How to Unblock Websites
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by monsterguide
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If you search the web from your company’s office, school or public library, you have probably already realized that many of the most popular or slightly off color web sites have been blocked. Web sites that have been blocked can include Myspace.com, Youtube.com, your favorite forum and even many entertainment/gossip sites that offer blue humor or offensive comments. If you want to take back your web and once again regain full access to the internet, you will have to unblock web sites.
How Web Sites are Blocked
In order to explain how to unblock web sites, it is important to understand how specific web sites first become blocked.
Blocked web sites are usually the result of special software that is loaded onto your computer that works with your internet browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, in which you can adjust the options to allow or block specific web sites.
In addition, when it comes to large computer networks (like the ones you might find at your corporate office or school), a firewall is usually involved and this resource is also used to block specific web sites of the organization’s choosing.
While it is fairly easy to block web sites, unblocking web sites can sometimes be a difficult task to achieve. However, following are a few tips that will definitely level the playing field, giving you the ability to access almost any blocked web site.
How to Unblock a Website
Unblocking a web site can be accomplished whether you are at the office, at a school computer or using a public computer at some libraries or internet cafes. In order to unblock a web site you have to some way circumvent or disable the web site blocking software, the web browser or the firewall that is being used to block a web site. There are a few strategies to accomplish this task.
Proxy Servers (Anonymizers)
Proxy servers (sometimes called web site anonymizers because they make the computer user anonymous) circumvent filters on the computer or even the firewall due to the way these sites operate. Proxy servers are computers outside your company’s firewalls easily accessed via the internet. They have their own IP address and are able to be controlled via your computer. Your computer connects to a proxy server and the proxy server is the computer that makes the connection with the blocked web site. The proxy server then shows you the contents of the page. You can view the web site and even interact with the web site through the proxy server- even though it is blocked by your computer or firewall. This is achieved because it is not your computer interacting with the web site, but a third party – the proxy server that makes the connection with the blocked site. (For more information, read Proxy servers and web proxies)
Here are some proxies:
Here are some web sites where you can find lists of proxy servers:
Change Settings on an Individual Computer
This tip on unblocking a web site usually only works on individual computers that connect directly to the internet. If you are using a computer on a network connected to a firewall overseen by an administrator – the chances are that this strategy will not be effective.
Obviously if you are an individual computer that has either special blocking software or browser options set to block a specific web site, you may be able to change the setting or disable the blocking software. If the browser you are using is blocking your web site, you will be able to easily change the settings, usually by clicking the tools tab and reconfiguring the options or security tabs located in the browsers. Another work around for a browser that is blocking your web site is to download and use a different browser. For those that have MS Internet Explorer, simply download and use Firefox or vice versa.
For those that are working on an individual computer with special software used to block your web site, you will need to somehow disable the software. You can delete the software, stop the software from loading the next time you start up the computer, or shutdown the software while it is running using the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys (please note: these techniques might not work for all software programs).
Use the IP Address Instead of URL
In some cases, it is possible to type in the IP address instead of using the URL. The URL is the written web address (e.g., www.mywebsite.com). However, even though we type in letters or words into our browser, the internet and World Wide Web translate these URLs into an IP address such as 99.121.224.67. Sometimes the software or browser will not block an IP, however if your software is able to map the IP address using a reverse DNS look up your site will ultimately stay blocked.
Use URL Redirects
There are a few web sites that offer URL redirects. For instance, you can create a new URL for the blocked web sites using these redirect services. Once you create a redirect, enter the new URL and have the service forward you to the blocked web site. In certain situations these new URLs are redirected and do not change allowing you to access banned sites. Two types of redirection services include Tinyurl.com and Snipurl.com
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Unblock a Web site using Google
There are many tools or services that Google offers that can help you access blocked web sites. Practically every computer allows you to access Google making these strategies quite attractive.
Google Cache
Instead of going directly to the web site using the URL, go to the home page of Google and search for the web site or web site page you want to access. Once Google shows you the possible choices that are indexed, choose to retrieve the blocked web page using Google’s cache copy of the page. Since these pages are copied into Google’s database, in most cases the site will not be blocked.
Google Mobile Search
Google’s Mobile search can help one circumvent a blocked site. When Google translates a normal HTML web page into a mobile page it removes certain parts of the web page (CSS scripts and JavaScript’s) it also reconfigures the sites view to make a large page into smaller sized pages. During this translation process, it is possible that many block software programs will not be able to recognize the page as being one that should be blocked.
