Web browser on my pen drive

[mike_sanfil]

At my hight school they have all the computers locked down so that I can't do anything productive. They have a program (i think it is called steadfast 2002) that resets the computers every time they are restarted. This is nice but it slows down the system and keeps some programs from running. I can't use flash, java, acrobat, or even cookies while surfing the web. On top of that many web pages that I use for research are blocked by the web filtering system. To try to get around this problem I installed Mozilla Firefox onto my pen drive. This enabled me to use acrobat and cookies, altough i still could not get flash, java or the bocked web pages to work. Is there a way that I could install flash and java plugins to my flash drive?? Not sure if you can even do that, but it would be very helpfull. I was also wondering if i could use an encrypted web proxy that would allow me to pass the blocked web pages.

[rpertusio]

The Adobe plugin works because Firebird automatically scans and detects this plugin. However, Flash/Java/etc require entries in the registry to operate, which I'm guessing is not an option for you.

However, if you'd like to read more info:
Plugindoc

- rp

[ShawnD1]

'round here, kids boot the computer in Linux. I know 2 versions that work from a CD (changed settings are saved on a pen drive).
knoppix
Mandrake Move

I don't know if it will get past the proxy, but a few people I chat with online say they make the school computers boot in Linux and it runs fine.

Your best bet would be to use a third-party proxy server, preferably anonymous, in conjuction with your standalone browser.

Robert Richmond

[StealthyV]

go with what ShawnD1 recommended.

Knoppix is a great utility...it's Linux on a "live cd" meaning it runs entirely from the cd-rom drive, using the available system memory (the more the better) as a virtual hard drive.

what you do is first download (or buy) the Knoppix software, and burn it to a cd. the Knoppix operating system is a version of Linux, which is about 700mb compressed, so it fits on one CD-R cd.

next, pop it into your school puter's cd-rom drive, and restart the computer. if it has a constant ethernet connection, you will be online in less than 4 minutes. it won't boot as fast as a traditional operating system, because it runs entirely off the cd-rom and uses the available system memory.

you'll be able to bypass any windoze software blocks on that puter, and use the hardware with little or no problems. the cd comes loaded with Open Office, a M$ Office replacement, and two different GUI interfaces, Gnome and KDE.

see Knoppix on TechIMO Linux forum search for help on how to's, etc.

when you're ready to shut down, or log off, all you have to do is "log off" and the cd ejects itself. hit "enter" and the computer shuts down. you may want to just hit the power button to restart the puter for the next person.

you might want to try "peanut linux" on your pen drive if you don't want to use a cd-rom...here is an excellent article on Peanut Linux.

good luck on whatever course of action you choose...but remember; disabling the controls your admin enacted for your school is NOT what you should do. instead, experiment with Linux and creative ways to learn about computers, and don't use what you know for destructive purposes.

when in doubt, don't do it! Experiment on your puter at home first, so when you get to your computer lab, you'll be quick, efficient, and everyone'll see that you're a pro! have fun, linux is really nifty

~Branson

~Branson

sorry i work for a school board, and the network/hardware admins have set up a machine there way for a reason.

even this is too just install stuff to help you, you do not have premission to install anything or bypass what they have setup period. These are not your computers, they are the local school computers

we do condone by passing secuity setups at all.

if you are having problems talk to the people in charge of the computers about sites that are blocked and the needs updates for the students