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Originally Posted by Chris F.
Thanks for the condescending tone  Having setup many firewalls, I'm well aware of why they are there guys. I'm not that stupid 
And quite simply, my way of 'getting around' the company firewall is just to bring in a personal laptop from home and surf at lunch! Heck, I'll go out to the parking lot if I have to. I won't break any rules and no one can complain. |
Hmm, not sure why that came across so condescending, but apologies if it hit you the wrong way. It was more a response to those asking how to get around firewalls, which was the OP's topic. I was agreeing with Gresch, pointing out that in this day and age, firewalls and the like are there for very good reasons. Our networks are a lot more restricted than they used to be, and if an employee finds a way around the various blocks, there are still the conditions of use terms to deal with.
At my company, we would rather you brought in your personal laptop for personal use at lunchtime, but we won't let it connect through us, wired or wireless, unless you are in a room set up for the consultants, with a DMZ. Employees can also use their work PC for personal use, but only for those sites that make it through variouis filters (Leisure topics are blocked, for example. as are practically all instant messenger apps, as are all popular web mail sites) I am pretty sure that employees can find lots of unsecured WiFi networks in the downtown office area where I work, but none of them should be on our network. The few that have popped up have been detected fairly quickly, and disabled.
Yes, it is all a pain, but so is non-compliance as a listed company.