How do I override my employer's proxy server cache for websites?

Question

I work with outside firms who develop websites for our company. They send us links to these updates and I never see them. It is because our employer's proxy server is caching files for that website and so I have to wait up to 24 hours or longer before I see anything. Is there any way to override this proxy server cache?

Answer 1

Use hosts file.



If you are running Windows, the hosts file will be located under

c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc folder. (you can search for hosts if you cannot find it there). Use notepad or another editor to edit it based on the information below.



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There is another way to resolve domain names without using the Domain Name System, and that is by using your HOSTS file. Almost every operating system that communicates via TCP/IP, the standard of communication on the Internet, has a file called the HOSTS file. This file allows you to create mappings between domain names and IP addresses.



The HOSTS file is a text file that contains IP addresses separated by at least once space and then a domain name, with each entry on its own line. For example, imagine that we wanted to make it so that if you typed in www.google.com, instead of going to Google we would go to www.yahoo.com. In order to do this you would need to find out one of the IP addresses of Yahoo and map www.google.com to that IP address.



One of the IP addresses for Yahoo is 216.109.118.69. If we wanted to map Google to that IP address we would add an entry into our HOSTS file as follows:



216.109.118.69 www.google.com

Answer 2

Override Proxy

Answer 3

Circumventing Internet access control systems with web proxies to access unauthorized web sites is a violation of school computer usage policy. You can get suspended and/or banned from using school computers when you get caught. Use school computers for school work and myspace will be there when you get home. Do you really want your teachers and school administrators knowing what you are posting on myspace anyway?

Answer 4

You can unblock sites with using a proxy, any of these will work:

http://www.losingmymind.info

http://www.losingcontrol.info

http://www.schoolfreedom.info

http://www.artideas.info



Also you can get the latest proxies at the Freedom Network:

http://www.freedomnetwork.info



Also proxies from the Freedom Network are some of the rare proxies on the net that let you comment, send messages, post bulletins, and view all pages of peoples pages on myspace.



Enjoy, and tell others so they can enjoy too.



Happy Surfing!



Jim B

Answer 5

Talk to your IT dept, they can set your computer to bypass the system, if this is considered essential for your job. With adminstrative rights on the company computer, your not going to be able to make any changes yourself.