So yeah....

[sevenhalo]

It only took 2 days for the network admin at my current job to block this site from me. Last job it took a month.

Bwwrraaawwwrrrr!

[dark_shadow]

ouch that sucks :/ whats your job position? maybe you can convince them you need this site to do your job

[sevenhalo]

Contractor.

We're pretty cut and dry on where we are in a company.

[Andrew G]

Show them who's smarter by finding a way to the website.

[tommygrayson]

Show them who's smarter by finding a way to the website.

Can they block http://www[dot]unipeak[dot]com?

[TomGibbons]

I'm still doing okay. I've been here a week and it's still grand. Websense is kicking my ass though.

[Static]

contractor? what r u doing here? get out there and build something!

[Hack]

Contractor.

We're pretty cut and dry on where we are in a company.

The same thing happened to me when I was contracting.

In fact, at a couple of places, I didn't any internet access!

[wossname]

If you spend work-time on the internet then you have earned my contempt. Although I have run out of printed certificates, so you'll have to get in line.

[dark_shadow]

Contractor.

We're pretty cut and dry on where we are in a company.

proxys are your friend

[TomGibbons]

Well they're blocked for a reason. It's one thing to visit non-work related websites on work time, but it's another to circumvent the filters that they've put in place. I have a very good job and I'd rather not jeopardize it.

[sevenhalo]

If you spend work-time on the internet then you have earned my contempt. Although I have run out of printed certificates, so you'll have to get in line.

Well when you're waiting on design to give you the new details... I could be like the other contractors and play sudo ku on my palm pilot and text message my wife... Or I can hang out online researching and making a better developer out of myself...

[I_Love_My_Vans]

One tip, load up Firefox on your pen drive (www.portableapps.com)

then goto https://www.vtunnel.com (try both http and https)


Problem solved

[sevenhalo]

I have nothing... No access, not even to other sites.

I literally have:
w3.org
google.com
and our corporate site.

I can't even get on MSDN or Microsoft's update page.

[Arrow_Raider]

Your network administrators must have lived cruel and painful childhoods and are now vicious with anger.

[tommygrayson]

I have nothing... No access, not even to other sites.

I literally have:
w3.org
google.com
and our corporate site.

I can't even get on MSDN or Microsoft's update page.

Well in case you changed your mind and decided to challenge the pathetic powers of your network administrator just PM me and I will email you a program that will nullify the site restrictions of your proxy.

But be warned. If the program was discovered, your network administrator will cry and will seek blood and gore.



Good luck to your job.

[sevenhalo]

Your network administrators must have lived cruel and painful childhoods and are now vicious with anger.

You have no idea....

I enabled Journal in outlook on my second day, just to kep track of who I've updated on the status of the project and who's out of the loop. To test it, I emailed myself, but I wasn't allowed to. it dropped in his "failed messages" inbox and I got an email from him askign what I was trying to do. I told him I enabled journal and was just testing it. He replied back "that is not a feature we think you should have."

On another day, a few of the guys from work and I went to tandoor. it's an indian restaraunt and the wait staff was short handed. We ate and got the bill. The "split" was really confusing and the waiter spoke very little english. because I didn't want to waste 20 minutes (we were already running late on lunch) trying to get this split right, I payed the whole bill and told them I would divide it and let them know how much they owed me.

I emailed everyone what they owed me and one of the people who went wasn't in my department. When he tried to reply, it failed... And also dropped in that same inbox. I then got an email from the network admin saying "the company email system is not for personal use. This is in direct violation of the AUP you signed and had reviewed by (name omitted: the CEO)." And he CC'd my project lead (who also happened to be at lunch with us and was a recipient I added).

[sevenhalo]

Well in case you changed your mind and decided to challenge the pathetic powers of your network administrator just PM me and I will email you a program that will nullify the site restrictions of your proxy.

But be warned. If the program was discovered, your network administrator will cry and will seek blood and gore.



Good luck to your job.

I actually can do my own damage tot he network if I need to. I'm just on a vendetta. The nest time I need to use the internet or connect into a client and can't... and it takes half of the day to get me access again, then I'll bring it up and they can consult the megalomaniac NA.

I'm a contracotr, and we're not cheap... Wasted time does alot more damage to a budget then some full time employee sitting around.

[dark_shadow]

I actually can do my own damage tot he network if I need to. I'm just on a vendetta. The nest time I need to use the internet or connect into a client and can't... and it takes half of the day to get me access again, then I'll bring it up and they can consult the megalomaniac NA.

I'm a contracotr, and we're not cheap... Wasted time does alot more damage to a budget then some full time employee sitting around.

good job maybe you can get him fired then you can take over

[NotLKH]

Heh!

Do a Business Lunch with your Company's top dog...
Have the same thing happen...
Forward the response to him, see what happens!!!

so this guy is actively monitoring your emails???? Were you advised about this??? What about your passwords and the like???

[sevenhalo]

Heh!

Do a Business Lunch with your Company's top dog...
Have the same thing happen...
Forward the response to him, see what happens!!!

so this guy is actively monitoring your emails???? Were you advised about this??? What about your passwords and the like???

I wasn't advised, but any more; it's implied. My guess is, he only monitors the ones that fail, but I don't know that for sure.

[kregg]

What about StaticFX???

[TheBigB]

What's with network admins...

At my school they have installed novel clients which seriously are a pain in the ass...
(believe me... takes 4:26 minutes to only logon on a P4 HT computer )

Thank god that they aren't smart enough to detect the usage of proxies. and at least VBF is not blocked

http://www.proxy4free.com/ is your savior

[sevenhalo]

It turns out he cut everyones internet off... Due to march madness. I didn't even know it was NCAA time until someone told me. What a crock of $%*

[dsheller]

Maybe it isn't even his fault? He could be instructed to do those kind of things by the people up top... I imagine the people reporting about productivity would care a lot more about you visiting the forums than the netadmin would.

[BillGeek]

Well, I've been visiting the foums for quite a while now... all together I use about 800MB bandwidth each month... Nothing yet. I don't think they'll dare attempt something...

[TheBigB]

In the part of the world where I live they don't even seem to know what bandwith is
Most ISP's don't limit it

[wossname]

Well when you're waiting on design to give you the new details... I could be like the other contractors and play sudo ku on my palm pilot and text message my wife... Or I can hang out online researching and making a better developer out of myself...

I have no proble with doing online research in work time but I can't fathom why you'd be on VBF if you want to become a better developer

[wossname]

In the part of the world where I live they don't even seem to know what bandwith is
Most ISP's don't limit it

Bandwidth is the instantaneous transfer rate, not the total amount of stuff you're allowed to download.

[vbcode1980]

One could of course make yourself network admin.. :evil:
I have no problem visiting non-work related websites