# reason why i can't connect to limewire at college? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 13, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106 "2004-09-13T00:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OnTheRun710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@OnTheRun710](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OnTheRun710)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/1 "2004-09-13T00:02:05Z")
whitey… anyone? last year i could get on peer to peer sharing programs all day long… wtf i know they don’t restrict me getting mp3’s or anything coz i’ve downloaded those other ways, but i’d like to get this program running any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/2 "2004-09-13T04:55:02Z")
firewalled… you = :owned: ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/3 "2004-09-13T05:08:16Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > firewalled… you = :owned: x2 ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/4 "2004-09-13T05:21:43Z")
because Limewire is illegal and you shouldnt be using it. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/5 "2004-09-13T05:53:58Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > firewalled… you = :owned: x3 ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/6 "2004-09-13T06:29:47Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > firewalled… you = :owned: yes but there are ways around it . :hsugh: ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/7 "2004-09-13T06:31:40Z")
Unless they have a good firewall administrator 🙂 > [@Logik](#): > > yes but there are ways around it . :hsugh: ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/8 "2004-09-13T06:46:39Z")
> [@silvrhand](#): > > Unless they have a good firewall administrator 🙂 true true… but knowing .edu’s… :hs: ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/9 "2004-09-13T06:49:20Z")
Firewall it all and proxy the rest out based on rulesets provided by content management systems \> \* > [@Logik](#): > > true true… but knowing .edu’s… :hs: ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/10 "2004-09-13T07:06:07Z")
> [@silvrhand](#): > > Firewall it all and proxy the rest out based on rulesets provided by content management systems \> \* 🆒 i run a firebox completely blocked… only VPN to WAN sites and only allow 80/8080/25 ect ect F aol and F all that other bullshit P2P ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRun710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@OnTheRun710](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OnTheRun710)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/11 "2004-09-13T07:09:42Z")
how can it be a firewall if since i started here 2 weeks ago i’ve downloaded between 10-15 gigs of other shit, i just can’t get a P2P to load… i’d think it’d be both or none if they are trying to throttle those things being transfered ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/12 "2004-09-13T07:11:38Z")
Ok, Applications use these things called ports, they have ranges that they work on, so at a firewall level you can block these things called ports… Since they can no longer work on standard ports it causes a lot of problems… :blah: :blah: :blah: > [@OnTheRun710](#): > > how can it be a firewall if since i started here 2 weeks ago i’ve downloaded between 10-15 gigs of other shit, i just can’t get a P2P to load… > > i’d think it’d be both or none if they are trying to throttle those things being transfered ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/13 "2004-09-13T07:12:51Z")
> [@silvrhand](#): > > Ok, > > Applications use these things called ports, they have ranges that they work on, so at a firewall level you can block these things called ports… Since they can no longer work on standard ports it causes a lot of problems… > > :blah: :blah: :blah: think p2p could pickup on port 80 (like AIM does)? ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/14 "2004-09-13T07:16:31Z")
Depends on the protocol, most of them do proxy out, but I’ve stopped using P2P for a long time due to it’s lack of encryption… It’s just a matter of time before people realize that shit is easy to track, and it’s being tracked… > [@Logik](#): > > think p2p could pickup on port 80 (like AIM does)? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/15 "2004-09-13T07:17:02Z")
> [@Logik](#): > > think p2p could pickup on port 80 (like AIM does)? kazaa won’t do that and i’m not aware of any p2p that can. p2p sucks ass for stuff anyway. newsgroups and mirc are easier to use and have a lot more shit. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/16 "2004-09-13T07:32:38Z")
> [@OnTheRun710](#): > > how can it be a firewall because firewalls allow access to the interweb ---
**Author:** ![Logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik/32/5941_2.png) [@Logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Logik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/17 "2004-09-13T07:35:45Z")
> [@2kaltima](#): > > irc :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRun710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@OnTheRun710](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OnTheRun710)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/18 "2004-09-13T07:44:47Z")
> [@2kaltima](#): > > kazaa won’t do that and i’m not aware of any p2p that can. p2p sucks ass for stuff anyway. > > newsgroups and mirc are easier to use and have a lot more shit. :doh: feel like telling me how to use either of these then? ---
**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/19 "2004-09-13T07:58:21Z")
i tried mirc for awile codent figure it out ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106/20 "2004-09-13T08:05:40Z")
> [@turbotalon91](#): > > i tried mirc for awile codent figure it out install mirc - goto [ircspy.com](http://ircspy.com) - follow directions. that will get you started. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-why-i-cant-connect-to-limewire-at-college/169106.md?page=2)