Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Basic Steps
• Method 2 of 3: Free proxy service
• Method 3 of 3: Portable Browser
• Tips
• Warnings

This article will show you how to open a blocked website. Since network restrictions depend on the program or method you are using, there is no one-size-fits-all workaround. However, in most cases, you can use a Tor proxy or portable browser to bypass the restrictions; there are also a few tricks that can be applied on weakly secured networks.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Basic Steps

1. 1 Find out the type of network restrictions. Depending on the type of restrictions (for example, school or parental), their reliability will differ:
   • Public restrictions - set on public computers (for example, in libraries) or on computers with activated parental controls. You can work around these restrictions by using the basic steps in this section.
   • Regional restrictions - restrict access to certain content, for example, to YouTube videos. These restrictions can be circumvented by using a proxy server or VPN.
   • Typically, school, government, corporate, and similar network restrictions are fairly reliable, so a proxy server or portable browser should be used. You can also try to connect to the mobile internet.
2. 2 Try opening an alternate version of the website. Some restrictions block certain web addresses (for example, www.facebook.com), but not their alternative versions. To work around such restrictions, use one of the following methods:
   • IP address - if you find the site's IP address, enter it in the address bar of your browser.
   • Mobile version of the site - enter m. between "www." and the rest of the website address (for example, www.m.facebook.com) to open the mobile version of the website. The mobile version of the site should be blocked separately from the regular version, but some restrictions do not take this into account.
   • Google translator - go to https://translate.google.com/, enter the website address in the left window, select a different language in the right window, and then click on the link in the right window to open the website in a different language.
3. 3 Use mobile internet. If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, enable tethering on it to use the mobile Internet as a wireless network. Use this method if you can select a network on your computer.
   • Keep in mind that tethering uses up mobile traffic very quickly, especially when downloading files or watching streaming video.
   • The linked article describes how to use tethering with a laptop, but the same methods can be applied on a desktop computer.
4. 4 Connect directly to the modem. If you can connect your computer to your modem using an Ethernet cable, you can bypass most network restrictions. Do not do this unless you have permission to access the modem.
   • Typically, the modem and router are two different devices. If they are combined in one corpus, this method most likely cannot be used.
   • This method is best for connecting to your home Internet rather than your school, corporate, or public network.
5. 5 Use a VPN (virtual private network). If you have the ability to edit network connections on your computer (for example, select a wireless network to connect to), configure your computer to use a VPN. Keep in mind that you need to select and pay for VPN services first.
   • VPN can be used on mobile devices (smartphones or tablets) as well as computers.
   • A good free VPN service is Betternet (https://www.betternet.co/ru/). If you can install the Betternet client on your computer, just launch it and connect to the VPN.

Method 2 of 3: Free proxy service

1. 1 Understand how a proxy service works. A proxy service is essentially a small VPN that can only be used from a browser tab. If you enter a website address in the search bar for a proxy site, the request will go through several different servers to bypass the limitations of the current server.
   • The main disadvantage of proxy servers is that they can be easily blocked (just like regular websites). Moreover, it is sometimes difficult to find any proxy server if network restrictions block all searches with the word "proxy".
   • If you cannot use a proxy server on your computer, use a portable browser.
2. 2 Select a proxy service. Open any of the following proxy sites:
   • https://hidester.com/ru/proxy/
   • https://www.proxysite.com/ru/
   • https://hide.me/ru/proxy
   • https://proxy.eqvo.ru/
   • http://zend2.com/ru/
   • You may need to test a number of proxy services as one or more of the above sites may be blocked by the system administrator.
   • If none of the specified proxies work, find another proxy service; to do this, enter in the search engine best online proxy 2018 (or a similar request).
3. 3 Click on the search bar for the proxy site. As a rule, it is located in the middle of the page, although its location depends on the selected proxy service.
   • The proxy service search bar works the same as the browser address bar, although some proxy sites do not have a search engine attached to the search bar.
4. 4 Enter the URL of the blocked site. For example, enter www.facebook.com in the search bar.
   • Don't forget to enter ".ru", ".com", ".org" and so on.
5. 5 Click on Go to. The name of this button depends on the selected proxy service (for example, you can click on "Visit Anonymously"), but it is usually located below or to the right of the search bar.
   • Also, this button may be called "Safe Browsing", "Go" or "Surf".
   • Alternatively, you can simply press the key ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on the computer.
6. 6 Browse the site as usual. The site will open (as if it was not blocked), although it will take longer due to the location of the proxy server.
   • Keep in mind that proxy servers hide traffic from the network administrator, but the proxy server owners have access to all the information you transmit. Therefore, do not exchange confidential information when using a proxy server.

Method 3 of 3: Portable Browser

1. 1 Make sure you can use a portable browser on your computer. To use the Tor browser, which has a built-in proxy, you need to install it on a flash drive that you connect to a restricted computer. For this, it is necessary that the following conditions are met:
   • A limited computer must have at least one USB port.
   • On a computer with limitations, you can run files from a flash drive.
   • A portable browser should be installed and not just stored on a flash drive.
2. 2 Connect your flash drive to your computer without restrictions. Insert the drive into a USB port on your computer.
3. 3 Open the Tor download page. Go to https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en in a browser.
4. 4 Click on DOWNLOAD (Download). It's a magenta button in the middle of the page. The installation file will download to your computer.
   • If prompted to choose a download location, click the name of your flash drive and then skip the next step.
5. 5 Copy the downloaded file to a flash drive. Navigate to your downloads folder and then follow these steps:
   • Click on the downloaded file to select it.
   • Click on Ctrl+X (Windows) or ⌘ Command+X (Mac) to copy the file and delete it from your downloads folder.
   • Click on the name of your flash drive on the left side of the window.
   • Click on an empty space in the flash drive window.
   • Click on Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac) to paste the file to your flash drive.
6. 6 Install Tor on your flash drive. To do this, in the flash drive window:
   • Windows - double click on the Tor.exe file, select the language, click OK, click Browse, select the name of the flash drive, click OK, click Install, uncheck both boxes and click Finish (Complete) when prompted.
   • Mac - double-click on the Tor.dmg file, allow the installation of third-party programs (if necessary) and follow the instructions on the screen. Be sure to select your flash drive as the drive where Tor is installed.
7. 7 Remove your flash drive safely. Do this when the Tor installation is complete.
8. 8 Connect the flash drive to a restricted computer. This is the computer on which you want to open the blocked website.
9. 9 Start Tor. Open your flash drive, double-click the Tor Browser folder, and then double-click the green-purple Start Tor Browser icon. The Tor launcher window will open.
10. 10 Click on Connect (Connection). This button is located at the bottom of the launcher window. After a while, the Tor window will open.
    • Tor resembles an older version of Firefox.
11. 11 Open a blocked site. To do this, use the text box in the middle of the Tor welcome page. Since Tor has a built-in proxy server, you can open any website in this browser.
    • The text box in the middle of the page uses the DuckDuckGo search engine.
    • Keep in mind that the website load time will increase because the traffic will go through different servers.

Tips

• Many schools and companies have special programs installed on their computers that monitor what users are doing. In this case, trying to open a blocked site will result in you being caught.

Warnings

• Network administrators of large companies can punish you for trying to bypass network restrictions.
• You can also be punished for trying to bypass the restrictions on your school computer.