| Online social networking sites like Myspace, Hi5 and | | | | A simple way to unblock access to websites like |
| Facebook are quite popular amongst the younger | | | | Myspace is to use alternate web browsers like Opera |
| generation. These sites offer features like file-sharing, | | | | or Mozilla Firefox. If the network filtering has been |
| instant messaging or leaving comments for the user's | | | | done using group policy settings for internet explorer, |
| profile. A lot of schools and universities have blocked | | | | this is the simplest way to access the online social |
| these websites to be accessed from their locations to | | | | networking site and use of alternative browsers would |
| restrict the students from logging in to these websites. | | | | enable you to access the desired websites. |
| But these websites have also proved to be beneficial | | | | Other bypassing techniques to Myspace include the |
| in some aspects of business networking and | | | | use of proxy servers. A proxy server is a computer |
| coordinating while working on projects and socializing | | | | program or application which processes a client |
| as a measure to relieve you from stress. | | | | request and forwards it to other servers. When you |
| The tech-wizards came up with different solutions to | | | | connect to a proxy server, and try to access some |
| this restriction. Proxy servers were created which are | | | | information available on another server, it forwards the |
| safe and reliable ways to bypass network filters and | | | | request on your behalf and acts as the host server. In |
| firewalls and let you access desired websites from | | | | short, it becomes your face and represents you for |
| blocked or restricted locations. They facilitate browsing | | | | access to the website or information. The proxies can |
| the internet, downloading games and news, accessing | | | | be used on various network services such as FTP, |
| online social networking websites and shopping sites, | | | | SOCKS and HTTPS etc, but for unblocking MySpace, |
| chatting, sharing videos, music and a lot more. | | | | the HTTP proxy service is the most successful. |