RapidShare Hack: Bypass 1 Hour Download Limit on Linux
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkSunday, July 1, 2007
Rapidshare is a popular site for sharing files. With free access you can only download 1 file per hour. Here is how you can bypass this limit on Linux.
This hack is applicable to (A)DSL users without static IP address. In India DataOne Broadband is one such provider. To bypass the limit run the following command from a Linux terminal:
ifdown ppp0; ifup ppp0
This will close your DSL connection and re-open it, which in most cases will assign you with a different IP address.
You can check your current IP address with the following command:
adsl-status /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0
Note: Do not run this while a file is being downloaded.
You should also clear the browser cache. You can do it easily on Firefox by pressing Ctrl-Shift-Del.
In IE 6 go to Tools->Internet Options->General and click on Delete Cookies.
I have tested this on Fedora Core 6. You can put this in a shortcut and run directly from GUI.
Note: The ipconfig hack reported elsewhere doesn’t work on Linux because of the simple reason that it isn’t there. The alternative is ifconfig but the commands aren’t same.
Windows users can disconnect and reconnect their DSL connection to achieve the same effect.
Note 2: The Rapidshare javascript hack for reducing the download wait time doesn’t work because now they also check on the server side.
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 pichuco |
February 27, 2009: 6:21 am
Hi - if you are looking for a rapidshare download tool for “Free” users, check slimrat, https://code.google.com/p/slimrat/ |
 Sh |
January 22, 2009: 11:51 am
dfgasd: They get nothing and he gets some cents(rapidshare pays for this). To Blog owner: you can safely kill his comment and report him. He`s a spam scum. |
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Sh |
January 22, 2009: 11:42 am
Angsuman Chakraborty: Look, if some money where lying on the ground,.. is it legal to take it? … it depends. Mostly its traps Besides,.. if you`re on Linux… frankly speaking you dont need Rapidshare…anymore. Torrent will do for distro ISO downloads. |
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June 2, 2008: 12:34 am
Looks like there are lots of resources for free Rapishare premium accounts. Are they legal? |
 iopu |
June 1, 2008: 8:21 am
or u can simply do this, you can buy what do you will… 1) If you don’t have an account already, register on AlertPay (www.alertpay.com). Its free. 2) Also register on AdBux (https://adbux.org/), also free. 3) Log in AdBux, click “view current ads”. Click the listed advertisements and wait until the 30-second counter finishes insert the correct code before closing the window. Click each Ad ONE AT A TIME. It won’t work if you just open all ads at once. 4) When you have earned 10 dollars, transfer them to your AlertPay account by clicking “Cashout” in your “Members” window.Now you can buy rapidshare premium account. 5) Don’t forget to come back everyday and click more ads to get more money. |
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December 2, 2007: 9:36 am
there are RS premium accounts.. please do not change the passwords!!! https://rapidshare.com/files/73645318/rapidshare_premium_acc.txt |
 AHMED |
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