Viewing websites from work..

Guv · 15 Feb 2007 at 20:33

My work has a content filter running, which blocks websites like ebay, occasionally it gets upset when loading hotmail and all the other obvious websites are blocked.

Is there any way I can still look at these websites by accessing them a different way or anything...?
I have my own websites so have access to some webspace - anything I can put on my website to act as a 'go through' to other websites?

Not being able to access ebay and hotmail sometimes is annoying.

thanks

iBot · 15 Feb 2007 at 20:41

Your paid to work not check your email and bit on ebay.

Gaverick · 15 Feb 2007 at 20:43

Check my sig

Guv · 15 Feb 2007 at 21:09

iBot said:
Your paid to work not check your email and bit on ebay.

Not really answering the question but thanks (i think)
Most people actually get breaks during the day

Gaverick said:
Check my sig

Thank you, I'll give that a go

iBot · 15 Feb 2007 at 21:26

Guv said:
Not really answering the question but thanks (i think)
Most people actually get breaks during the day

Yup, but I doubt your work wants there computers used for checking email and bidding on ebay.

Gaverick · 15 Feb 2007 at 21:59

One prob with my site is you can't login to hotmail, or other secured sites. i have to install some SSL script stuff but i have no clue with it what so ever

K.C. Leblanc · 15 Feb 2007 at 22:02

Google for 'proxy sites' you'll find what you need.

EirePlane · 16 Feb 2007 at 21:02

proxy sites are also likely to be blocked. best off sending a ping to a few websites and keeping the IP addresses in a notebook or something

probedb · 16 Feb 2007 at 22:45

In all likelihood trying any of these methods will likely get you sacked. Check your contract and any policies your company has with regards to internet use.

touch · 16 Feb 2007 at 22:48

Remote Desktop to your home pc tbh

meghatronic · 16 Feb 2007 at 23:37

touch said:
Remote Desktop to your home pc tbh

My old work didn't mind this... bypassing the content filters, they did. In fact, it got someone disciplined and immediately discharged.

There is a reason filters are in place, and they're not as simple as avoiding the legal implications of pornography and warez etc... If you're a business, why pay for your workers to access sites unrelated to their work? e.g. ebay and personal e-mail accounts.

Ergo, VPN for the win.