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Ugh! Ack! I really did it this time.

For the past month the VAF forums have been unbearably slow when I access them from the office, but fine when accessed from home.

I just had a conversation with our network security guy, and he confirmed my suspicion, they have limited the bandwidth available to VAF. It seems that too much VAF traffic was coming through our proxy server and there response was to make it unusable. Booo-hoooo.... what have I done!?!? :eek: :eek:
 
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There's only one thing to do, GET A NEW JOB! No VAF no way. It's company policy here at Partain Transport to log on several times a day. :)
 
Kahuna!

Talk to Kahuna. He's a network security guy and may know a way around (hopefully).

My condolences if no.....


b,
dr

PS: Would your company like to advertise in exchange for more bandwidth through the proxy server? ;)
 
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Tony Partain said:
There's only one thing to do, GET A NEW JOB! No VAF no way. It's company policy here at Partain Transport to log on several times a day. :)
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Tony, you hiring? :D
 
Hey Brad--

Have they also limited your bandwidth to rv7factory.com?

Jan 2!!!! Come on, I miss you man :D :D


Joe
 
Yeah, I've been on him about that too...having family over and a new baby doesn't mean the airplane production should slow down. Sorry Brad, had to jump in on this one!

;) :p
 
Something similar happened to me

VAF was blocked.
I ended up configuring VNC on my home PC to use port 21.
I connect to my home PC from my work PC to view VAF.
 
After meeting you at OSH I wish I had a spot for you! Go bribe the IT guy. Better yet find someone to take him for a RV ride, he'll come around then.
 
Couple of threads down, and I see the reason is the new family addition!

Congratulations!

I'll lay off a bit, but will offer this advice: You should only be rasing one "child" at a time! :)

Congrats, again--
Joe
 
Public Proxy

Do a google search for "public proxy" you might be able to find a website that will help get around this. Although most companies will block their use.

Ideally, an SSL VPN setup at your house will do the trick in just about any situation. ;)

Ryan
 
RyanM said:
Do a google search for "public proxy" you might be able to find a website that will help get around this. Although most companies will block their use.

Ideally, an SSL VPN setup at your house will do the trick in just about any situation. ;)

Ryan
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Thanks for the suggestion guys. Unfortunately, because of the sensitivity of the data here at work, our PCs and network as locked down extremely well. I am surprised VAF even worked in the first place. If I try to establish any kind of VPN connection or send traffic over specific ports it sets off all sorts of alarms and the data police arrive within minutes. :D Me thinks my personal laptop and wireless access is the only true way to solve this.
 
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Go wireless

I had the IT guy come in and set up a wireless system, separate from the existing company server to the satellite for the firm. I then had him install a firewall so the firm cannot see what I am viewing then added a laptop to a docking station (for company travel purposes of course). When it is time to check VAF, I swivel my chair around to my credenza, log on thru the laptop (which is wireless and limited access to only 2 others) and the firm never knows I am on the web.
Actually, they expect me to be on the web but they do not know what I am researching.

"Adapt, Improvise and Overcome".

Pat Garboden
Ozark, MO
RV9-A 942WG O-235 w/ slider
RV9-A 942PT O-320 w/ tip-up
 
Boost Pump On!

...then may I suggest:


NewYearsSale01.jpg



http://www.cantenna.com/

Best of luck Brad!!!

d
 
Brad, there are anonymous web proxies out there that you can probably round-robin through over time. i.e. the cloak, anonymizer, etc. google "anonymous web proxy" and you'll see what I mean. Assuming your stick-up-his-pooper network geek hasn't jammed all that carp too, give it a shot!
 
I remember reading that the New York State Supreme Court ruled about a year or so ago that if a company allows traditional newspapers or the like on the property and they have internet access that it is your right to access it for news while on breaks or lunch. Does anybody have info on this and is it possible to force companies to open systems based on a decision like this? I realize that this is naive, but nobody likes a bully, especially one with a pocket protector.
 
dan said:
Brad, there are anonymous web proxies out there that you can probably round-robin through over time. i.e. the cloak, anonymizer, etc. google "anonymous web proxy" and you'll see what I mean. Assuming your stick-up-his-pooper network geek hasn't jammed all that carp too, give it a shot!
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LOL! The sad part is that I go to lunch with this guy a few times a week. Some friend he is, you would think he would cut me some slack, but no! As you said in more descriptive terms, he's a by-the-book kinda guy.

