-GoBengals- Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 So we have a firewall at work, but it only blocks IE. Previously since I was a technician I could install programs so I would install a random browser like avant, pale moon, lunascape, etc as they looked for and blocked Firefox and chrome. Worked great for the last eight years. Now we are windows 7 enterprise. Not new machines with i5 and 8gb ram and such. Which is great.... However I can no longer install any exe file of any kind. I looked into Firefox portable but I don't think I did it properly but also fear the app would be blocked, even from a usb drive, from launching... I don't get paid enough to work all day... Thoughts? Help of any kind is welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Build a Windows VM on your Mac Mini and enable RDP. Then port forward router to said VM and surf the web via RDP. That is if they'll allow you to access mstsc.exe... :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyBengal Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 If you find a way to install splashtop that may work. I essentially stream my home desktop to my laptop at work to bypass the Internet filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 So I'm fucked?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Reboot the machine using a Linux live CD? :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 So we have a firewall at work, but it only blocks IE. Previously since I was a technician I could install programs so I would install a random browser like avant, pale moon, lunascape, etc as they looked for and blocked Firefox and chrome. Worked great for the last eight years. Now we are windows 7 enterprise. Not new machines with i5 and 8gb ram and such. Which is great.... However I can no longer install any exe file of any kind. I looked into Firefox portable but I don't think I did it properly but also fear the app would be blocked, even from a usb drive, from launching... I don't get paid enough to work all day... Thoughts? Help of any kind is welcome! Ha ha ha ha ha ha...."Open DNS....BLOCKED!" :lol: Oddly enough, my (likely same or similar software at my work) doesn't block this website, which is grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Reboot the machine using a Linux live CD? :shrug: I need to be able to do both work and non work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwiii Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 How are they blocking you exactly? Do they have a proxy setup in IE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 How are they blocking you exactly? Do they have a proxy setup in IE? exactly, its based on user profile, if my boss logs in he has full access, with my login i have minimal. I can get to a few sites, but they have full categories blocked, like shopping, sports, forums, jokes/humer, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwiii Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 What kind of router do you have at home? You could setup a VPN connection and route out going traffic through that connection, possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 How about trying Opera Portable? If you can access USB storage then this should work and I doubt they would be looking for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 How about trying Opera Portable? If you can access USB storage then this should work and I doubt they would be looking for it... i have failed a few times at attempting this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 i have failed a few times at attempting this.. Did you try this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Did you try this one? yes, however i have limited access to PC's that ARENT locked down, so i was using a 7 yr old dell latitude with win XP, and installed it on a microSD card stuck in a USB card reader.. when i installed it it only popped up with the portable apps.exe file and the firefox, opera, etc .exe files.. all of which were blocked by my work machine. there were some errors in the install so i have a feeling it was exactly a legitimate working portable apps install, and i only have macs at home... so i need to give it a try again when i get some time, maybe from my dad or sisters computers... on a real USB drive.. i had USB cruzer usb drives before that allowed app installs, would that be helpful at all? or is the work mahcine going to block that too? im sure i have one around home somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Can't you just bring a laptop or something you own in to work and piggyback off the location's WiFi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Can't you just bring a laptop or something you own in to work and piggyback off the location's WiFi? yes.. but it is SLIGHTLY more obvious that i am not working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Work computer blocks the portable apps auto run and blocks the exe from launching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 [URL=http://s20.photobucket.com/user/lodge308/media/HomerDOH_zps82b7d447.jpg.html][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 yes.. but it is SLIGHTLY more obvious that i am not working.... Truth be told, it's VERY slight. :lol:: Ha, I see the "Ready Now" sign in reverse in that picture....funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutforlife591 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 My students use this. http://ultrasurf.us/ You did say some .exe don't work. And I do believe it is an executable. But it's a free VPN service basically. Could you use a Tor browser? I'm not sure how that works, but I get the vibe that it is self tunneling. What about some sort of AV switch for the monitor. Bring your laptop in, mirror it you your monitor, switch between monitor personal computer and work computer based on what you are trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 My students use this. http://ultrasurf.us/ You did say some .exe don't work. And I do believe it is an executable. But it's a free VPN service basically. Could you use a Tor browser? I'm not sure how that works, but I get the vibe that it is self tunneling. What about some sort of AV switch for the monitor. Bring your laptop in, mirror it you your monitor, switch between monitor personal computer and work computer based on what you are trying to do. thanks, i will check into those options. its funny, they are losing more of my paid time as i try to find workarounds than they would be letting me install a browser on the machine... i thought about the monitor switch, i then would have the issue of the keyboard and mouse, so i would need to find a multi in one out usb hub that both my work and personal machine plug into and output both to just the sole monitor, keyboard and mouse... which exists but is a cost and sort of a hassle.. as i would ahve to setup daily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 looking into spoon.net seems like an interesting concept... though its probably blocked at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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