Bet with a teacher

[Serenity]

Alright, well, here is the backstory:

My English teacher was trying to show a video one day of something or other (I wasn't paying attention) but the site it was on had recently been added to the list blocked by proxy. After a lovely discussion on it, I told him I am sure I could find a way on the internet to get past the proxy (He is not the only teacher to get screwed by the proxy blocking legitimate educational material). So he bet me a "floating A", (I could pick one assignment excluding a test and get an automatic A on it) or a floating F that I wouldn't be able to find a way past the proxy. So, after scouring the internet and getting stopped just before any answer by the proxy, I come to you all. Anyone know a way past a proxy?

Also, slipping past proxies isn't illegal, is it?

[Vulcan]

Alright, well, here is the backstory:

My English teacher was trying to show a video one day of something or other (I wasn't paying attention) but the site it was on had recently been added to the list blocked by proxy. After a lovely discussion on it, I told him I am sure I could find a way on the internet to get past the proxy (He is not the only teacher to get screwed by the proxy blocking legitimate educational material). So he bet me a "floating A", (I could pick one assignment excluding a test and get an automatic A on it) or a floating F that I wouldn't be able to find a way past the proxy. So, after scouring the internet and getting stopped just before any answer by the proxy, I come to you all. Anyone know a way past a proxy?

Also, slipping past proxies isn't illegal, is it?

Depends on their firewall.

A decent firewall will stop proxies, anonymizers, and tunnellers. Usually going through each of these gets the IT peoples attention and they'll come after you with a big stick.

[StokesAk]

Just blame your teacher.

My friend hacked into the Howard County Community College proxie and server.

[Ack-Ack]

I know how but I think it would be funny for you to get the floating "F" so I'm not going to share how.  Hopefully this will teach you the valuable lesson of never volunteer to resolve a problem you don't have the solution to before hand.

ack-ack

[mensa180]

I know how but I think it would be funny for you to get the floating "F" so I'm not going to share how.
ack-ack

[Saurdaukar]

Ive got it baaaaaaaad SOOOOOOOOOOOO baaaaaaaaaad, Im hot for teacher!

[Spikes]

I know how but I think it would be funny for you to get the floating "F" so I'm not going to share how.  Hopefully this will teach you the valuable lesson of never volunteer to resolve a problem you don't have the solution to before hand.

ack-ack

My first thought.

[1pLUs44]

Alright, well, here is the backstory:

My English teacher was trying to show a video one day of something or other (I wasn't paying attention) but the site it was on had recently been added to the list blocked by proxy. After a lovely discussion on it, I told him I am sure I could find a way on the internet to get past the proxy (He is not the only teacher to get screwed by the proxy blocking legitimate educational material). So he bet me a "floating A", (I could pick one assignment excluding a test and get an automatic A on it) or a floating F that I wouldn't be able to find a way past the proxy. So, after scouring the internet and getting stopped just before any answer by the proxy, I come to you all. Anyone know a way past a proxy?

Also, slipping past proxies isn't illegal, is it?

Google on how to. Hell, youtube it. I'm sure they've got a way to show you how to.

[Scherf]

What, exactly, was the bet?

If it's "I can find on the internet instructions to get past a proxy, " pick a site, any site, which claims to do so.

That's all you agreed to do. You didn't agree to actually *get past* the firewall, as that will clearly get you into trouble.

Of  course, if you *did* actually agree to get past the proxy, you're screwed either way; an F in whatever or the systems heavies coming down on you with their sticks.

[Golfer]

That's a really dumb thing to bet.  Not only do you display poor judgement but you're going to post on a public board asking for help to do something you're not supposed to do?  I'll be amazed if you survive two semesters at any military academy.  Amazed.

[vorticon]

download the vid onto a usb flash drive at home, bring it in.

[mechanic]

 You lost and you should have to pay up. Simple deal and no solution needed. You should just pay up, imo.

[Enker]

If your school is using a properly set up Citrix, I have got nothing.

If not, you can ping the site from the command line and then use the IP Address that is returned to go to the site. I would use this method to get past the firewalls in middle school, but now in high school, it has become too easy. We open up the Citrix Virtual Desktop on our school computers and the firewall disappears. Facebook, YouTube, and Gmail become available.

[Phaser11]

pass

[OOZ662]

Just for not coming to me with your computer issues, I'ma let you float on this one too. It's sad that you don't see the obvious answer, too.