Posted by spodosaurus on 08/27/05 07:36

Penelope Pitstop wrote:
> devinthedude <mavsarethebomb@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>when i was at home, i was able to download, install and run winmx
>>perfectly, but now ive moved to college and started classes. ive been
>>able to download and install winmx, but when i try to connect, it
>>keeps waiting at that yellow light signal and doesnt connect. how do
>>i fix this?
>
>
> Get your parents to cough up a few bucks per month for a dial up
> connection and use your phone line (if you have one in your dorm room)
> to connect to the net through a 56K modem (again, if you have one).
> Sounds like the college is using some sort of firewall to block p2p
> traffic within their network. Check the college's "acceptable use
> policy."
>
> -PP
>

Sounds likely considering several universities in the States have been
subpoenaed to provide information about which of their students were
using file sharing software by recording inductry lawyers. You might
also try changing the ports from the defaults.

Ari

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