Re: [MLUG] Getting SSH around despotic firewalls

["Igor Izyumin Jr." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wednesday 13 February 2002 20:13, Ian Monroe wrote:
> At Rock Bridge HS, the new filtering program/firewall started bannning all
> ports except 80. This is a problem, as it is handy being able to SSH into
> mlug.missouri.edu to check my mail.
Yep, this is now district-wide.  Those bastards even blocked our web server - 
kewp.columbia.k12.mo.us - so the Hickman website is now offline.  We'll have 
to call those morons to figure out what the hell they were thinking.
And actually, the filtering program is incredibly easy to bypass for anyone 
with some brains.  I will probably set up a PHP proxy on MLUG so that I can 
look at fuckedcompany.com from school.

> One solution to this would be to power on my computer at home with SSH
> listening to port 80 (and from there I could SSH anywhere), but that would
> be a hassle. Is there an easier way?
I have the same question.  I know you can set up an HTTP tunnel - is it 
possible to run a VPN through one?  I have a Linux box I could hook up as a 
router - is it possible to make it connect to my LAN at home over an HTTP 
tunnel?  Most of the stuff I've seen seems to run off of a web proxy, which 
is non-existent (they just block everything outgoing except 80, 443).  
Suggestions?

By the way, Ian, I think it would be best to send an email to the school 
board.  This kind of crap really pisses me off, especially since perfectly 
legitimate resources are being blocked (not to mention our website).
-- 
-- Igor
--
To unsubscribe, go to http://mlug.missouri.edu/members/edit.php

Archives are available at http://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/