Did you try to access Facebook when blocked in school, college or office? In most case, you are blocked when you try to get access of them, mainly the social networking
sites. Most of the organizations block social networking websites. They
want to prevent people from getting access to Facebook, Orkut where
people spent a lot of time. If you are addicted in Facebook or Orkut
like me then you must have tried some methods to get on Facebook when it is blocked at school, college or office. Here are some quick guides to access the blocked websites. Here, I’ll describe how to open Facebook when it is blocked.
Let me describe how the administrator of the network system blocks the Facebook, Orkut or any other sites? The URLs of the website, you generally type in the address bar are originally an IP address. Every website has a unique IP*. So, when you browse any website typing the website URL, computer matches the URL name with its IP address. This is done by the DNS server. DNS server is a computer, registered with the network which keeps the data of all the websites and corresponding IP addresses. So, blocking the IP address in DNS server will revoke the access of that website.
* In a shared server, same IP address is shared by more than one website. But the large and popular sites like Facebook, Orkut etc. have their own unique IP’s.
Here the tricks play. The Facebook is blocked in your school, office or college because the administrator has blocked that site from the DNS server.
Access or Login Facebook using Google Public/Open servers
If you are using Windows then go to Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections and right-click on the connection status icon which you are using to access internet. Now choose “Properties” and then “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”. Put any one of the following values in the DNS server address
OpenDNS server address:
Google DNS server address:
Make sure that your institution or office is not using the DNS server which you going to use. Once you change the DNS server, you can get into Facebook, Orkut or any other websites you want. If you know any other way to open Facebook when it is blocked, share with us.
Related: Access Facebook from Windows start menu.
Open Facebook using IP address
Some time, the computer admin edits hosts file to block Facebook in it. He adds the website domain name to the block list in that file. In that case, you can get access to Facebook by the IP address instead of the domain address. Putting IP address in your browser directly, will bypass the barrier from the host file. You can get the IP address by pinging Facebook.com from your computer. To do so, Press Win + R key. It opens the Run command box. Put the following command and hit Enter.
This will open a command prompt and it will show the IP address of Facebook.com.
Often, chances are that the command prompt is disabled for the current user. In such situation, get the Facebook address here. Once you go to that website, just type facebook.com at where they ask to put it and click on Get IP.
Once you get the IP address, put that in your browser address bar and hit Enter. The Facebook should open.
Use Shortened URLs to access Blocked Facebook
In many situation, the Facebook site URL may be banned for you. In such a case, you can use a shortened URL to bypass the ban. You can use some URL shortening services like goo.gl or bit.ly.
Get into Facebook via Secure Web Proxy
Using Secure Web Proxy sites is the easiest way to access Facebook if blocked in your school, college, office or any organization. One of such working website is http://www.securitales.com. The best side of this website is that it won’t ask you to install any application in your computer. It also supports the Facebook chat, photo uploading etc. The website is totally secured for you as it uses the HTTPS protocol. Though it lets you to use their service only 10 minutes for a free trial, you can give this a try as it does not charge too much.
The above methods are enough to access Facebook if blocked. You can also log into your Facebook account thereby.
Are you still facing problems with opening Facebook? You can stay connected with Facebook from your email account.
In the Notification tab, you can manage your notifications preferences. Once you setup, they will be sent to your email id. Whenever you get that message in your inbox, just open it, click on the link which indicates the option to reply the message. You are done!
Do you have any other idea to access or open Facebook when blocked? Do share with us.
Note: This tutorial was written depending on various experiments and implementations. Some time the methods may not work for you.
Let me describe how the administrator of the network system blocks the Facebook, Orkut or any other sites? The URLs of the website, you generally type in the address bar are originally an IP address. Every website has a unique IP*. So, when you browse any website typing the website URL, computer matches the URL name with its IP address. This is done by the DNS server. DNS server is a computer, registered with the network which keeps the data of all the websites and corresponding IP addresses. So, blocking the IP address in DNS server will revoke the access of that website.
