Bypassing Websense ?

[Toad]

Hi all,

I recently changed job, and the System Administrator are using Websense at the new one. Not all Internet is blocked, but I cannot access Themanadrain, the French websites MTGFrance or Solomoxen, or the CGI applet I used to play Go during my lunch break. This is fairly annoying because they dont remove Websense during the lunch break.

Does anyone here know a way to bypass the Websense controls? I tried to Google a bit but found nothing interesting.

For information, the station I'm using to go on Internet is ran under Windows XP Pro, and the Internet access is made through a local proxy. I dont really feel like setting up VNC on my own computer at home just for a few websites...

Thanks !

[Matt]

My solution to this stuff has always been "work through lunch and go home that much earlier" but I don't know if that works for you.

[Pathian]

Go, very good game, I don't get to play it nearly enough.

My immediate thought would be to set up a VNC to an outside machine and controlling it from your desk at work. If that's blocked, I suppose using a proxy site would work. There are some listed at this article

http://www.theshadowsun.net/collection/view/21

[Toad]

Using proxy was my plan for tomorrow. I can setup my own home computer as a private proxy, I used some tools back when I was playing online games...
Would that work with the work proxy I'm using for Internet?

[ChemEng]

Just be careful. If you are caught intentionally bypassing those filters, thats a clear case for corrective actions. IT types dont like it when the people they support "out-geek" them.

[Toad]

Is there a risk to be caught if Im using a private proxy to bypass Websense?

[Apollyon]

There always is.

Encryption will help negate some of the risk, but there's no guarantee.

[Matt]

There always is.

Encryption will help negate some of the risk, but there's no guarantee.

Which is exactly why my plan is so good.

[Bram]

Here's an unconventional thought for ya.

Explain to the sysadmin what TMD is, that it's not costing you a lot of time but you feel like you wanna be able to check up once in a while, and kindly ask him to 'unblock' the site.

It's always the more harebrained ideas that work