Google Proxy
We all know that Google is not specifically a proxy, but it can be used for much more than just searching the internet. Below is a code that uses Google’s language translation tool. When Google translates a web site into a different language it acts as a go-between (similar to a proxy server). The code below which comes from the site www.oreillynet.com will translate any web page into English. Meaning you can translate a web paged in English back to English using Google as a proxy like tool. Just change the URL (forbiddensite.com) with the site that you are trying to gain access to.
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.forbiddensite.com
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on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:38 am
is this real can i acutally unblock wesites
on October 29th, 2009 at 4:46 am
man I really wanted to get on myspace but I’m at school and this really did’nt help me at all
on October 21st, 2009 at 7:06 am
You know what. they have these websites blocked for a reason. so you stupid kids don’t dick around. Im in 11th grade. So i should know this.
just do your freakin work and get done with school worry about ‘Myspace’ and ‘Youtube’ when you get home. or go to the public library in your town or city.
on October 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
how do i unblock youtube at school
on October 19th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
hi
on October 19th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
haha lol
on October 19th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
they blocked every proy site and im pissed…theres a site that has 250 proxys..
econsultant.com
on October 18th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
one way is simple. (may not work for everyone)
when you are ogged in delete the Administrator user account, that way theres no Administrator blocking you from doing anything and the proxy (example BlueCoat) wont have effect then once thats gone you should be able to make yourself an administrator and unblock your sites and have as much freedom as you want.
Note: although this works 99.5% off the time, i suggest you dont do it unless your 100% need them unblocked
ty.
on October 17th, 2009 at 5:52 am
How do I unblock a website if I am using AOL and aol’s virus program?
on October 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I need help on my blocked sites.. =/
on October 9th, 2009 at 7:46 am
im in year nine and recently we all got given laptops from the government but why did they bother when they blocked everything even at home on our own private internet, im suprised that this site works acually . . i really want to go on facebook daym it lol., none of ur stratigies worked =[ stupid board of studies we should go on national yr9 laptop strike lol ;(
on September 30th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
my technical skill is not strong at all so bully by other techintion so can u help me? the blocked every websites that i every browse. i so damn angry man and i wa crush them can any guy out there can help me? i don care u are hacker o what at least i can crush them can already so pls email as fast as possible teach me pls
on September 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
i kant g3t thr0ugh any of th3 bl0CkS… how kan i?????
on September 6th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
i clicked everything here but it appears all over again
on September 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
how to i unblock proxies come on im bored in school like on the serio
on September 3rd, 2009 at 7:24 am
UMMMM IM SITTING IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW AND I NEED TO FIND OUT A WAY TO GET ON MYSPACE……NEED HELP ASAP BEFORE THE BELL RINGS……..
on August 27th, 2009 at 4:28 am
You can also use vpn service like http://vpnprivacy.com to unblock any site.
Thanks for the article. These are really good ways to unblock site.
on August 24th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Hi, I have had to remove infested internet explorer and install firefox. This worked for a while but is now coming up blocked. Can someone tell me how to unblock this site.
I am not technical at all, so simple explanations will help me out a lot.
Thanks
on August 24th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Internet explorer is infected on my office computer so we have had to remove it from the control panel. I installed firefox, it worked for a while, but is now coming up ‘blocked’. How do I ‘unblock’ it. I am not very technical so please give me simple steps in plain english. I am having to alternate between 2 computers to do simple tasks…please help. The anti-virus software is ESET..?
on August 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
My school uses a software called network box and I can’t get around it even when using these….
on August 21st, 2009 at 1:54 am
please tell me in detail how to unblock facebook on my computer at work! Please do it in normal english too I dont know much about computers
on August 11th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
i think that if people want to block websites good, but they dont know that we can unblock them just a easy and quick
on August 11th, 2009 at 11:26 am
how do i unblock yahoo at my pc. please help me.
on August 3rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
I am so fed up with these !
They shouldnt unblock it. The should let us get snapped then growl us rather than blocking it !
