Posted by spodosaurus on 01/17/07 05:24

§|ª®T?ߪRt?@$t wrote:
> This is called Port Blocking, and is quite common.
> My ISP does it from 08:00 - 18:30.
>
>

So the solution would be to switch to using different ports than the
winmx defaults, yes?

>
>
> "Tom Crooze" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:iScrh.662757$1T2.244036@pd7urf2no...
>> I'm not expecting a solution , just opinions ?
>> My ISP is using bandwidth shaping / packet sniffing ( whatever ) to block
>> WinMX. I can search , queue etc but connections time out and eventually
>> fail. There are RARE times, particularly late at night , when I can
>> occasionally get a decent connection , but not often.
>>
>> Limewire Pro zips along at max speed, no trouble at all ( although I have
>> Limewire and it doesn't seem to have the files I want )
>>
>> My questions is if my ISP is shaping etc , why would WinMX be hit and not
>> Limewire ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>


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