[OPLINTECH] Websense/Proxy/Downloading

[JKENZIG]

Hi Tyra,
Websense is designed to prevent downloads. You could use something like http://www.hopster.com/ to get around it.  I've heard entropy bandied about to do it also.
http://entropy.stop1984.com/en/home.html.
 
Jim Kenzig
Network Manager
Cuyahoga County Public library
 
 

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From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org on behalf of Tyra Ealy
Sent: Fri 7/18/2008 3:52 PM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Websense/Proxy/Downloading


Dear Ohio Techies,
 
Here's something to ponder over the weekend...
We've been having an ongoing problem (many months have passed) that has just stumped everyone.
We use Websense filtering.  Just got a new server in hopes that a clean machine & install would solve this problem--but it did not.
 
Websense is used as a proxy.  With the proxy on, we cannot download files.  No error messages.
The files "appear" to download, but when you check the size it is never complete.
This happens on every browser we've tried--IE7, Firefox 3.0 and Safari 3.1.2.
We're all Windows XP.
 
Turn the proxy off... all is well (except, of course, that we're no longer filtering)!
 
Any and all ideas welcome!
Have a great weekend!
Tyra
 
Tyra L. Ealy
Information Technology Manager
Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
444 Mahoning Ave. NW
Warren, OH 44483
Phone: 330-399-8807, ext. 140
FAX: 330-395-3988
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