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    I do believe my college has blocked certain ports -

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Spalding, Jun 21, 2010.

  1. Spalding

    Spalding Notebook Consultant

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    I'm able to log into say world of warcraft but once hitting the realm page and seeing "logging in to server" it stalls out - Is there anyway to cheat the system and get around this if certain ports are closed, if it helps i attend tennessee technological university -

    tl;dr warcraft > studying, and i cant get passed log in.
     
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    You are out of luck buddy. There is nothing you can do.
     
    merlin_72032, Jun 21, 2010
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  3. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Maybe it is but apparently someone "up there" messed up the terms and it would be considered assistance in "bypassing security measures" which is not allowed under the forum rules.
    I always thought security is one thing and censorship is another but since I've seen similar threads closed it seems I'm wrong ;)
     
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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    As mentioned, our forum rules prohibit discussion of that nature. If you really want to play your games, talk to your IT/network administrators or pay for your own internet.

    FYI, if the uni finds out that you are trying to circumvent security measures, they may block you from their network or depending on the college, it might fall under academic dishonesty and that could be grounds for expulsion...
     
    Kdawgca, Jun 21, 2010
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