Finding ways around LAN settings for online gaming.

[lee]

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Hello,

Thank you for reading.
I've just started university and the internet in my room
is part of the uni network. connected via ethernet.

It is heavily filtered to block adult content, but it
also will not allow online gaming. Whenever I try to
launch the little program that lobbies together gamers,
it just simply won't connect. I'm sure there must be a
way around this. Its nothing malicious, I juts like
playing games online.

Any ideas as to a solution would be truly appreciated,
can contact me at bravobro@msn.com too.

cheers, Lee

 

[Guest]

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You need to take that up with your network administrator. The internet
being filtered isn't so much the problem you are running across as it is
the blocking of specific ports so that they can restrict the use of P2P
(Peer to Peer) File Sharing programs. This is where the problem really
lies.

Take a trip down to the networking lab and let them know. They should
be able to find out what port it is that you need opened and open that
port for you to use

----
Nathan McNulty


Lee wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thank you for reading.
> I've just started university and the internet in my room
> is part of the uni network. connected via ethernet.
>
> It is heavily filtered to block adult content, but it
> also will not allow online gaming. Whenever I try to
> launch the little program that lobbies together gamers,
> it just simply won't connect. I'm sure there must be a
> way around this. Its nothing malicious, I juts like
> playing games online.
>
> Any ideas as to a solution would be truly appreciated,
> can contact me at bravobro@msn.com too.
>
> cheers, Lee

 

[lee]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Thank you very much indeed!
Lee
>-----Original Message-----
>You need to take that up with your network
administrator. The internet
>being filtered isn't so much the problem you are running
across as it is
>the blocking of specific ports so that they can restrict
the use of P2P
>(Peer to Peer) File Sharing programs. This is where the
problem really
>lies.
>
>Take a trip down to the networking lab and let them
know. They should
>be able to find out what port it is that you need opened
and open that
>port for you to use
>
>----
>Nathan McNulty
>
>
>Lee wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thank you for reading.
>> I've just started university and the internet in my
room
>> is part of the uni network. connected via ethernet.
>>
>> It is heavily filtered to block adult content, but it
>> also will not allow online gaming. Whenever I try to
>> launch the little program that lobbies together
gamers,
>> it just simply won't connect. I'm sure there must be a
>> way around this. Its nothing malicious, I juts like
>> playing games online.
>>
>> Any ideas as to a solution would be truly appreciated,
>> can contact me at bravobro@msn.com too.
>>
>> cheers, Lee
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Not a problem. I know from experience as this is exactly what my
college did

----
Nathan McNulty


lee wrote:
> Thank you very much indeed!
> Lee
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You need to take that up with your network
>
> administrator. The internet
>
>>being filtered isn't so much the problem you are running
>
> across as it is
>
>>the blocking of specific ports so that they can restrict
>
> the use of P2P
>
>>(Peer to Peer) File Sharing programs. This is where the
>
> problem really
>
>>lies.
>>
>>Take a trip down to the networking lab and let them
>
> know. They should
>
>>be able to find out what port it is that you need opened
>
> and open that
>
>>port for you to use
>>
>>----
>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>>Lee wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Thank you for reading.
>>>I've just started university and the internet in my
>
> room
>
>>>is part of the uni network. connected via ethernet.
>>>
>>>It is heavily filtered to block adult content, but it
>>>also will not allow online gaming. Whenever I try to
>>>launch the little program that lobbies together
>
> gamers,
>
>>>it just simply won't connect. I'm sure there must be a
>>>way around this. Its nothing malicious, I juts like
>>>playing games online.
>>>
>>>Any ideas as to a solution would be truly appreciated,
>>>can contact me at bravobro@msn.com too.
>>>
>>>cheers, Lee
>>
>>.
>>