BadBob

[alanmcorcoran]

I bet Patrick can tell you a way around that.

[Magnar Infectus]

There are a few sites that you can browse to that will allow you to "surf through them", but those usually get blocked pretty quick.You could also vpn into your home network, remote control your home PC, and browse like that. But your work firewall may have vpn connections blocked.
Usually with situations like that it's better to go with the flow than to try to buck the system.

[patrick_777]

I use VNC-server running on a standard port (8181) and setup my home firewall (and the vnc app) to only allow access from my work's proxy IP. I'm able to vnc to the box and do whatever I want and the work firewalls and IDS only sees it as web traffic.

If I need files back and forth, I use a neutral site (one of my domains) and upload/download there.

[BusyWeb]

Hello, there.
I usually using Remote Desktop Connection (Windows Machine).
If I need to connection remote machines; home or work.
Which uses special port number that can be disabled too.....
For the Linux, recently found, using VNC (TightVNC) or SSH (PuTTY).
However, I don't do linux much and rarely using it, just in case of testing purpose.

There is web based Remote Desktop Connection program (Free Version is also available.)
Try LogMeIn web site.
https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp
It's basically same as RDP (remote desktop connection), and might use same base in behind.
I'm using this program a lot for multiple purposes.
As I connected remote machine, I can use it as desktop in front of me.
(TIP: Multiple Monitor setup is very useful when using VNC or RDP)

FYI: Remote Desktop Connection application is included on all windows operating systems.

Thanks

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by BusyWeb

Hello, there.
I usually using Remote Desktop Connection (Windows Machine).
If I need to connection remote machines; home or work.
Which uses special port number that can be disabled too.....
For the Linux, recently found, using VNC (TightVNC) or SSH (PuTTY).
However, I don't do linux much and rarely using it, just in case of testing purpose.

There is web based Remote Desktop Connection program (Free Version is also available.)
Try LogMeIn web site.
https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp
It's basically same as RDP (remote desktop connection), and might use same base in behind.
I'm using this program a lot for multiple purposes.
As I connected remote machine, I can use it as desktop in front of me.
(TIP: Multiple Monitor setup is very useful when using VNC or RDP)

FYI: Remote Desktop Connection application is included on all windows operating systems.

Thanks

I don't think you can specify which port to use for a Remote Desktop Connection and for the most part, if the corporate firewall/proxy is blocking specific sites or addresses, it's a good bet they're blocking outbound RDC connections as well.

The LogMeIn site could be a good workaround unless they're blocking that too. I know some, if not all, IDS guys are a little skeptical of offsite desktop connections. This is why you have to mask your traffic using a standard web port like 8080, 8181 or something that is well-recognized as a web service port.

Then you can use an encrypted connection like SecureVNC or another SSH tunneling app so the security folks can't sniff the traffic and reconstruct your session to see what you're doing.

[BusyWeb]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

This is why you have to mask your traffic using a standard web port like 8080, 8181 or something that is well-recognized as a web service port.

Yes, I totally agree with you.
Sometimes its very hard (impossible) to solve out blocked applications....
Fortunately, our office is not that tight.

[Badbob]

I don't use windose at all for home or work. I'm a Unix administrator. I can bypass the blocks in a matter of seconds. I choose not to. Company policy at my current job prohibits this as well.

Thanks, but no thanks. I don't need any help with this.