Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Hi :) since u seem to know a lot about computers, i was wondering if u guyz could help me out. i cant get into the chatroom from work. we r in a network and theres definately some sort of firewall that stops me. the error message i get is: cannot connect to "www.social-connect.com" the chat uses JAVA so i guess the problem is obvious .. so there is many different ways that could lime in so tell me wat can i do and i will be real grateful :) thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 How big is the company you work at? If the chat uses certain ports, you will need to talk to your IT department to get the ports opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 the company is rather big. its two universities, two different campuses using the same network. and all the big decisions concering the network and its accessbility comes from the main University campus (and i dont work there). how do i find out wat port the chat is using. and is there any other way i can get around it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 7, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2003 they probably block access to that website on the gateway. (the gateway is the computer/router that all the computers on the network go through for internet access) ask your IT department about it. btw, should you really be chatting at work? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 i work from 7:30 am till 5 pm. i DO need a break, i am human after all. listen the IT people wont help as long as its blocked .. so my question is, how do i get around it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 one idea if they have blocked the website is to use the ip address of the server.... im not saying this will work, but if they use poor equipment then there is a small chance. social-connect.com - 209.94.128.127 also try http://run.iceglow.com/ not promising that this will work, nor am i saying that it is a good thing to get around bans that in place.... :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quick Reply Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 i tried looking at the site, it doesn't even look like it's worth joining, can't you find an IRC Network to go on instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 can u please give me step by step instructions. like how can i change the ip and wat about the port. as for the website, i can access social-connect. but i cant log in. so i tried the link u gave me, and it still didnt connect. many thanks tho ! and ps: rules are meant to be broken. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 its not about the site as a whole, its just the chatroom. and i have like a big bunch of friends that go to chat there, i cant convince them all to switch .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 instead of putting http://www.social-connect.com into the browser, type http://209.94.128.127 or type social-connect.com into http://run.iceglow.com where the text box is, then click begin browsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 i tried both. it didnt work. the http://run.iceglow.com sends me to the site. but then wen i click the "sign on" button, it doesnt work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 you could try ask admin to unblock the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 7, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2003 and ps: rules are meant to be broken. :p that attitude will get you fired (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 8, 2003 Author Share Posted September 8, 2003 that was a joke. its not a crime to chat from work. but they have blocked it to stop STUDENTS from entering such sites ..but we as employees should be able to access it. anybody else, with anymore ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 that was a joke. its not a crime to chat from work. but they have blocked it to stop STUDENTS from entering such sites ..but we as employees should be able to access it.anybody else, with anymore ideas ? get you computer, go to the gateway, disconnect the gateway from the wan port and connect it to your computer.... ;) thus elimating the firewall which is blocking the site. now you should be able to view the site.... [even if no one else can't even get the internet] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Mehairi Posted September 8, 2003 Author Share Posted September 8, 2003 wow .. the way you talk makes me feel so computer illiterate .. hmm, please ..step by step instructions ?? MANY THANKS !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 that was a joke. its not a crime to chat from work. but they have blocked it to stop STUDENTS from entering such sites ..but we as employees should be able to access it.anybody else, with anymore ideas ? get you computer, go to the gateway, disconnect the gateway from the wan port and connect it to your computer.... ;) thus elimating the firewall which is blocking the site. now you should be able to view the site.... [even if no one else can't even get the internet] that was a joke... ignore it. sorry mate, i have no more suggestions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 that was a joke. its not a crime to chat from work. but they have blocked it to stop STUDENTS from entering such sites ..but we as employees should be able to access it. As a Employee at WORK you should be WORKING, not chatting with your friends. It isn?t against the Law, but it is probably against your Companies policy. It is amazing what people will do to get out of working. Why SHOULD you be able to access it? If it is something you SHOULD be doing, go to your boss, and get him to talk to the IT Dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 As a Employee at WORK you should be WORKING, not chatting with your friends. It isn?t against the Law, but it is probably against your Companies policy. It is amazing what people will do to get out of working. Why SHOULD you be able to access it? If it is something you SHOULD be doing, go to your boss, and get him to talk to the IT Dept. if i remember correctly he said he wished to chat on his breaks.... hey flame me if im wrong!);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 8, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 8, 2003 then he can talk to someone about having chat access in the break room or something. why does he need access from his desk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 hey flame me if im wrong!What exactly does "Flame" and "Spam" mean? I know it is probaly documented somewhere here, but I see it alot and have no idea what eaxactly it means.if i remember correctly he said he wished to chat on his breaks i work from 7:30 am till 5 pm. i DO need a break, i am human after all. I am sure (Depending on where he is located) he gets an hour lunch and two 15 min breaks. I doubt very highly that he would use this time to chat with his friends. The other issue is not exactly wasting time, but if everyone used the internet during their breaks, it could use a lot of bandwidth....then it gets to the issue of "Using Company Resources (IE: Computer/Internet) for personal use". Some companies are ok with this, but most are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 spam - "A trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf." taken from - http://www.dictionary.com lmao but really spam - [in the forum sense] "To flood any chat forum or Internet game with purposefully annoying text or macros." flame - "To rant, to speak or write incessantly and/or rabidly on some relatively uninteresting subject or with a patently ridiculous attitude or with hostility toward a particular person or group of people. "Flame" is used as a verb ("Don't flame me for this, but..."), a flame is a single flaming message, and "flamage" /flay'm*j/ the content" taken from foldoc - http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 8, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 8, 2003 flame: basically getting off topic, arguing about something unimportant. usually includes several personal insults. spam: to constantly post junk on a forum, for the purpose to annoy or advertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Thank you Evizu......it all seems clear now... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evizu Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 flame: basically getting off topic, arguing about something unimportant. usually includes several personal insults.spam: to constantly post junk on a forum, for the purpose to annoy or advertise. the simplified version... ;) Thank you Evizu......it all seems clear now... no worries Fowen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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