Lotsa proxies.. blocked ports.. but I need my irc!

[JeffMD]

Ok im going on vaction, and my net access is solely going to be a laptop using my phones GPRS (tmobile). The problem is T-Zones has all but 80, and maybe one other port blocked. Even worse.. just rescently I've needed to use one of their proxy servers now to get web access (so 8080 instead of 80. 80 dosnt seem blocked, I can actually get a web page through it, but only after a really really long wait).

I can run a small win2k server (thats server edition) box at home while im away too. I "could" direct connect my box to the cable modem for the time im away if I need it directly connected, other wise I know my way aruond my router and can set just about anything up.

Is there a way I can tunnel an irc connection through my phone and its proxy port, to my win2k server and then have my win2k server bridge the connection to an irc server?

 

[Nothinman]

If they allow HTTPS you could use ssh to tunnel whatever you want, I'll leave figuring out how up to you.

 

[JeffMD]

nah, these guys dont even allow me to ping. ^^ they have stuck me with one ability only.. sending a connection through port 8080 which will in turn goto where ever I am going to on port 80 (so I expect I should be listening on port 80 on my server).

 

[Nothinman]

Blocking ping is common and irrelevant. You really can't use HTTPS? If so I would call and complain. If all they allow is HTTP via a proxy on port 8080 you won't get anywhere, application level proxies inspect the data they're proxying so only valid HTTP is allowed.

 

[JeffMD]

Damn. yea https isnt allowed because the account is for tzones only, so the bare minimum my phone allowes (it used to be alot more lienient, but they have tightened down on blocking all uneeded ports from people like me using this to get unmetered web access. ^^) is an http capable port.