My Network Admin Blocked mp3's. Now What?
 

So the title says it all. The network admins for my school district found out how to block mp3's traffic for programs like LimeWire and Napster. They said it was pretty easy...

What can I do to get around this? The admin said it wouldn't be too hard to do...

Oh btw they have blocked us from connecting, not by stopping us from downloading if that makes a difference.

They have probably blocked the gnutella port. In fact, they have probably blocked all the ports except those for HTTP (port 80) and maybe one or two others.

If they have only blocked the gnutella specific port - then you should be able to change your port - see:

Tools|Options|Advanced

for changing your default port.

But your message suggests that they have blocked a whole host of ports (indeed it is often easier to specifically open the ports you want than to close the ports you don't want).

If this is the case then there isn't a lot you can do about it (unless you can find some ports they've left open - they will have left 80 open and perhaps 21, but these have other uses - use at your own risk).

Mark

It's not that simple (although not impossible) to get through a firewall. I suggest you use another program for your mp3 needs.