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How can I access Facebook from work?


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Guys,

 

Only recently my work 'major oil & gas company' has blocked access to Facebook I work offshore in Africa for a month at a time and I am totally missing staying in touch with my friends.

 

I've searched a couple of sites, they suggest using a free proxy 'by pass' sites but they are also blocked.

 

Any suggestions?

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FYI: I have to log in to my computer using a smart badge, I am offshore I do not receive any phone signal.

 

I've got a blackberry curve, but I am wanting to change it to an Iphone 4.

 

Hold on, so you don't get signal... If it is who I think it is (your employer), then their network used to use a secure proxy server anyway, and you won't be allowed to change software or connect your own hardware.

 

Have you tried the simpler approach of asking the IT guys if they could enable it for the offshorers to keep contact with family... IT guys aren't all geeks sat in corner attempting to make user's live's hell.... well okay a few of us are BOFHs :)

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Use remote desktop, VNC, logmein etc to connect to a home PC with internet access.

 

If you want to be even more clever you can even set your home PC up as a proxy server and use it to connect through to the internet using your browser on your work PC depending on how far they've gone trying to prevent you doing such things.

 

EDIT: wow, surprising how many people can post in the time it took me t write a reply! Must concentrate harder!

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Hold on, so you don't get signal... If it is who I think it is (your employer), then their network used to use a secure proxy server anyway, and you won't be allowed to change software or connect your own hardware.

 

Have you tried the simpler approach of asking the IT guys if they could enable it for the offshorers to keep contact with family... IT guys aren't all geeks sat in corner attempting to make user's live's hell.... well okay a few of us are BOFHs :)

 

Good point, worth a try..!

 

You might find it will 'just work' as remote desktop is quite a common thing and they may well use it themselves, depends how tied down the system is. Do you connect straight to the modem at home or do you have a router? easy enough to test it from a friends house first.

 

I will give it a shot, I've got a lot of time to try..!

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They have obviously blocked it for a reason, although spending a month there at a time it seems a little unfair to block the social sites.

But if they have blocked it and you attempt to circumnavigate this block, you could leave yourself open to disciplinary action. Maybe not now, but a few months down the line, if they ever need to cut numbers, it's the sort of thing that can be used against you.

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Thats a shame dude, can you just not use the rigs computers? Or have they banned facebook too?

 

I was on the RG7 the other week in the north sea with all your buddies ;)

 

It's a small word when you work in Oil & Gas..! lol I bumped into them at the hotel when I was in Dyce for the trainning course, they were all bubbling missing the Angolan weather...! ha-ha

 

In regards to FB I was sharing a sea drill internet line with vetco & weatherford but only a week ago the electrician cut it off per the operator's request.. what's the chances of that, first the operator then seadrill at the same time. I will ask the AD to use his line at the end of his shift his a cool Canadian dude I am sure he will allow me a wee FB fix to keep me going.. hahah

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Also, the 'remote desktop' web service ports most likely will be blocked ... worth a try though. There are a few on the web. Just download the web client onto your 'home PC', set up an account and away you go.

 

Good Luck

 

Cool I've got the IT fellow in Malaysia willing to help me out setting up the remote desktop, all I need is the IP address!

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