How to Get on MySpace at School
Schools typically have restrictions in place to stop students, teachers or passers-by from getting on their network and visiting specific websites. The primary reason for blocking websites, particularly those for social networking is to control the quantity of traffic on the network and increase overall proficiency.
While in most instances the schools have more than sufficient bandwidth to enable every student to simultaneously go on the internet, the blocks might have been put in place many years prior and may not have been updated since. So here are a few instructions to assist you to get onto a social network like MySpace and at least check for new messages from friends and family while at school.
Required tools to get on myspace at school
Internet access
Proxy software
Alternate internet access
Thumb drive
Required Materials
A PC or a laptop
A network cable
A network outlet
Wireless access
Instructions to get on myspace at school
If you do not have regular internet access at your school and find that quite a few various websites are restricted then you will initially need to find some additional internet access by going to an internet cafe or by some alternate method. You will need to look for and download a free or a paid proxy tool that you will bring back to your school utilizing the thumb drive, or copy the file to your PC or laptop using the thumb drive. A really well reviewed paid solution may be seen at http://www.hide-my-ip.com but while free solutions exist, some individuals might have problems setting up the free program depending on their level of computer knowledge.
Assuming that you own a PC or desktop with internet access at your school, you most likely get online in your dormitory where your PC or desktop is connected via a network cable to a network outlet which joins you to the school’s network and ultimately the internet, or you get online by going to the computer lab. If you do not have a PC or desktop your laptop may be able to connect to the internet using the same method as the desktop or through wireless connections if your school supplies internet access via that channel.
Next you will copy the software to your PC or laptop and set it up. Once setup the program will provide you with access to any site you wish as long as the proxy server you are connected to will work with your school’s network. From here getting on to MySpace is as easy as entering the URL into your browser and hitting ENTER on your keyboard.