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Title: proxy server
Post by: doog on 18 July 2010, 13:16:05
The IT doods at my wifes work have blocked some websites from being viewed at her work  rather important ones like ehem ebay and argos etc

is there a way round this by using some sort of proxy where her browser opoints at my home machine which in turn forwards it to her works machine ?
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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 18 July 2010, 13:23:17
Would this not be frowned upon by her employers D?
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Post by: TheBoy on 18 July 2010, 13:36:50
There are always ways round it, but ultimately her employers do it for a reason.  Most companies look upon bypassing their security systems as a disciplinary offence, usually resulting in instant dismissal.

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Post by: TheBoy on 18 July 2010, 13:38:01
Additionally, for her employers, those sites are unimportant to what the company does (presumably, else they wouldn't be blocked)...
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 18 July 2010, 13:43:22
I dont remember the name exactly but there is a small utility program that can by pass websense
without any proxy..I used in the past..

but be careful those utitily programs mostly include
trojans .. if the company uses a common virus detector and if it catches the virus she will go in trouble.. :-/
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Post by: User on 18 July 2010, 19:01:31
TheBoy has nailed it in one, any attempt to bypass the security measures in the workplace is a disciplinary offence which normally results in instant dismissal without recourse to appeal.

Your wife could try asking the IT department for access to those websites when she is on her break, but if they decline then I would advise her to accept that and save the shopping for when she is at home.
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Post by: plym ian on 18 July 2010, 19:45:11
buy her a blackberry(mobile not fruit) can get any website she wants then :)
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Post by: tunnie on 18 July 2010, 19:46:16
various ways around it, but is it worth her job? As mentioned its being blocked for a reason, and could be serious consequences if caught
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Post by: TheBoy on 18 July 2010, 19:58:34
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buy her a blackberry(mobile not fruit) can get any website she wants then :)
Doesn't have to be a rasberry, most smartphones have reasonable internet now, be it from RIM, crApple, Microsoft, Google or Nokia.
Title: Re: proxy server
Post by: fudy on 19 July 2010, 12:27:27
try "tor browser bundle", it runs from a memory card or folder!  very slow but it might bypass the company firewall.
Title: Re: proxy server
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 July 2010, 12:36:41
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try "tor browser bundle", it runs from a memory card or folder!  very slow but it might bypass the company firewall.

If they have bothered to put safeguards in place they will also be monitoring for their circumvention, IMHO. Running TOR will ring alarm bells without a shadow of a doubt. ;)

Kevin