2y ago

I couldn't find anything on their website for delisting, but it might be something your ISP will have to do if PerimeterX has a delisting procedure.

Anyway you can use a VPN?

imduffy15OP2y ago

I could use a vpn but I already pay for my broadband connection and shouldn’t have too.

I_Am_Nous2y ago

Agreed, but if you have to go to a protected website for some reason, and your ISP can't/won't get delisted, you might not have a choice other than switching ISPs.

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