Even if you did manage to bypass firewall and port management, aren't you worried that if discovered it might be considered a firing offense for unauthorised usage? Given the ridiculously draconian Big Brother tactics now being routinely employed by companies, I would have thought that as a new employee you would be putting your job at risk by immediately flaunting company policy, expecially after having talked to a SysAdmin about it (who will now be watching for what you do)?

I think I would try preserving the job....... being unemployed is Shite.