Post by: andrew4540 on August 07, 2006, 10:28:00 PM
I just bought an xbox 360, and set up an xbox live account. I have less than 1 month before I go to college, and I had planned on using xbox live while at college. Well i just found out that my college has blocked xbox live, and the PS2 online thing. They said its to keep the network fast. My question is....is there somehow i can get around this? is there someway i can fool it, either by running it through my computer or something? I read some where about using a router to send the xbox live packets to another router outside the network, on a port that isn't blocked. And then that router forwards the packets to the correct port. I'm just assuming thats how they have blocked xbox live. by blocking the ports it operates on. Any ideas...suggestions....just let me know....
Post by: blame canada on August 08, 2006, 09:18:00 AM
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Post by: TheMZA on September 05, 2006, 12:41:00 PM
Those work arounds won't work if they're using a packet shaper or any other device that is blocking traffic based on its signature.
Most likely they're using a packet shaper at the edge of their network. The way it works is traffic gets priority based on its signature. In my case, web traffic, aka web browsing gets the highest priority. At worst, you may get pushed to the bottom in terms of bandwidth if you're "unclassified", which usually means encrypted P2P.
Any packetshaper worth its salt should be able to distinguish gaming. We allow it with medium priority since typically, online games don't have tremendous bandwidth needs.
Honestly though, that policy sounds like BS. Its counter to the vast majority of college campuses if thats true.
Post by: andrew4540 on September 06, 2006, 08:45:00 AM
Post by: TheMZA on September 08, 2006, 04:06:00 PM
Even still, those types of programs/devices are flexible enough to allow game consoles, etc.
As for making your network "faster", yeah...they're feeding you a line of total BS. The admins there are either very foolish, or extremely paranoid. I'm not going to get into the details of network engineering, but really, a univeristy has no excuse to block that kind of legitimate traffic. The reason they have you login to the network is to cut down on potential problems like an arp storm or propogating network virus. But then again, thats why they have IDS/IPS's, and subnetted campuses. Sigh...I feel for you. There'd be a riot here if we did something like that.
I suppose theres some trickery you could use to get past your University's security, but I really think that would put you at serious risk for losing your network connection altogether if your campus is that strict. If you don't mind saying, which school is this? This is the first time I've heard of a major college doing something like that.
Do they have a lot of restrictions? How do they deal with students that bring routers with them that allow NAT, or are they outright banned? They MUST make exceptions for students with Linux boxes or Macs. The netreg should be able to determine OS as well and base its "access criteria" on the OS.
The only thing I can think of that might work without setting off too many flags would be to use your PC as a network bridge for the 360. BUT, theres the potential that if you mess things up and create a network loop, your port will shut itself down before you can cause an outage. If the admins weren't smart enough to create traps for that...well, you might take out your floor or building's network connections while the loop exists.
Post by: andrew4540 on September 08, 2006, 04:25:00 PM
# What must I do to play my XBox, PS2, etc. over the ResNet? (back)
In order for your game console to function over the ResNet, it must meet four requirements:
* A physical address, (also called a MAC address or hardware address,) which must be registered for DHCP access
* A web browser
* DHCP enabled
* Must accept cookies
Aside from what is written in this page, the University does not guarantee technical support for game consoles over the ResNet. Though we can try to help over the phone, you are ultimately responsible for all setup and configuration of game consoles.
I just read that...which contradicts what i've been told..but does my 360 meet thos requirements?
Post by: TheMZA on September 09, 2006, 07:06:00 PM
Instead of the MAC address of your PC, you'd need to register the address of the router though. I really don't recommend wireless in a dorm. I don't know what your buildings are like, but generally I would shy from using a wireless router in such densely populated buildings.
Hope that helps!
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Post by: andrew4540 on September 10, 2006, 10:46:00 AM
Post by: lordvader129 on September 10, 2006, 12:26:00 PM
QUOTE(andrew4540 @ Sep 10 2006, 12:53 PM) 
well does my 360 have a web browser? lol. I have a linksys wireless router..could i just go in and turn the wireless off in the settings? Then it would just be a regular router...would that work?
yeah, that will work
Post by: Tropheus on September 10, 2006, 04:42:00 PM
That should give you access to your router settings. From here you can turn off the wireless part of it. You can also find your MAC address and even use the MAC address clone feature to use the same MAC address as your computer's nic.
Post by: RAndomTX on November 08, 2006, 10:48:00 AM
