The Fortinet Web Filter is a URL filtering service designed to assist system administrators in blocking content on their network. Since Fortinet URL filtering rules are amassed from a global pool of data, the software can end up filtering out Websites containing important tools for system administrators or staff. Instead of creating new filtering rules that could lead to inappropriate content passing through the filter, administrators can bypass the Web filter using a local SOCKS proxy with Secure Shell (SSH) that points to another remote, unfiltered destination. This can be set up on a home network or outside the filtered network.
PuTTY, A Graphical Interface (Windows)
Mar 29, 2019 Fortinet is a California-based company that has been offering security software and services for over a decade. Their solutions include filters and firewalls that allow companies and educational institutions to control the way in which their employees and students use internet. The FortiGuard web filtering service allows system administrators to block content on their network.
Step 1
Download PuTTY, a graphical SSH client for Microsoft Windows that supports the creation of local SOCKS proxies that tunnel to a remote, unfiltered SSH server (see Resources).
Step 2
Double-click the PuTTY application icon to launch the program. Click the 'SSH' radial button, then enter the remote, unfiltered SSH server's domain name or IP address. Unless the connection port is something other than the default, enter '22' for port number.
Step 3
Click the 'Tunnels' option tab, then click the 'Dynamic' radial button. Enter 'localhost' and '8080' as the Source port. Click the 'Add' button to create the dynamic SOCKS proxy for bypassing the Fortinet Web Filter.
Step 4
Click the 'Session' option tab, then click 'Connect' to establish a connection with the remote server. Enter your username and password to complete the connection.
Step 5
Launch your Web browser, click 'Tools,' then the 'Internet Options' button. Click the 'Connection,' 'Network' or 'Proxies' tab, depending on your Web browser developer's choice of wording.
Step 6
Enter 'localhost:8080' as your Web or HTTP/HTTPS proxy, then click 'OK' to save the settings. You will now be able to access any website by routing your traffic securely to the unfiltered machine.
Step 1
Download and install copssh from the developer's Website (see Resources). The copssh package installs Cygwin, a tool for using some UNIX applications on Windows, and the OpenSSH client and server software. This gives UNIX users a more native environment to work with SSH in Microsoft Windows.
Step 2
Click the 'Start' button, then type 'cmd' into the Search box and press the 'Enter' key. This will launch the Microsoft Windows command console, a shell environment nearly identical to the old MS-DOS system.
Step 3
Type 'ssh -C -D 8080 server' where 'server' is the domain name or IP address of your remote, unfiltered shell. '8080' is the connection port and can be changed to whatever you find convenient.
Step 4
Launch your Web browser, click 'Tools,' then the 'Internet Options' button. Click the 'Connection,' 'Network' or 'Proxies' tab, depending on your Web browser developer's choice of wording.
Step 5
Enter 'localhost:8080' as your Web or HTTP/HTTPS proxy, then click 'OK' to save the settings. You will now be able to access any website by routing your traffic securely to the unfiltered machine.
Step 1
Launch a terminal window from your desktop or from the 'Utilities' folder under 'Applications' for Mac OS X. Linux and Mac systems come with OpenSSH clients installed since SSH is the preferred method of remote management for UNIX-like systems.
Step 2
Type 'ssh -C -D 8080 server' where 'server' is the domain name or IP address of your remote, unfiltered shell. '8080' is the connection port and can be changed to whatever you find convenient.
Step 3
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Launch your Web browser, click 'Tools,' then the 'Internet Options' button. Click the 'Connection,' 'Network' or 'Proxies' tab, depending on your Web browser developer's choice of wording.
Step 4
Enter 'localhost:8080' as your Web or HTTP/HTTPS proxy, then click 'OK' to save the settings. You will now be able to access any website by routing your traffic securely to the unfiltered machine.
Tip
- This process is often called SSH tunneling or local port forwarding. The method can also be used to create secure connections because all data passed over SSH is encrypted.
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I can’t open YouTube in my office for 25days. I tried lots of proxy servers, but it can’t help me . It’s all blocked by the Fortinet Client Firewall. So please give me any software or link to bypass the Fortinet Client
- this works n thanks alot.... :):) so simple n easy..!!
- y do u put up sites dat never work....
nothng really works in fortinet...!!!!! - As others have said, you could get in serious trouble if you are caught. But, I'll throw in one solution because I feel that you can decide whether you're willing to be fired or not.
If proxies aren't working, you could setup something like remote desktop. Try using TeamViewer, as it doesn't need any setup to work between networks. What you could do is use TeamViewer to remote into your home computer and watch videos through it. It will be laggy and have a time limit, but it should work (unless your employer blocks the ports required for TeamViewer to work). - Use google video search to find video on other sites.
Use vuclip.com and
Dailymotion.com - The best way to bypass your employer's Fortinet is to use a smartphone to watch YouTube. It solves the issue of tracking any security breach on their network. Just be careful not to get fired for watching videos at your job.
- Hello, don't you think it would suck loosing your job because of youtube?
- Depending on the security where you work, It may not be a can of worm you don't want to open... That said, you probably crossed the line, at least partially with the proxies. If you are caught you will get in some major trouble, and if they are using Fortinet, They probably have other defenses in place.
Also they will probably notice you using a VPN on there network, depending on their setup, and come directly to you wonder why you are using one. Which may also not help if it the firewall is actually client side.I really have no interest in help, mainly because it will come back bite you. You may get lucky, but do you want to take the chance?Talk to your Network Admin about it, but you will probably get a response about too much network bandwidth/resources. - Well, if a proxy server isn't working your only other option would be a VPN tunnel. But depending on how they setup the FortiClient or their FortiGate Firewall VPN might simply be disabled (blocked) too.Other then that you should be aware that bypassing any network restrictions set by your IT department is a serious violation (and security thread) and could get you fired from your job.