Help! University connection doesn't allow filesharing!
Up until now I've been perfectly content using Soulseek to snatch the occasional song that may grab my attention.
However, now I am at college and my University has set it up so you cannot use file sharing at all! I wan't to keep up to date with trance, since I want to continue ordering quality Vinyl records (even though I wasn't able to bring my Technics to school...this year).
Is there any program that might still work?
Perhaps the hub I have been hearing about forever? I've never really looked at it before, it looked too complicated to get admission and then set it up. But now if that would work I'd be quite willing to go through whatever is necessary to get it.
I use filesharing as a purchasing tool, so don't give me the usual "pay for your music spiel". I spend more than enough money on music, I should be entitled to listen to what I plan to buy.
Thanx for any help.
Sep-15-2003 13:31
JudgeJulez
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: SOAS!
My residence hall at uni last yr had the same problem. Kazaa Lite still worked; it took 5-10 minutes initially to connect, then it worked fine.
Sep-15-2003 13:53
chjo
Shiva Trancer
Registered: May 2003
Location:
If not DC works you'll have to find a nice guy outside campus and use ftp..
Or else you can hack univesity firewall and open up for filesharing progs..
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Sep-15-2003 14:03
Clyde77
junior tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Guam
will aim work? i can send u tunes using aim . hmmmm
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Sep-15-2003 14:04
capricorn15
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Registered: May 2001
Location: CA
you can create a proxy server to get around that problem, although i dont know how to do it, check around the internet, it should tell you how to do it
Sep-15-2003 14:16
placebo
501xx
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Somewhere
I say you hold the network administrator hostage, and point a gun to head, and tell him you'll take away his life unless he lets you use filesharing
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Sep-15-2003 14:38
whiskers
old skool
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: in your dreams
well, technically, aren't they just blocking the filesharing ports? or are they actually blocking the requests to connect to the servers?
my uni doesn't do shit yet (although they're gonna do a Gig Per Day thing soon), so i've been happily leeching hehe
not the most computer litterate person but basically it runs all the data through there servers using http (port 80, probabaly one of only a few open if its anything like my old place).
costs a few quid a month to run (your using there servers), but there servers aint the best, speeds were good (40-120k ish max) but would get disconnected from the server quite regually (every hour or so).
another program called permeo security driver (link) should allow you to use most other non supported programs with http tunnel.
ooo, one more thing, sending files over http tunnel is stupidly recourse heavy. After 15/20 mins of sending files (over kazaa / mirc etc..) my computer would slow down to a standstill, which basically turns means you become a dirty leech
hope some of that helps.
Sep-15-2003 15:32
Orbax
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2002
Location:
Write a program that bashes the Proxy Server, and inbetween bashes slips out and connects to an ISP proxy, then youre golden!
Sep-15-2003 15:38
sly
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Boston, US
Same here. My college limits bandwidth on all ports except 80 (web site port). Everything is fast on port 80 but all programs are slow or unable to connect.
Sep-15-2003 17:43
whiskers
old skool
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: in your dreams
quote:
Originally posted by sly
Same here. My college limits bandwidth on all ports except 80 (web site port). Everything is fast on port 80 but all programs are slow or unable to connect.
what college is that? come to UMass, i'm gettin 700+K/s
