I don't get it, some stations aren't allowed "internet access" while others are and the reasoning being they don't want people to "abuse the internet" ...

Solutions

access portable Firefox from a USB

telnet

putty/ssh

Fuck you and your ridiculous concerns about abuse, where there's a will, there's a way.

I don't bust my ass to watch the lead IT guy talk all day and make the rounds to listen to his bullshit concerns. Get your shit together guy.