Being at work or at a school that blocks certain activities on the web can be a pain.  I go to a university where all kinds of websites are blocked, and we aren’t allowed to use P2P.  What I usually do is I just find a cached version of a website since that is really all I can do.  However, there does seem to be a better way.

HTTP-Tunnel will allow you to browse the internet and use applications and games that are normally blocked on your network.  That means that people trying to play games like World of Warcraft on a network that usually blocks it could now play it by setting up HTTP-Tunnel.  Fortunately, I go to a school that doesn’t usually have any problems with me playing online games.  My university recently allowed Xbox Live on the network too, so I don’t have any need for getting around gaming problems.  The only things that I would use HTTP-Tunnel for would be P2P and accessing sites that are usually blocked.

I’m on summer break right now, so I’m not at my university, but I will most likely remember about this program by the time I go back to school.  I’d recommend downloading it whenever you are away from school since the school will most likely block the website to download HTTP-Tunnel.  I’d also set it up for Firefox or Internet Explorer so that you can access their site and forums since they will probably be blocked on the network too.  I tested it out on my home network and it seemed to work.  I know that isn’t the same as my school network, but I think it will do the job.

HTTP-Tunnel has a free version for the basic needs, but if you plan on using a lot of bandwidth through HTTP-Tunnel then you’ll probably need to pay a monthly fee.  The monthly fees are pretty cheap in my opinion.  Now, I just need to find a solution for the bandwidth cap that my university gives me.  Any ideas?