Most of the colleges across the world block some websites. They block those websites thinking that those websites will distract the students, and it will divert them from their studies.
The websites which are mostly blocked by them are
Facebook, YouTube, adult sites, websites which are the major source of
downloads for students etc.
The people who block the access of websites in the
college think that once blocked, these blocked sites cannot be accessed.
However, they forget the fact that the students are
smarter than they are. Thus, no matter how much access is denied by college,
the students find some way or the other to access
blocked websites.
If one method doesn’t work, they can try the next
method to access blocked websites and so on.
Here are a few methods by which you can
access blocked websites:-
Replace http by ‘https’:-
This is the easiest and the
most common method used for accessing blocked websites. Using “https” instead
of ‘http’ works in some cases. However, it doesn’t work for all the cases. So,
there are better methods to access
blocked websites.
Using Google Translator:-
If you listen to this method
for the first time, for a moment you will think that I have gone crazy and am
talking all rubbish.
It certainly is an illogical
method, but it works in most of the cases.
Just open Google translator
and type the name of the blocked website in the translate box, and translate it
from English to English.
Press enter to see what
happens next and you will be surely amazed to see the success of this weird
method. Now, you will be able to access
blocked websites.
Using Proxy sites to access blocked websites:-
What are proxy websites?
Proxy sites are programs that
function as an intermediate application for processing requests from clients,
who are looking for resources stored on Internet.
When trying to access blocked websites, we (the
client) computer connect to the proxy server, which in turn requests other
appropriate servers for connection, files, and other types of resources and
services.
So, all you have to do is
just Google for a proxy website. Open that site and type the name of the
blocked website in the box, and rest job will be done by that proxy sites
(examples of proxy sites are www.anonymizer.com, www.projectbypass.com etc.)
Even after all these methods,
still if you are not able to access some of the sites, then then the last
method can help you surely.
By using proxy software to access blocked
websites:-
Like proxy sites, various proxy
software are also available. These help you to access blocked websites.
These software allow you to
bypass access blocked websites even
with internet filters set on your institution.
Following are 3 proxy
software which I would like to discuss: -
CCProxy
This software provides
anonymous surfing.
In addition to the anonymous
surfing, this software offers features like DSL sharing, cable modem sharing,
wireless sharing, satellite sharing, parent proxy server connection sharing etc.
Ultrasurf
One of the most famous free
proxy software is Ultrasurf. We can easily install this proxy software on our
computer and surf anonymously on the net, and thus easily access blocked websites.
A4Proxy
Note: -
Other than the 3 software mentioned above, there are
numerous other software available. You can Google it to find the list of other
available software.
By changing your DNS server:-
Another very effective method
to access blocked websites is by
changing DNS server. There are many free third-party DNS services run by other
ISP’s. The most popular ones are run by Google and OpenDNS.
You have to change your DNS
server settings to the DNS server settings of either Google or OpenDNS.
To change the settings, go to
Control Panel --> Network and Internet --> Network and Sharing Center
--> Change adapter settings.
Now, Click on Properties.
Next, click on Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS server
of your choice. Google’s DNS addresses are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, while OpenDNS
are 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220.
Finally, to save the settings
click on OK and then reboot your PC.
Now, try to access blocked websites and you will
see that now those sites are accessible.
So, I hope that the methods
listed above will help you highly to access the websites blocked by your
colleges and offices.
I hope you like the article.
Your suggestions and feedbacks are always welcome and you can post your
comments into the comment box anytime.
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