Hotfile.com Hourly Limit Bypass Hack
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Thanks a lot!
It works. Thanks!
I use WiFi to connect to internet, will this method work for me?
Thanks!
That’s very cool, but I would like to know if this will work on a corporate proxy. Please assist me.
@Teboho
Typically corporate proxies (or gateways) will have a static IP address assigned, and this cannot be changed. Even if it was a gateway with an externally DHCP-assigned IP address, the likelihood that you would have sufficient physical or network access allowing you to force a DHCP release and renew, would be slim to none.
What you will need to do, is research using anonymous proxies in order to route your web browser’s traffic through different open proxies in different netblocks over the internet. This will be your most likely option of achieving the feat of “changing” your IP address.
I tried it, and it didn’t work. I don’t know why. I successfully changed my IP address, but I still have to wait.
@Coldleng
Did you save the URL to the file you wanted to download to a Notepad ( .txt) document, then clear all your cookies, and history, close your browser, and re-open it? If you do not kill all active TCP connections to the web server, and clean any and all temporary internet files, including cookies, then it will not work as expected. You must complete these steps to, for it to work.
How can this work with Google Chrome? Also, is there any risk in doing this? Thanks for this!
@N. Cini
In Chrome, the concept would be the same. Go to the menu, and clear your cache / browsing history. Close the browser down completely, and follow the modem / router resetting instructions.
Works like a charm!
You can try ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew on cmd. It can bypass the hourly limit. You can try deleting browsing history before doing the said method.
@Kali,
The ipconfig release and renew will only work if your computer is directly connected to the internet, and not using a NAT Gateway or Router. As the majority of people are connected from their home or office connections and are connected behind a NAT Gateway / Router, it will not work for those users. Your suggestion of release and renew on ipconfig will work only for users who are not behind a NAT device.
How do you reset your wireless internet connection?
Do you have a wireless router in your possession that you connect to, or are you connecting to a wireless connection that you do not control? If it is your wireless router you connect to, follow the instructions above to reset it. If the router is not in your possession, you will need to get access to it or request that the person who does control it, reset it for you.
I tried the following,
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
It worked and i do not have have an NAT connection.
Just reset your modem, guys.
Wow! Great tutorial and it works.That’s the good part. One can learn also what happens actually. I really liked it. 5/5.
How sad. It doesn’t work for me. Well, you see I use a wireless broadband, SunCellular.com.ph. Please help me.
If the IP address changes, will there be any decrease in speed?
@Evan S.
Unless your ISP or network administrator has assigned speed limitations based on IP blocks, then no. 99% of ISP’s won’t limit your speed based on IP blocks. Instead they will authenticate with your login, or your MAC from your modem and will limit your speed based on the plan you pay for.
Love you man. Great job! It works! I love it.
A simpler way is to just switch off your modem and switch it on again. It works for me, and it also works for the megavideo time limit.
@Ryan
This can work, however I have seen a few combinations of modems and Internet Service Providers which would lease you an IP address based on the MAC address of either your modem, or your router. Therefore simply rebooting the modem doesn’t work in all cases, as even if you left it unplugged for a few hours, because you have the same MAC address you could even still be assigned the same IP address.
If this is the case, then you can usually change the MAC address from within your router. Look for the “WAN” or “Uplink” connection settings for an option to change your “MAC” or “Media Access Control” address. Just change one of the letters or numbers around and then save and reboot.
Hello. document.forms.f.submit(); first time i tried it, it worked for me. After that, it would not work for me. Please tell what I need to do. I have a modem connection.
Sir, it worked for me yesterday. However now it does not work. What seems to be the problem? Great tutorial though!
This doesn’t really help if the files you are downloading take up to 15min to download. I mean it sort of does, but you can’t reset your IP until that last download is finished! This is mostly good for multiple downloads that are tiny and take less than 5 min to download.
@Rob,
Your observation is absolutely right. This doesn’t work or help everyone. File sizes vary, and connection speeds do as well. You’d have to use your best judgment to determine if it would benefit you in your situation at all, or not at all.
It works man! I thought it couldn’t be that simple.
However, I didn’t need to reset LAN connection.
How do I change my IP address. I’m using Microsoft Window Vista. I need help bypassing hotfile.com. Thanks.
Any tips for people with static IPs? ADSL comes included with my apartment, so I really don’t have any hope of changing it.
You could simply said instead of that wall of text, “guys,reset your ip” ;)
I tried it and download 3 files. After that it is showing following message. “You are currently downloading. Free users are allowed to only one parallel download.” When i am actually not. I even tried downloading it in other browsers but no success.
Thankyou
@Walker,
I could have, but then people wouldn’t have learned the tech or principles behind it. You can feed a man a fish, and feed him for a day, or you can teach a man to fish, and feed him for life.
@Wok
You can always ask to see if they can move you to a dynamic IP. If that is not an option, you would have to use a Tunneling or VPN tunneling service from a third party service provider.
Going through all these steps, you could rather wait. It is still stupid. The bests way is to get a premium account. It isn’t expensive.
@ Peter – It’s a 3-step process, and even if each step took 5 minutes (which they don’t), you’re still saving yourself 15 minutes of wait time for each download.
So, even in that example, you’ve gained an hour of download time for every four downloads, regardless of file size.
With practice and repetition, you should be able to complete all the steps in just over 5 minutes, now saving you nearly 25 minutes per download.
The knowledge Tanner is teaching is free, the time saved is priceless, but if you would rather spend your money, then that is your choice.
Some people may not have the budget for Premium accounts, and are downloading files that can help them.
So calling freely shared knowledge stupid? Sorry, that is just not right…
@ Tanner – Thanks for this. You are helping many people. Keep up the goodness.
Thanks Man, I’ll yry it ;)
Hey Tanner, I Just tried it. It works but I didn’t follow all your steps, I Just turned off my DSL modem and turned it back on, that was all. I’ve tried it many times, and it works fine for me. Enjoy!
Thanks brother!
I rebooted my combination modem/router. I then ran the ip release/renew, etc. instructions on your web site after deleting my browsing history/cache/cookies. And after that, I ended up with the same IP address and the same result with hotfile. What next?
There is an easier way. All you need to do is change your gateways/router/switch IP address. Request a new one from your DHCP server. You could even just spoof your media access control address if you want.
@Peter,
It may be that your ISP is assigning you an IP address that they’re reserving for you based on the MAC address of the Internet facing interface on your router. If you had a router that supports it, you could possibly change the MAC address on your router in order to force your ISP to issue you a new reserved IP address via DHCP. Make sure you reboot after doing it.