Plus its going to be our fault
not theirs…
on July 30th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Great,
on July 29th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I want to say thanks!,
on July 28th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Thank you,
on July 23rd, 2009 at 6:34 pm
please i need a detailed explanation on how to change my ip address,and how to unblock sites at public library,am a beginner in my computer class.i would be grateful if the detailed expalantion can be mailed to me.hope to hear from you soon,thanks
on July 22nd, 2009 at 6:16 am
I hate it when my stupid school blocks things like youtube and facebook.etc.
on July 22nd, 2009 at 5:44 am
how to find the internet firewall
on July 14th, 2009 at 7:15 am
none of the prozys work there shit the only way to get a webpage to unblock is to hack and get command propmt then wright nslookup or ping and the web page you want a code will appear write that in the bowser and it works or do this at home to get facebook but theres proplems with login!!!!!!………………..kizza
WRITE PING then the webpage
or nslookup then page
on July 12th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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on June 29th, 2009 at 1:41 am
HOW DO I UNBLOKE FACEBOOK AT SCHOOL ?
on June 23rd, 2009 at 10:12 am
I already know about this.
on June 21st, 2009 at 5:52 am
My company has blocked India-forums.como
I can access through proxy sites but can not post n e thing there & itzz asking to enable java script which I have doe but itzz still not working .
Plzz help me that from which other site |I can access that site !!!!!
on June 18th, 2009 at 7:10 am
this is not cool at all…….we should change the law of this frekin state
on June 17th, 2009 at 2:01 am
i can get onfacebook but the chat and alerts dont work!! helpme!!
on June 11th, 2009 at 7:13 am
yo
on June 10th, 2009 at 8:08 am
We check these sites, too.
on June 9th, 2009 at 4:45 am
THIS SUCKS! i cant get on anything! grrrrrr
on June 7th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Hi guyz. Myself tired on searching best proxies:-) if anyone found let me know.
on June 4th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Y come yall block tagged and myspace we are kids we want to get on them websites.
on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 am
any site evev my football teams gets blocked and a company wants to sell me protection how do i stop this it is driving me away from my computer
on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:22 am
thanks.
on May 27th, 2009 at 6:21 am
i already knew about all of this. None of this has helped me because I need an advanced way to convert the IP of a website into an encrypted code that will redirect me to the website without using the original URL so that I can get to my website and log in without being blocked. If I am able to change or mask the URL WITHOUT USING A PROXY, I will be happy. Proxies are very limiting in how they work and what parts of the website they let you use. The particular site I need will allow me to use the email- like feature but not the comments. I need to be able to use the comments, and therefore, using a proxy will not work. Please help by updating your site.
on May 24th, 2009 at 4:47 am
proxy websit pleise
on May 22nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
wow! none of this works…my school has blocked all of the proxy i can find!!!
on May 21st, 2009 at 9:58 am
can u unblock myspace!!!!
on May 20th, 2009 at 10:29 am
it’s not fair of how myspace is blocked and stuff. I want to get on myspace right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 16th, 2009 at 12:33 am
how can i unblock the tagged
on May 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
yeh man, srsly, everythang at my effin school is BLOCKED. anything that has the word of thee website im trying 2 git to, is blocked. if it says PROXY er PROXIES, its blockd.if its says MYSPACe its blocked. wtff i neeed help maaan! D:
on May 15th, 2009 at 12:15 am
squid-proxy-bypass.info is nor working
on May 13th, 2009 at 4:29 am
NOT FAIR
on May 12th, 2009 at 6:31 am
i dont think they should block websites
on May 11th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I THINK WE SCHOULD SEWW THE PRICIPLE…
on May 5th, 2009 at 5:50 am
this is stupid. when i go to the proxy sites they are blocked too. this is waaaaayy to hard for a 7th grader to try and get past. I NEED SOMETHING THAT WORKS!! >=(
on April 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
how to open blocked yahoomail at my PC?
on April 21st, 2009 at 9:44 am
hello,
this class is boring and I WANT TO GO ON YOUTUBE AND MYSPACE! help me
on April 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
To unblock all access to internet, try solvpn.com VPN service. It is very good and has unlimited bandwidth usage.
on April 16th, 2009 at 12:36 am
I want 2 know that how can I open the Blocked websites….?
on April 14th, 2009 at 11:20 am
i think we should all try to unblock websites im at the hospitil this is shit that i cant get on myspace
on April 14th, 2009 at 7:58 am
i cant get on any websites from school because the school has some weird program, and its near impossible to unlock it. =[
on April 13th, 2009 at 6:00 am
try squid-proxy-bypass.info
on April 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am
i tried everything most of these sites are slow
on April 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
you guys dont understand! you need a proxy server and you can do anything you want on it search for games, music or even porn at skool i dont care one good one nmot yet covered because it was created today haha is
thriftdragon.com
on April 8th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
These don’t work for the school network. The computer guys are smart.
on April 6th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
tried several proxy sites to get on bebo to check my mails and none worked pretty much everything iz blocked frm ma school is there any other sites that work?
on April 6th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
how to unblock the sites which are blocked by the server please tell me
on April 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 pm
how to blocked the websites?and how to design a website.
on April 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
DARN IT! EVEN THE STUPID PROXY WEBS ARE BLOCKED! My stupid school is sooo stupid! I need help! Please!
on April 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
It didn’t work…how am I too get on youtube now? AND newgrounds?? I need help! This is not working for me…maybe I’ll try again…
on April 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 am
this bull stuff doesnt work???? well show me how to unblock jamglue.com and myspace and yahoo please!!!!!!!!!
on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
well they are all bloked it suks any ohers that you might now of???
on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 am
How to listen to any songs.
