[SGVLUG] comcast hates U BitTorrent users

[John Jefferson Lowry IV]

Apparently Comcast uses Sandvine equipment to look at the behavior of
the traffic versus what it contains. So even if you encrypt it, it
will say, "Hey, I am totally bit-torrent."

On 10/19/07, Emerson, Tom (*IC) <Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
> So?  Throw an SSL wrapper around the connections...
>
> Not only will that prevent comcast from "falsifying traffic", but it
> INCREASES the bandwidth consumed ;)
>
> > -----Original Message----- Of matti
> >
> > well folks... comcast isn't playing very nicely...
> >
> > Comcast blocks some Internet traffic
>
> "Comcast's technology kicks in, though not consistently, when one
> BitTorrent user attempts to share a complete file with another user.
>
> Each PC gets a message invisible to the user that looks like it comes
> from the other computer, telling it to stop communicating. But neither
> message originated from the other computer - it comes from Comcast. If
> it were a telephone conversation, it would be like the operator breaking
> into the conversation, telling each talker in the voice of the
> other: "Sorry, I have to hang up. Good bye." "
>


-- 
John Lowry