Bypass Sonicwall to Watch YouTube

Are you trying to access a website and your system has a sonic firewall on it? Here's a great way to bypass sonic firewall in your school network or your office.

Steps

Using an SSL proxy

  1. Use a proxy site.Go to https://unblockvideos.com/
    • In any case the use of HTTPS instead of HTTP at the beginning of a url will often afford access. These will work until they are individually blocked.

IP Bypassing

  1. Go to Start and type “cmd.exe” in the search bar. Click on cmd.exe to open the command prompt window.
  2. Type the following command: “ping www.youtube.com” (without quotes) and press Enter.
  3. Type the following command: “nslookup www.youtube.com” (without quotes) and press Enter.
  4. Save the IP addresses. Right click on the command prompt window and select Mark.
  5. Select and copy the group of IP addresses. Highlight them with your mouse and enter Ctrl + C, or right-click and select Copy.
  6. Open Notepad and paste in the IP addresses. You can either press Ctrl + V, or right-click and select Paste. Now you have all the IP addresses in Notepad, click Ctrl + S to save the file.
  7. Enter the following command in the URL bar: 1 (as a numeral) with three curvy brackets around it on either side. If this doesn't work, try another method below.

Mapping

  1. Open the Hosts file in Notepad. You can find it at: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
  2. Inside the Hosts file, paste all the IP addresses that you found in Method Two using nslookup. Enter "www.youtube.com" (without quotes) after all the IP addresses.
  3. Save the Hosts file. Enter Ctrl + S, or go to File and select Save.
  4. Name the IP addresses. Add a space or tab to the end of each IP address, then enter a name you want to use to reference this site. Use a name that firewalls won't have on their blacklists (blocked sites). Your new line should look like: 47.125.31.113 www.youtube.com
  5. Type one of the IP address in the browser address bar to open YouTube.
  6. Press Enter to test browsing to the site. If this doesn't work, try another method below.

Hex Conversion

  1. Use a hex-based IP address. If your school's firewalls also block IP addresses, try visiting the site via a hex-based IP address. Hex is a numbering system that is known as "base-16," whereas regular numbers are "base-10," and is understood by browsers. Firefox will use the hex address without changing it, while IE will convert it into a "base-10" IP address.
  2. Open Calculator and paste in the IP address of the website.
  3. Click on Hex to convert the IP address into hexadecimal.
  4. Paste the hex-based IP address into the address bar of your browser.
  5. Prefix this with http://0x (zero, not "o"). In other words, add this to the front of the hex address.
  6. Press Enter to test browsing to the site.

Use third party website

  1. Use a third party website by pasting YouTube video url there to bypass restrictions.
  2. Copy your YouTube video url which looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFP4c0_65hf
  3. Go to http://ezywatch.com and paste it inside "paste your video url" box.
  4. Click "Watch" button to start playing your video.

Tips

  • Do it fast! Get your IP address and close the Command Prompt quickly. The black-background Command Prompt is obvious to anyone who can see your computer's monitor. Alternatively, change the background color and window title of the command prompt.
  • You will need to use a proxy for sites that do not work with this method. You may want to join a proxy mailing list to find updated proxies (some are changed every day).
  • Alternatively, you may use web services to find IP addresses such as dnsstuff.com and whois.net if access to the Command Prompt is restricted.
  • The method from the steps will only work if the website doesn't redirect IP numbers to domain names, and only if your school's firewall doesn't block known IP addresses. If the site requires any function that may redirect to a domain name (ie: some login types), this will not work.
  • None of the methods above work with Facebook.

Warnings

  • If you get caught, you may risk your computer privileges taking away, detention, or suspension.
  • If you get caught legal action (criminal charges) can be brought against you if you are accessing the wrong materials in public setting, or also your parents can be sued civilly by the parents of another student who sees what you are doing.
  • If your school's IT staff or a computer-literate instructor or administrator catches you doing this, you may get in trouble.

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