Re: How to beat the network firewall

Hi Roy,

I share your frustrations. I am a contractor and each gig I go to I have to fight with the network guys to get a build I can work on. It can take me up to a month to be productive, which is ok as I am being paid, but I would rather hit the ground running rather than waiting around for Administrative changes.
The most productive way for me to work is to bring my laptop with me and not to rely upon their network. This is not possible all of the time as it is impossible to replicate their network environment on my laptop.

One thing I have done at my latest gig is to convince the network staff to create a build for developers (not me in particular, as I will move on when the gig is done), that all contract staff can use. Some companies are installing Public Access machines to allow their staff to do on-line banking and the like from their workplace.

Rather than antagonism, you should be looking for co-operation with your network staff. Breaking the corporate firewall is difficult, if not impossible, and you can bet that if they are doing their work properly they will be monitoring breaches, so they are bound to catch you out.

Having a sandboxed PC for public access and downloads is a lot cheaper than giving every-one un-bridled access to the web.

Regards.

"Roy" <roybasan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:c187b8cb-d3b5-4997-8c84-bea45e70b19b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On May 24, 5:45 am, "rob^_^" <iecustomi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Roy,

You may be facing the sack if you circumvent your network firewall settings
on your work computer.

Consult with your network administrators if you require a particular piece
of software downloaded and installed on your work computer.

You have to remember that your work computer is not a PC (personal
computer). Your company probably spends a fortune trying to keep its network
free of malware and virus.

Regards.

"Roy" <royba...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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> Hello group
> I am using IE6 browser.

> I just found out that one favorite file source (rapidshare.com) was
> banned from my network. I tried using the proxy servers which was
> asuccessful turnaround with firewall protection and my colleagues can
> access the facebook, friendster,etc, which they can't by direct
> connection the browser.
> However whenever I tried rapidshare (yes the webpage can come out
> but) I can't download the selected file as either the page just
> refreshes or nust remain static.
> Is there an effective turnaround for this?
> Thank You!
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Facing the sack?
LOL!
Its more of a game of wits, and I don't fear losing my job either!
And I don't have utterly malicious intent to the firm I work for .I
just want to teach a little bit of lesson some of these arrogant IT
bastards that are difficult to talk to whenever we need some help with
our computers. They have humiliated me and my colleages in the past.
They have challenged us that we can't break their firewall and
administrative restriction, which they were wrong in some part as were
able to surf websites that they put some sort of "lock".
Now if we can succeed downloading files from some restricted
websites, then that is sweet victory for us...
Anybody here that can symphatize with our cause.?
Any useful Ideas,,,hmmm?

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