* In a shared server, same IP address is shared by more than one website. But the large and popular sites like Facebook, Orkut etc. have their own unique IP’s.
Here the tricks play. The Facebook is blocked in your school, office or college because the administrator has blocked that site from the DNS server.
How to open Facebook when it is blocked in office or school
To get on Facebook when it is blocked, you can use another DNS server like OpenDNS servers or Google Public DNS servers.Access or Login Facebook using Google Public/Open servers
If you are using Windows then go to Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections and right-click on the connection status icon which you are using to access internet. Now choose “Properties” and then “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”. Put any one of the following values in the DNS server address
OpenDNS server address:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Google DNS server address:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Make sure that your institution or office is not using the DNS server which you going to use. Once you change the DNS server, you can get into Facebook, Orkut or any other websites you want. If you know any other way to open Facebook when it is blocked, share with us.
Related: Access Facebook from Windows start menu.
More Tips on accessing Facebook if blocked
Most of the schools, colleges or offices keep Facebook blocked so that the students or employees can not open Facebook.com from there. That is why we receive many emails asking how to open Facebook when blocked.Open Facebook using IP address
Some time, the computer admin edits hosts file to block Facebook in it. He adds the website domain name to the block list in that file. In that case, you can get access to Facebook by the IP address instead of the domain address. Putting IP address in your browser directly, will bypass the barrier from the host file. You can get the IP address by pinging Facebook.com from your computer. To do so, Press Win + R key. It opens the Run command box. Put the following command and hit Enter.
ping facebook.com -t
This will open a command prompt and it will show the IP address of Facebook.com.
Often, chances are that the command prompt is disabled for the current user. In such situation, get the Facebook address here. Once you go to that website, just type facebook.com at where they ask to put it and click on Get IP.
Once you get the IP address, put that in your browser address bar and hit Enter. The Facebook should open.
Use Shortened URLs to access Blocked Facebook
In many situation, the Facebook site URL may be banned for you. In such a case, you can use a shortened URL to bypass the ban. You can use some URL shortening services like goo.gl or bit.ly.
Use Proxy Websites to open Facebook when it is blocked
Proxy websites can be used to open blocked URLs in your computer. But generally, these websites are also blocked in school, colleges or office. Therefore this tricks may not sound much. But you can try to find out unblocked some proxy sites.Get into Facebook via Secure Web Proxy
Using Secure Web Proxy sites is the easiest way to access Facebook if blocked in your school, college, office or any organization. One of such working website is http://www.securitales.com. The best side of this website is that it won’t ask you to install any application in your computer. It also supports the Facebook chat, photo uploading etc. The website is totally secured for you as it uses the HTTPS protocol. Though it lets you to use their service only 10 minutes for a free trial, you can give this a try as it does not charge too much.
Use Opera Mini browser to access blocked Facebook
If nothing of the above works for you, try the Opera Mini browser to open the Facebook through its mobile version. Simply, go to the Opera mini demo link in your browser and try the mobile version of Facebook. The address for the Facebook mobile version is http://m.facebook.com.The above methods are enough to access Facebook if blocked. You can also log into your Facebook account thereby.
Are you still facing problems with opening Facebook? You can stay connected with Facebook from your email account.
Access Facebook from your email account
Facebook allows you to choose which updates do you want to get as notification in your email account. Once you set your Facebook account to receive notifications in your email account, you can then check the activities of your Facebook account when blocked at school. Log-in to your Facebook account and go to Account > Account Settings.In the Notification tab, you can manage your notifications preferences. Once you setup, they will be sent to your email id. Whenever you get that message in your inbox, just open it, click on the link which indicates the option to reply the message. You are done!
Access Facebook using VPN
The best solution to Open Facebook when blocked by your network administrator or ISP is using a VPN. By using a VPN, you can get on many websites which are blocked. I have researched on this and found IPVanish as the best VPN solution. Give it a try to access Facebook from anywhere you wish.Do you have any other idea to access or open Facebook when blocked? Do share with us.
Note: This tutorial was written depending on various experiments and implementations. Some time the methods may not work for you.
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