Vietnam ban access to Steam

[BakTheSloth]

Just in today, all internet providers decisively block access to Steam launcher and web.

[Laughing kookaburra]

they even blocked gamefaqs, yes gamefaqs.

[Ben Lubar]

Publicado originalmente por Laughing kookaburra:

they even blocked gamefaqs, yes gamefaqs.

I find the idea of any government having to think about gamefaqs for any reason hilarious

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Publicado originalmente por Big Boss:

Dang you guys should vote out the government who enacted this ban ... oh wait

I mean they can vote him out in the Just Case way-

[(Ƨ)ǢƗƝƮ]

My home internet VNPT has been fine to access store since 10 pm last night, work internet doesn't work. Seems like different ISPs are different

[Blazkowicz]

Publicado originalmente por (Ƨ)ǢƗƝƮ:

Publicado originalmente por SvenIkea:

I think the government was incompetent though because the ISP only banned the domain, but Steam's IP address was still accessible.

You can add a DNS entry to your local machine by going to this link in File Explorer: C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.

Then, put a new line at the end of the file like this:
<steam ip> store.steampowered.com.

Save it, and then you'll be able to access the Steam store through your local DNS entry instead of the internet.

I could be completely wrong here, but that did work for me.

This method no longer works as of tonight. Any other idea aside from VPN?

FYI everyone here, Steam probably using a CDN for their content so the IP will change over time. If that the case you must update the steam ip regularly if the browser failed to access store.steampowered.com. You can run one of these 2 commands to get the IP addresses, usually it will return 2

nslookup store.steampowered.com

OR

dig store.steampowered.com

Grab the new IP addresses and add it back to: C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts

Do ipconfig /flushdns and voila

I would prefer you guys VPN for ease of use to be honest. Because if the steam CDN ip changed we have to do this.

Or even better, if you have an iCloud+ subscription on your Apple account then enabling Private relay will works. The only problem is that only Safari uses Private Relay, other browsers not so much because you know it's an Apple thing only

[Blazkowicz]

Edit: Please don't use VPN to buy games, technically you will not be banned - again not confirm by Steam support as I already asked them. But if your keep using your local bank account and don't change your country then I guess you will be fine?

[Kashew]

Fu.ck communist bro, I fu.cking hate my government in my country, ruled by Boomer with backward ideology

[lunatic]

lmao

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Publicado originalmente por Kashew:

Fu.ck communist bro, I fu.cking hate my government in my country, ruled by Boomer with backward ideology

Eh give it a few months, you wont need to do anything and they'll likely repeal the law like they did two years ago, Vietnam tends to do that as a scare tactic and then forget it hurts itself in its own confusion

[Cthulhu]

For anyone whose still have problem, try the DNS switching might work(work for me) and cross you finger in hoping for Steam will negotiate with the gov. Also be ready for ID requirement, censorship, and VAT taxes. Just speculation, no proves yet

[Vatslav]

Publicado originalmente por BirbNotBird:

Publicado originalmente por Vatslav:

Seems to be working again now. I am using VNPT

Like normal? Don't seem to be on my end.

Yeah, now working normally both on app and website.

[Minpatsu]

Publicado originalmente por Vatslav:

Publicado originalmente por BirbNotBird:

Like normal? Don't seem to be on my end.

Yeah, now working normally both on app and website.

from FPT ISP DNS it still point steam storefront to a void ip.

[Laughing kookaburra]

Publicado originalmente por Minpatsu:

Publicado originalmente por Vatslav:

Yeah, now working normally both on app and website.

from FPT ISP DNS it still point steam storefront to a void ip.

he's a troll, look at his avatar
viettel isp here, still couldn't load store page or purchase anything

[Vatslav]

Publicado originalmente por Laughing kookaburra:

Publicado originalmente por Minpatsu:

from FPT ISP DNS it still point steam storefront to a void ip.

he's a troll, look at his avatar
viettel isp here, still couldn't load store page or purchase anything

Sorry, I am a troll or Minpatsu? lol
Anyways I am on VNPT internet and now it's working fine here since yesterday evening

[BirbNotBird]

Publicado originalmente por Vatslav:

Sorry, I am a troll or Minpatsu? lol
Anyways I am on VNPT internet and now it's working fine here since yesterday evening

I guess people are easily irritated when something good is still being taken away.

VNPT user here, seem like it's a lottery on users. I still haven't been able to access the app on both platforms today.