My company blocked some sites on the net.

Bimmer335i07 · 09-14-2007, 09:47 AM

Is there anyway to get around it?

Thanks!

Jason · 09-14-2007, 09:55 AM

kproxy.net, guardster.com, or any other of the multitude of web proxies out there.

canucklion · 09-14-2007, 10:00 AM

there's probably a good reason why they blocked it. I know if (or when) my company blocks E90post, I'm not going to attempt to circumvent it, I'll just go on it when I go home. I rather have my job than the ability to visit some sites while jobless

Having said that, use a proxy like Jason said

BigO1120 · 09-14-2007, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklion

there's probably a good reason why they blocked it. I know if (or when) my company blocks E90post, I'm not going to attempt to circumvent it, I'll just go on it when I go home. I rather have my job than the ability to visit some sites while jobless

Having said that, use a proxy like Jason said

+1

If your company is really that anal about it they'll block those web proxy sites too. Is it worth loosing your job over it because you can't check your Gmail or Hotmail from work...NAH! Plus, they keep logs of what you do on the Interent (at least they know what sites you visit). If they see you're hitting a web proxy...you'll probably get a nice visit from the folks in IT.

Bimmer335i07 · 09-14-2007, 10:10 AM

I'm just trying to get onto Discover's website to pay my bill. lol!

It's not like I'm trying to get onto a porn site or anything like that for that matter. Don't know why they would block Discover Card's website?

Thanks for your help guys!

Bimmer335i07 · 09-14-2007, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason

kproxy.net, guardster.com, or any other of the multitude of web proxies out there.

Thanks, but they blocked those sites as well.

I just don't want to forget about paying my bill when I get home.

BigO1120 · 09-14-2007, 10:13 AM

I wish I could tell you why they're blocking a public site like Discover Card. It seems strange that they do that.

Every company is different.

montreal_bimmer · 09-14-2007, 10:59 AM

bring ur laptop into work.... they wont even know what ur looking at....lol

shragon · 09-14-2007, 10:59 AM

at my work they use the barracuda system. most of the proxy sites seem to be blocked.

but as said, every company is different and they'll set what they want blocked.

Hawkeye · 09-14-2007, 11:25 AM

I have an iPhone so the blocked sites are just looked up at a slower pace

OC Guy · 09-14-2007, 12:10 PM

You sure you want to use someone else's proxy when typing your credit card number in?

Most good web filters block proxies and anonymizer.

Bimmer335i07 · 09-14-2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer

bring ur laptop into work.... they wont even know what ur looking at....lol

Doesn't work. I tried it. It's still blocked by Barracuda.

OC Guy · 09-14-2007, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

Doesn't work. I tried it. It's still blocked by Barracuda.

Pay it over the phone or wait til you get home.

canucklion · 09-14-2007, 12:19 PM

it's strange, but they must have their reason(s) why though

just pay it when you get home, or pay the bill early in the morning before you get to work

All my bills are stacked in front of my monitor, in the order of payment due dates, never missed a payment that way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

I'm just trying to get onto Discover's website to pay my bill. lol!

It's not like I'm trying to get onto a porn site or anything like that for that matter. Don't know why they would block Discover Card's website?

Thanks for your help guys!

S4to335 · 09-14-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason

kproxy.net, guardster.com, or any other of the multitude of web proxies out there.

My company blocks those too.

Bimmer335i07 · 09-14-2007, 12:36 PM

Thanks guys! Really appreciate your help!

I'll just set a reminder on my cell phone to remember to pay the bill.

Thanks again!

OC Guy · 09-14-2007, 12:39 PM

Bimmer335i07, you might want to try Bill Pay Online through your bank online. Most major banks have this nowadays and I doubt your bank website will be blocked.

EHDEN · 09-14-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

Thanks, but they blocked those sites as well.

I just don't want to forget about paying my bill when I get home.

write a post it note and put it on your transmission. that usually works for me!

Chowbow · 09-14-2007, 02:05 PM

I used to the be the IT admin at a small company and controlled and filtered all the content going in and out. There's a good reason they are blocking it... so you don't pay your bills at work and do that at home. A lot of other reasons are for liability etc. but biggest one is productivity.

Bringing your own PC into the office won't help as these systems are all at the gateway and most default configurations state that any new PC in the network automatically gets filtered as well. IT has to specifically change user accounts / settings to allow you to get through.

Trust me, you can lose your job over something dumb like this. I never made the call to fire somebody, but I have provided numerous logs and reports on how much time somebody spends browsing the web, what they're looking at, and the percentage of personal vs. work-related usage. These reports can be scary....

777ER · 09-15-2007, 11:29 AM

At my work, they use Neoware/Microsoft Windows NT server 4.0, Terminal server edition...

I swear to god it's the mother of all shittest system out there in the IT dept...

spacedogg · 09-15-2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

I'm just trying to get onto Discover's website to pay my bill. lol!

It's not like I'm trying to get onto a porn site or anything like that for that matter. Don't know why they would block Discover Card's website?

Thanks for your help guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigO1120

I wish I could tell you why they're blocking a public site like Discover Card. It seems strange that they do that.

Every company is different.

Bimmer335i07 probably works at American Express.

Bimmer335i07 · 09-15-2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacedogg

Bimmer335i07 probably works at American Express.

No, I work for Visa.

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