Like someone said, most schools have a unknown bandwidth limit and if you go above it, they will disable or suspend your internet access.
I think its completely irresponsible to torrent on a school's internet. Why don't you live off campus so you can get your own ISP?
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i jumped on in my friends office on campus today just to test it out...was running at 12/30 mbit for about half an hour before i got shut down : (((
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most university automatically cut off the net when a user exceeds given bandwidth. Our university has like 2 gb bandwidth per day =/
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I get a 40/40 pipe with no limitsYou just need to take proper precautions...besides I figure the thousands of idiots using limewire will go down before me....not that I'm downloading anything illegal or anything
why is it irresponsible? you pay the school for internet usage in your tuition bill usually.Originally Posted by nethawk
After reading so many reports about students and schools getting sued, why take the risk to download illegal content on a school's internet?why is it irresponsible? you pay the school for internet usage in your tuition bill usually.
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Need FTN,FSC
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Christ. How?I get a 40/40 pipe with no limits
"Be easy, my ninja."
Try tunnelling the traffic over SSH.
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Yea using bittorent over university lines will proof diffcult due to their strict guidlins and policies with pirating, it's tough!
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You just need to take proper precautions...besides I figure the thousands of idiots using limewire will go down before me....not that I'm downloading anything illegal or anything 
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