1. sign in your account when you turn on your computer.
2. go to friends21.com
3. on the search bar at the top of the page, search for the song you want to listen to.
4. when you find it, click on it and then click on >>Download MP3<>Download MP4<>Download MP3<>Download MP4<< again which turn red.
5. save the file on your own folder so you can listen to it on every computer in your school, company, or whatever. that’s why i told you sign in at the beginning.
6. when you save it, close the window, go to to the folder you saved it to, and open it.
NOTE: if you couldn’t open it, or save it, or listen to it, go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/. go to the bottom where it sais free download now, and download it. then you should be able to listen to your song. if you still can’t listen to it, then download it again.
enjoy
on March 30th, 2009 at 9:13 am
this is pointless to try. if you have Cisco clean access agent you will not be able to get on any site. you may try to circumvent sites but the smart update will always make that process inferior. i have come up with over 20 ways to do this, but each time my computer knocks them off. its just too good of a program for an 8th grader to try to get past in school, so my best advice is to stop trying. either that or keep at it and tell me how u did it ^_^
l8rs
on March 27th, 2009 at 6:15 am
I NEED HELP!!!! =(
on March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Use tinyurl at HOME then get the link from there and send it to your school email(or write it down on a peice of paper, then copy it into your browser at school thats the best way
on March 20th, 2009 at 5:09 am
they dont work!!!!!
on March 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
does anyone know any sites that are not block or know how to unblock them
on March 12th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
how do you get on bebo? It’s blocked at my skool>:(
on March 4th, 2009 at 9:05 am
it doesnt want to let me in! when i click on proxy it says its blocked! i hate this!!!!!
on March 2nd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
wow it so does work yall must be real carefull nd re read the intrunctions ..and if you still cant u must be a tottal retard:)
on February 25th, 2009 at 3:52 am
does anyone know how to unblock the ‘websense’ website blocker? no matter what you do, even using the information on this very page, i still cannot unblock it! i’ve never seen a website blocker so powerful in all my life!
on February 24th, 2009 at 3:00 am
the proxies are all blocked at my school. is there another proxie type thing. but that does have the same name as proxie as they are all blocked.
one i know is
socks.69.mu/
that is really goood. people shold try these. but the only thing is thats also blocked at my school and one have a good ones?
Millie
x
on February 24th, 2009 at 2:48 am
when i click on the proxie links they are blocked so i cant get on the sites that alow you to get on the sites you want please is there an url that doesnt have the word proxie in it so it wont be blocked. thanks
Millie
xx
on February 23rd, 2009 at 7:15 am
Nothing Works That
Has To Do With
Proxy At My
School.
>:-[
So What
Do I Do?????
:0
on February 19th, 2009 at 11:34 am
none of these things works for me
on February 17th, 2009 at 8:11 am
this dont work
on February 16th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Nora said that how do you unblock the smart filter
on February 15th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Cali,
There is another option, connecting to a vpn from your computer. If that VPN originates in a server that has no ports blocked - bingo
However, vpn accounts usually cost money, you have to know that.
So if you’re willing to spend some money buy a vpn account to unblock websites .
cheers,
A
on February 14th, 2009 at 5:39 am
guyz use hotspot shield…
on February 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
all the sites that tell me how to bypass blocked sites or get my 2 software that will help me are already blocked, same with the proxy lists above. can u help me out
on February 12th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
try using multiple proxy sites like using one to go to another and then loading the page you want it usually takes me 3 or 4 proxys in a chain to get past some of the harder blocks out there
on February 12th, 2009 at 7:33 am
i was trying to check my mail but it wont let me in yahoo that is dumb i think that is really stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 10th, 2009 at 8:26 am
I tried to access an internet radio and it got me to the site but then components of the site were blocked and it said error and wouldn’t load all the way? What do i do?
on February 9th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
none of this worked all of my game sites are blocked as well as these