Anyway to get around the school slowing dowload rate??

[AUMM]

I go to UCI and just recently like a couple months ago all my downloads on programs like morpheus and dirrrrect connect started going at like 2-3 kb/s. downloading of teh web is still fast. Is there anything i can do??

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

i guess they throttle the bandwidth on just those ports?

somehow if you could try different ports..

 

[AUMM]

mmmm i dont know much bout this, how would i do that? thanks

 

[axelfox]

i don't thinking you can change the ports in Morpheus. I'm also trying to get around it. I seems that only port 80 works fast (obviouslY)

 

[N8Magic]

I don't think you can force file sharing proggys to use different ports. You COULD write a program to intercept these packets going out over these ports and push them through port 80, but that would cause some "minor" problems at the other end. 😀

 

Forward everthing through port 80.

 

[AUMM]

damn, that sucks, how bout for Direct Connect, anyone know??

 

[lepper boy]

not to be rude.... but you might find more info in the technical support forum.... or the networking?? just a thought

 

[AUMM]

<< Forward everthing through port 80. >>



How do i do that?



<< not to be rude.... but you might find more info in the technical support forum.... or the networking?? just a thought >>



good idea

 

[N8Magic]

If you force everything through port 80, wouldn't it be forwarded to port 80 at the other end too? (ie. not work)

 

[puffpio]

At UCLA we have badnwidth throttling in the dorms also.

BUT from the resnet to other parts of ucla network is still fast, and the other parts of ucla network to the internet is still fast (IE they only throttle the resnet and only to the outside world, not within ucla)

so a viable solution here was to setup a proxy that is not on the resnet but part of the campus network.
then all your connections go to that computer first, and then it won't get throttled.


What I used to do at UCLA was FXP stuff from places to a server at work (work on campus), then FTP it to my computer from work, then delete it on the work server b4 the morning so the disk space would be free when people came in.

 

[virtuamike]

Setting up a proxy on a system outside the dorms does work, but if you're not careful and you don't have explicit permission to use the server in this manner you run a very serious risk of having your computing account suspended.

 

[AUMM]

how come people can upload from me at fast speeds still??

 

[ElPool]

my friends set up a proxy server on a computer lab. it worked really well and increased downlaod speeds alot. never tried it with morpheus, but it should work. the trick is just finding an unprotected comp. in a lab.

 

[AUMM]

😱 i dont know how to set up a proxy server

 

[cerebusPu]

hmm..i may be having the same problem. direct connect and morpheus are both downloading at 2~3K. its ridiculously annoying. i never use them anymore. i guess i should try ti at the computer lab to see if its slow there.

 

[AUMM]

someone told me a program called NEWS SHARK would fix my problem, but i have nooooo clue how to work it, anyone have any experience with this?

 

[AUMM]

anyone?

 

[DaejangNim]

for news shark you just put in the news server and your info, then you can download files from the newsboard

 

[AUMM]

<< for news shark you just put in the news server and your info, then you can download files from the newsboard >>



hmmm, what do u mean news server? would that be like morpheus or dirrect connect?