Can't browse any webistes from the office. But can use HTTPS proxy.

[Shake&Bake]

Was hoping someone could enlighten me please.

Can't make use of anything else besides what's on our intranet.

Using IE8 me thinks.

No Google, nada.

IE just give an error message, that it's unable to connect to the internet.

Clicking on the "Diagnose Connections" button brings along the following.

Last diagnostic run time: 12/15/09 15:59:29 Network Adapter Diagnostic 
Network location detection 

info Connecting through work or corporate network 
info Redirecting user to support call 
 
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP Diagnostic 
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP connectivity 

warn FTP (Passive): Error 12029 connecting to ftp.microsoft.com: A connection with the server could not be established  
info HTTP: Successfully connected to www.microsoft.com. 
warn FTP (Active): Error 12029 connecting to ftp.microsoft.com: A connection with the server could not be established  
info HTTPS: Successfully connected to www.microsoft.com. 
error Could not make an FTP connection.

So how is it possible that I can't browse the web through our own proxy from the office, but am able to connect through the proxy I'm currently using now?

Sorry if this is a bit of a no-brainer for you okes

I was simply interested to know how it's done or what the issue could be.

Cheers

 

[wetkit]

Could it be that your Office Proxy is blocking all external sites, except HTTPS, for banking?

 

[Shake&Bake]

Mmm you're right - I can get to absa's banking - but I think they screwed something up, as they were mumbling around the servers

 

[tco21]

yep. when the varsities where still blocking facebook, the https option was one of the loopholes.