Google.com.hk

CMunroe · August 2023

Firstly, I have been using a VPS recently to act as a wireguard tunnel for my laptop and phone. I do this for a few reasons, but namely to tunnel my traffic when traveling. However, I have run into a micro issue.

Enter our delirious overlords; Google.com

For some reason, google.com believes I am using the wrong TLD and forcing me onto google.com.hk. This also begins forcing all prompts into Chinese. Even when I revert it back, it seems to snap back to thinking it needs to go to google.com.hk.

I assume this is related to the IP address of the VPS on Dedipath but I have had this issue elsewhere.

So beyond me changing my default search engine, is there any fix for this?

Kian · August 2023

Change browser 🙂👍

CMunroe · August 2023

@Kian said:
Change browser 🙂👍

Negative Captain, this doesn't seem to help at all.

I go to the correct TLD when I am not on the VPN.

skhron · August 2023

Try this: https://www.google.com.hk/preferences?hl=en

Kian · August 2023

@CMunroe said:

@Kian said:
Change browser 🙂👍

Negative Captain, this doesn't seem to help at all.

I go to the correct TLD when I am not on the VPN.

If language is the issue then suggest to change the lang to en or something else.

Neoon · August 2023

Geolocation issue, check what maxmind etc says where it is.
If its incorrect, talk to your Provider to correct it.

From a few months to never, it will eventually be fixed.

CMunroe · August 2023

@Neoon said:
Geolocation issue, check what maxmind etc says where it is.
If its incorrect, talk to your Provider to correct it.

From a few months to never, it will eventually be fixed.

I figured as much, but was hoping for a solution.

Everything i have found suggests the IP sees it is in USA.

terrorgen · August 2023

Use this: https://www.google.com/ncr
NCR: no country redirect

Mason · August 2023

Should be able to hit https://www.google.com/ncr, which sets a cookie to not trigger a geolocation redirect.

edit: @terrorgen beat me to it

CMunroe · August 2023

@terrorgen said:
Use this: https://www.google.com/ncr
NCR: no country redirect

@Mason said:
Should be able to hit https://www.google.com/ncr, which sets a cookie to not trigger a geolocation redirect.

edit: @terrorgen beat me to it

Thank you! This fixed it!

JDMcPea · August 2023

Thank you! This fixed it!

Janevski · August 2023

Flying_Chinaman · August 2023

Yo, use google.com/ncr to disable region prefer

terrorgen · August 2023

speaking about ncr, would it be possible to set up a firewall rule to force redirect any google.com requests to google.com/ncr?
(so my wife won't be complaining about google thinking she is in another country)

CMunroe · August 2023

@terrorgen said:
speaking about ncr, would it be possible to set up a firewall rule to force redirect any google.com requests to google.com/ncr?
(so my wife won't be complaining about google thinking she is in another country)

Or even better, a DNS entry.

terrorgen · August 2023

nah DNS doesn't do anything beyond the domain name.

MallocVoidstar · August 2023

It'll probably eventually fix itself. This happened to me when I was using a RackNerd box to relay, and for a while Bing thought my GCV box was in China (totally breaking Bing since it threw me into a redirect loop)

terrorgen · August 2023

We are talking about Google, dude.

Google.com.hk

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