Bebo ban

Bryaners

I'm a student in LIT and this Bebo ban is really annoying me! I can never seem to get on to it, and that's ok because it's a ban! But certain people tell me they can get on. I'd like to get on any help would be appriciated!

Tak3n

just type in the ip address, works in AiT

ewlit

Tak3n wrote:

ip address

what is the ip address

dillaneS

you have to go through a proxy server... the latest is

https://securestatus.net/browse/proxy.php?



that should work for you

keynesian

...... my thoughts exactly...................

robnubis

lol i wonder behind the reasoning of banning a single site, and not just banning browsing altogether...

5uspect

robnubis wrote:

lol i wonder behind the reasoning of banning a single site, and not just banning browsing altogether...

Because bebo has become a major source of students hogging computers for hours of mindless surfing more than any other site in Irish Universities. When I teach CAD in UL the amount of students using bebo I have to kick out of a specialist lab that they have no right to even be in is ridiculous.

Unlike other sites like myspace, bebo is much more popular in Ireland ans especially limerick. Google trends shows that ireland is the more common user of bebo (searches at least). Limerick city was by far the biggest user city but this has been reduced no doubt by the LIT ban and the impending UL ban.

Geff

5uspect wrote:

Because bebo has become a major source of students hogging computers for hours of mindless surfing more than any other site in Irish Universities. When I teach CAD in UL the amount of students using bebo I have to kick out of a specialist lab that they have no right to even be in is ridiculous.

Unlike other sites like myspace, bebo is much more popular in Ireland ans especially limerick. Google trends shows that ireland is the more common user of bebo (searches at least). Limerick city was by far the biggest user city but this has been reduced no doubt by the LIT ban and the impending UL ban.

Its so fecking true.

I hate Bebo and the amount of people hogging the PCs inside the open access area is ridiculous.

Some of LITs blocking however is draconian.

SoupyNorman

I agree college is not for Bebo but AIT have now banned Boards!!!!!!!!

Geff

bravestarr082 wrote:

I agree college is not for Bebo but AIT have now banned Boards!!!!!!!!

LIT have done the same recently.

Couldn't log into OffTopic.com and Electric Picnics forums.

Pretty ridiculous.

kevin_b

Hey all,

If your computer network is blocked with someone like Fortiguard, just simply use a proxy server using secure hyper text transfere protocall - HTTPS
eg. https://www.kproxy.com

Be care ful using proxies though, because you are connecting through another server it is possible for them to acquire your password.

Kev.

dave_t

They block proxy sites as they come about so that's not a solution. I managed to find a good way last year but it spread around and they caught onto to it again.

peepscaf

this year theres no way to get onto it,they have everything monitored

Mongo

I've seen people on it.Anyone know how?Those proxy servers don't work.

5uspect

I've noticed a good few in the library using it alright. Tis a cancer I tells you!

Lore

Last year people went through dozens of proxies but everyone of them got blocked. Any new ones that get found will get blocked too. It's a bit of a dead end.

5uspect

Well its simple, if you want to use Bebo, use your own computer. Don't waste the universities and other students time.

Lore

I don't see what is so great or important about Bebo anyway.

AlmightyCushion

Just to let you know using proxies or anything similar is a waste of time. What happens is the college will review the top sites being accessed from their network. If they believe any of these are a waste of bandwidth they'll block it. If they see a proxy in that list you can bet your ass it'll be blocked.

Like 5uspect said the only eay to get around this is to use your own computer.

sme

bebo is a shocking waste of time, but some of the sites that are blocked are strange. last year there was a list of the top 500 supercomputers on slashdot.org and there was 1 in galway (www.ichec.ie) and it was banned.
obviously they don't want us wasting time reading about anything informative.

5uspect

sme wrote:

bebo is a shocking waste of time, but some of the sites that are blocked are strange. last year there was a list of the top 500 supercomputers on slashdot.org and there was 1 in galway (www.ichec.ie) and it was banned.
obviously they don't want us wasting time reading about anything informative.

or jealousy perhaps?

Tech3

i have a way of getting into the site without using a proxy but not willing to tell ye. It has to do with the email alerts you get.