Tether to bypass work's proxies

[karl1coleman]

I had an idea last night. I'm sure I'm not the first so it must've been tried. My workplace logs our Internet activity and blocks many sites. Is it possible to USB-tether my phone to my computer, and direct my Internet requests through it instead? I'm asking only in theory as I am sure questions would be asked if it was ever found out. I may use it occasionally, sometimes people send me YouTube links, things like that. The only thing I can't figure out is how I would tell my browser to send the requests through the tethered connection, not my office's Internet connection.

 

[karl1coleman]

I don't think you get what I am asking. I know how to tether and mobile hotspot. My question is if I tether my PC to my phone, my PC now has two network connections. How do I tell my browser to send it's http requests through the connection through my phone, not my office's network?

 

[karl1coleman]

Thanks. Makes sense.

 

[Rukbat]

The only problem is your job. Since connecting the office computer to the internet without the office network's security is endangering the security of the network (when you connect to the network again), you could be fired. (And,m if there's a problem with the network, you could be sued for the full cost of fixing the problem.)

It's interesting to do as an academic exercise, but I would try it, confirm it can be done, then forget about it. (Unless you're looking to change jobs.)