Access restricted at the institution.
Access restricted at the institution.
Request the school's IT department to handle an exception for a legitimate educational purpose.
They mentioned VPNs are permitted, yet no exceptions will be granted
They likely restrict the port being used. Consider switching to another port or adjusting your VPN setup. For example, even my shared webhost enforces strict rules for connecting to a blocked SSH shell on the server. You need to create an exception for the IP in cPanel, generate a private/public SSH key pair, and allow connections only through specific SSH clients on certain non-default ports.
Execute on port 443 using SSL. If issues persist, investigate more sophisticated methods such as tunneling through TOR or similar techniques.