I've looked into the anonymous proxy thing, and the problem I run into is that I have ZERO ability to either install any software or make ANY setting changes to my PC (which some of these require). EVERYTHING is either locked down or grayed out. For example, I can't even see the hard-drive and internet options and/or the control panel is crippled, with only the most benign settings configurable by the user. I like to call the OS WindowsXP Lite... as only a fraction of what you would normally see in a normal XP install is available.

I'll continue to look around, but I spoke to our IT director (a friend) and he said that once our proxy server migrates to the new platform in a few months, they will not have the controls over bandwidth they currently have. Hopefully, this will mean I will be back in business (with full speed), but it could also mean they will be forced to block it completely. Time will tell.

Thanks!
 
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There are MANY businesses that allow absolutely NO personal use of their computers so consider yourself lucky that this hasn't happened to you (yet). It probably will eventually. I'm allways reading articles about how much productivity is lost to surfing the web at work. Companies will be locking down their browsers as they try to squeeze out more and more productivity out of their employees. I've heard stories of people getting fired for sending personal e-mails using their employers system.
 
If you go wireless

If you need a really good and CHEAP wireless antenna, check this out:

http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=1442&cat=258&page=1

I've got one, and it works great. Don't ask why I have this. Make sure to buy a pigtail for you wireless card.

One thing with the SSL VPN is that from a firewall standpoint it looks to them as just encrypted HTTP traffic. So it from a traffic standpoint it basically looks as if you are accessing your bank account. :cool:

Ryan
 
mark manda said:
Geez-- that's terrible brad. You actually have to work at WORK! ;)
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Ack! Work!?!?! That's a nasty four letter word. :D

Seriously, I do consider myself lucky. What's amazing however is to see the change over the years. When I started here in '99, we had an Unreal Tournament server (multi-player video game), an MP3 server, and all of us completely hosed our systems at least once a month. Ahhhh, those were the good ole' dot-com days in Silicon Valley. Oh well, so was life in start-up mode, but now that we are a more serious and respectable outfit with auditors and the like to answer to, we have to put on a good show. I think Tony was right, I need a new job.
 
I'm an IT guy too and I have to agree with the geek at Brad's company. I've only got a limited pipe to the Internet and if it's getting clogged by a lot of non-work related surfing and iTunes, and BitTorrent, and, and, and, then the legitimate business uses of the Internet suffer. I get hammered with complaints on "why is the network so slow??" Cuz 200 people are all listing to streaming music, watching streaming video, etc. Then there's that one guy on VAF. :) Go easy on the geek. No matter what he does, no one is happy.
 
Upgrade!

If your internet connection is too slow or clogged up, I think you should recommend to your top management that they buy more bandwidth. Of course, I happen to work for an internet company, so you could say that I'm not giving truly objective advice! :)

I'm not up on prices in the US, but typically they are cheaper than Europe for most things, and I can tell you that high speed internet is pretty cheap here.

In any case, judging from Brad's location, I doubt his strict internet access rules have anything to do with budget.
 
briand said:
There are MANY businesses that allow absolutely NO personal use of their computers so consider yourself lucky that this hasn't happened to you (yet). It probably will eventually. I'm allways reading articles about how much productivity is lost to surfing the web at work. Companies will be locking down their browsers as they try to squeeze out more and more productivity out of their employees. I've heard stories of people getting fired for sending personal e-mails using their employers system.
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Looks like this is what I'm in for. My current company is a contractor to NASA at Johnson Space Center. We can use the internet as much as we want as long as we don't do the porn stuff (I'm sure there are other limits too).

I have recently accepted a job with an engineering firm that is totally unrelated to what I've been doing in the past. The company's employee handbook came with the offer letter. According to the EHB, the internet is off limits unless needed for your job and then you have to get permission from your supervisor. The permission is for one-time access. Next time you need the internet, you have to ask again.

(sigh) I guess I will also be limited to VAF at home. :(

Karl
 
Brad, I'm in the same boat here at work. Everything is locked down on this computer. Can't change anything. At the first of the year they took away all pop3. Now I can't even get onto hotmail. VAF still works for now though. Knock on wood!
 
Channel Z

DeltaRomeo said:
...then may I suggest:


NewYearsSale01.jpg



http://www.cantenna.com/

Best of luck Brad!!!

d
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I remember an early home built version of those popular in LA.... a 2 lb coffee can, a bent piece of 12g. house wire and a connector... mount it on a Sear snow dish (a great parabolic antenna), point it at the Hollywood Hills, and you got Channel Z movies for free (in the pre-cable era... :eek: ...)

Or at least that what I was told you could do... :)

gil in Tucson
 
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