# Gmail Chat **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760 "2007-05-23T11:47:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/1 "2007-05-23T11:47:33Z")
Appears that many work centers are beginning to block this feature. Anyway to by pass this with possibly a different port or something? ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/2 "2007-05-23T11:51:04Z")
Uh, have fun with that. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/3 "2007-05-23T11:57:01Z")
Let me elaborate. It’s not a port, it’s not the Jabber protocol, it’s essentially just normal HTTP traffic, but easily identifiable. If they filtered it, well, you’re fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Terry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/terry/32/7207_2.png) [@Terry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terry)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/4 "2007-05-23T12:38:35Z")
At least your work doesn’t have gmail blocked all together. Terry ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/5 "2007-05-23T12:40:20Z")
what if you try using a proxy site such as vtunnel or kproxy? will that work for you? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/6 "2007-05-23T12:43:46Z")
^ I can give that a try…thanks! ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/7 "2007-05-23T12:45:44Z")
at least you can get ANY internet at your work. All I can get to is the corporate sites, and the sites on the local intranet. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/8 "2007-05-23T13:27:43Z")
vtunnel and kproxy are blocked ---
**Author:** ![MaXiMuS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximus/32/4971_2.png) [@MaXiMuS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaXiMuS)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/9 "2007-05-23T13:28:19Z")
[http://wwwl.meebo.com/index-en.html](http://wwwl.meebo.com/index-en.html) you can gchat through that website, works well ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/10 "2007-05-23T13:30:15Z")
Proxy? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/11 "2007-05-23T13:35:32Z")
[quote=“MaXiMuS,post:9,topic:29760"”] [http://wwwl.meebo.com/index-en.html](http://wwwl.meebo.com/index-en.html) you can gchat through that website, works well [/quote] blocked from here ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/12 "2007-05-23T14:15:05Z")
my work just blocked gmail chat as well ---
**Author:** ![badazzss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@badazzss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/badazzss)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/13 "2007-05-23T14:23:18Z")
a1proxy? wtf… stupid places trying to ruin any fun that people have during the day… ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/14 "2007-05-23T15:06:06Z")
Try Trillian. Someone told me that it can find open ports through your networks filter. I am not limited so I can not try it but its worth a shot. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gmail-chat/29760/15 "2007-05-25T06:36:23Z")
Yeah the other thing to try with meebo is www\*.meebo.com where the \* equals any number from 1-55… but my guess is that Ingram has blocked them all already, but worth a try