My employer's work PC is locked down so that I can't surf the net at work.
However, an app called LozDodge apparently will let me set up my home
PC to act as a proxy server, so that I can surf at work via my home PC.
The web site is here: http://www.proxy-avoidance.com/
However, I am at a loss to configure it properly. The help file has very
little useful info for people like me who don't know much about networks.
Here's the help page: http://www.proxy-avoidance.com/help.asp
I've tried contacting the author but all contact e-mail addresses bounce.
So I don't know if it's supported anymore. There seems to be an active
forum but even though I've registered, my confirmation e-mail never
came back and contacting the forum admin also bounces.
Is anyone here able to install it and see if they can get it working, and
if so, let me know what settings I'd need to put where in my router?
I have a Dynalink RTA1320 router if that helps. But I think all I really
need is info like "put IP address here" and so on. Thanks for any help.
(Or, if anyone knows of a similar app that does the same thing?).
LozDodge (web proxy app)
If the work PC is locked down, how will it reach your home PC?
Is it locked down via policy on the PC or via server side proxys on the corporate edge? It makes a difference in the types of ways you can work around these barriers
Is it locked down via policy on the PC or via server side proxys on the corporate edge? It makes a difference in the types of ways you can work around these barriers
Paul Dwyer
“In nature, it’s not the strongest nor the most intelligent who survives. It’s the most adaptable to change” - Charles Darwin
“If you can't explain it to a six-year old you really don't understand it yourself.” - Albert Einstein
“In nature, it’s not the strongest nor the most intelligent who survives. It’s the most adaptable to change” - Charles Darwin
“If you can't explain it to a six-year old you really don't understand it yourself.” - Albert Einstein
It's locked down such that we can only use the company Intranet. If we try
to visit an Internet site, we need a user name and password to allow it.
I was assuming that this LozDodge app wouldn't require a name/password,
perhaps because I just enter my home PC's external IP address into the
work PC's browser. Who knows; I can't configure the thing to test it.
to visit an Internet site, we need a user name and password to allow it.
I was assuming that this LozDodge app wouldn't require a name/password,
perhaps because I just enter my home PC's external IP address into the
work PC's browser. Who knows; I can't configure the thing to test it.
I have not looked at the configuration requirements... but I bet you will need to forward a port from the external side of your router to a PC on the internal private side. Then you will need to use this port on the IE configuration side at your workplace.
Also, a warning... I work for a large company as a Network Engineer... and I monitor ports for activity and have caught users doing this and it was not good for them. Your company might not be as restrictive as ours is but if was me, and I caught you, I would slap your hand!
Also, a warning... I work for a large company as a Network Engineer... and I monitor ports for activity and have caught users doing this and it was not good for them. Your company might not be as restrictive as ours is but if was me, and I caught you, I would slap your hand!