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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:38 am Post subject: Public schools and bit torrent |
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| I am starting a public school soon and was wondering if they usually have a firewall and such or will I be fine to use bit torrent while at the school. Thanks in advance. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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They will have a firewall, but I don't think that's a big issue. The bigger issue is killing the bandwidth at the school. My school asked me not to use any P2P stuff because it chews up the bandwidth. Perhaps your school will be the same.
My other school doesn't care, but the speeds are incredibly slow. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: whatever
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, you shouldn't be using bittorrent or p2p's at school. What the hell do you think this is? Super Happy Funland Vacation time!!! Instead prepare for your classes. |
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hojucandy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Location: In a better place
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I_Am_Wrong wrote: |
| Sorry, you shouldn't be using bittorrent or p2p's at school. What the hell do you think this is? Super Happy Funland Vacation time!!! Instead prepare for your classes. |
preparation is for the untalented.
i used to download and share stacks of music on my school computer. transported it home via my ipod. they probably noticed the available bandwidth go up after i left there!
firewall issues can be overcome. use azureus. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| but computers at a SCHOOL should not be used for this purpose. |
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hojucandy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Location: In a better place
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| why ever not? the way i see it - yu have to get every benefit yu possibly can from these slave masters. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| he's working at a public school which requires a certain level of professionalism....maybe you're not accustom to that concept? |
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hojucandy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Location: In a better place
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| I_Am_Wrong wrote: |
| he's working at a public school which requires a certain level of professionalism....maybe you're not accustom to that concept? |
you've gotta be kidding!
LOL!!!  |
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rumpolestitskin
Joined: 12 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| I_Am_Wrong wrote: |
| he's working at a public school which requires a certain level of professionalism....maybe you're not accustom to that concept? |
You should tell this to some of the K co-teachers. . .
I had bit torrent running in the background at my school when I was preparing.
I'd suggest that the best thing to do is to find a large download (say an installation of Linux). Make sure its on a quick server (find one thats quick at a pc room or in your apt.), then look at the download speed you get from it in your school first thing in the morning when theres only one or two teachers there.
Most bt apps have bandwidth settings. Just set it to use about 25-35% of the bandwidth.
I should think that anyone will care, out of sight out of mind. I'd put a password on the screensaver so that none could go snooping around whilst you were away from the deskt though. Just incase |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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I work at a public school, and I see utterly no problem with downloading stuff.
I'm required to be in the building for 40 hours a week, though I teach only 22 of those hours. I only teach 4 lessons each week (and each lesson 5 or 6 times) If I spend two hours prepping each of those lessons that still leaves me with 10 hours with nothing in particular to do. Once I've finished the work I'm paid to do, why not make the best of a silly requirement. |
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rumpolestitskin
Joined: 12 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:57 am Post subject: |
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Find something for kids to watch, charlie brown or something.
If anyone gives you any hassles just tell that your downloading some stuff for use in class. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Using P2P at work for work is no big deal. I guess using it for personal stuff is uncool, simply because it's illegal (probably) and taking your illicit behavior to the job is not for the greater good. |
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Naruto
Joined: 07 Jul 2005
Location: Irvine, CA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| Using P2P at work for work is no big deal. I guess using it for personal stuff is uncool, simply because it's illegal (probably) and taking your illicit behavior to the job is not for the greater good. |
Plain and simple it's illegal. It'd be like selling drugs on school property. What you do on your own time and on your own computers is your own business, please don't give the rest of us a bad name for your illegal activities at the schools. |
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rumpolestitskin
Joined: 12 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Now lets not jump the gun and say that what SKC is going to be using bit torrent for is "illegal", your beginging to sound like a member of the supreme court.
Unless I misread the thread (quite possible in my tired and weary state), SKC never mentioned downloading anything "illegal", for all we know he may simply be wanting to download all the latest Linux RPM's (something I do very often).
Lets not start our daily working out by jumping to conclususion or flying off the handle. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| Naruto wrote: |
Plain and simple it's illegal. It'd be like selling drugs on school property. What you do on your own time and on your own computers is your own business, please don't give the rest of us a bad name for your illegal activities at the schools. |
Preaching to the choir man.
You are one of those who think there is nothing legal to download on the network, right? |
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