I want to access an unrestricted desktop at home (preferably a docker novnc desktop container), from the very restricted office laptop/network.
The foundations are clear, started a docker container with novnc access published the porst, forwarded the required ports on my router, and i can access it from outside using my phone, or my own laptop, but can’t from the office.
The novnc landing page loads, but the connection to remote desktop fails, probably because the websockets connections are also blocked in office, so only the plain http(s) accesses are allowed (not even RDP is allowed).
(Not even dyndns providers are allowed, but i can note my current ip address in my phone :D )
Ofc i barely can install anything on office laptop, so i can create fe openvpn tunnel, etc…
Do you have some hints if it can be solved?
As someone in a rapidly corporatifying company I’d like to reinforce how insanely hyperbolic that statement was. These rules don’t exist for security reasons, they exist for contractual issues - rules will often be arbitrary and decrease effective security by requiring frequent elevation or encouraging weak credentials.
OP, do what you think is going to help you work most effectively - if you’re using your work machine’s tunnel to run torrents over your employer’s VPN or look at nekked ladies then you’ll be sacked if you get found out - if you’re tunneling because your employer is a Microsoft shop and won’t let you install vim then your manager (if they don’t suck) will defend you if you’re discovered.
Even if you get fired for working around the company firewalls it’ll almost certainly be without cause (so EI/severance will apply) and it won’t be career ending - nobody smart cares about this bullshit.