Limewire/port question

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jxpop · #1 Post by **jxpop** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:41 am

Does anyone know how to get around a blocked port on a network? I'm using limewire, and the school blocked the port... I tried changing it on the advanced options, and it became "Turbocharged," but no data transferred.

If not, does anyone know of any other software that would avoid this problem?

Paul · #2 Post by **Paul** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:52 am

If they blocked the port, then they wouldn't want you to use limewire.

jxpop · #3 Post by **jxpop** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:24 am

I'm sure it was a mistake that they blocked it... I just don't want them to have to go through the trouble of unblocking it... I'm really a good Samaritan, I swear...

Ammer · #4 Post by **Ammer** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:38 pm

jxpop wrote:I'm sure it was a mistake that they blocked it... I just don't want them to have to go through the trouble of unblocking it... I'm really a good Samaritan, I swear...

Schools will never let you use a program which illegally downloads music/movies/etc.. (Depends on where you are -- but even if it's legal, they would rarely let you download anything).

And this isn't the best place to be asking a type of question like this.

Yoshi · #5 Post by **Yoshi** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:06 pm

I'm assuming this is purely a technical question, and not one related to downloading. So...this is being moved from Misc. Disc. to Computing and Technology. Huzzah.

everconfused · #6 Post by **everconfused** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:07 am

Agrees with Ammer. I doubt this was a mistake that Limewire was blocked at your school. There's way too much that's either illegal or harmful that could be downloaded from there. I wouldn't allow it here if my roomies wanted to use such a thing. They'd have to go elsewhere and risk someone else's computer.

unclekyky · #7 Post by **unclekyky** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:41 am

You could always use Azureus.

I don't recommend going around school security, however easy it is. Schools are unrelenting in their punishments, and unfortunately most minors are not considered "citizens", so most of the so-called unalienable rights don't belong to us... (sorry, bad personal experience with my dictator...i mean principal)...

Tailseh · #8 Post by **Tailseh** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:04 am

try using a proxy or something like that, it should work