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Is there a way to shield myself from being monitored by a network admin while I'm browsing the internet. Will using a public proxy server accomplish this?
NO if you are speaking of being within the company domain. If this is the case, why jeopardize your job?
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the computer that I am on is connected to the network, but it is not logged into the domain. With this one, i am simply a connection with an IP address (and, possibly a computer name)...
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When the dhcp server assigns an ip address to a device, it does so by using that device's mac address, which by ieee standards its supposed to be unique.
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What about connecting via an online anonymous proxy? Would this mean that the ADMIn would only see that URL and not the ones you connect to through that proxy?
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If you are on a network then the administrator can detect any of the packets that is sent through the network. It just depends on the time and effort he is willing to spend. Note that there is software that can do long term logging of network traffic.
The anonymous proxy is not going to save you. It is to prevent people on the other side of the proxy from seeing your computer's address. If you are accessing banned activities then a subpoena or search warrant to the proxy will give up your address (the company's).
If the network is owned by someone else then they have the right of controlling the flow of data over the network. Using your own computer is not a valid reason for any expectation of privacy. It is still theft of services.
If you download banned material the company may be liable. You can also send unauthorized company information out.
Patrick - take your computer home and do you surfing on your own connection. Or take the risk of losing your job.
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wizard-fred that was beautiful.
Patrick you may not have realized it but in addition to what wizard-fred said you may also have put the company network at serious risk.
Hackers isn't a movie. They aren't pretty people. They will hold a gun to your head if you open the door.
Be smart about this stuff and always question your motivation to do something like this.
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Patrick, If you work at any type of government location, what you are doing is considered an attack on government computers, which falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI. You better hope and pray the Admin don't find you, because you are already in their logs. You are called a "rogue", and they may try to hunt you down.
Our policy is to consficate any personal equipment attached to our network, and let them go to court to get it back, after we check it out and fire them. This is to prove to the authorities that we were not a part of any illegal activities performed by the employee.
So to answer your question, no, you cannot hide from Admin monitoring, regardless if you "log in" or not to the domain. I find "rogues" about once a year and make examples out of them. The word gets out and we are back to normal...until the next year...
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