You're at a computer at work, school or some other public place. You're trying to get to a website, but the site is telling you that you do not have access to it. That's because you're being blocked by a firewall. Especially in companies and educational institutions, Internet freedom is limited for varying reasons. You should familiarize yourself with those rules and their consequences. If you're adamant in accessing a blocked site, there's a way to bypass a firewall that is simple enough to do.
Instructions
- 1
Click on the "Start" menu, "All Programs," "Accessories" and "Command Prompt" to open a blank command bar.
2Type "ping" (no quotation marks) in the command bar as well as the URL of the website you want to access; then hit "Enter." An example would be pingfacebook.com.
3Search for the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the website you just pinged in the command prompt log.
4Enter the IP address as it is displayed in the command prompt log into the address bar of your Web browser, and then hit "Enter."
