[SGVLUG] comcast hates U BitTorrent users

[Munjal Thakkar]

That was the link, as for you question, no idea =P

On 10/20/07, John Lowry <johnlowry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://redhatcat.blogspot.com/2007/09/beating-sandvine-with-linux-iptables.html
>
> I am definitely NOT a iptables expert, but I think what you are doing is
> telling the machine to reject TCP packets with the RST flag on the port
> you tell your bit torrent client to use. Can any people with more
> experience/knowledge let us know if this is a good idea? I am seeing
> maybe legitimate RST messages getting discarded?
>
> Munjal Thakkar wrote:
> > there was an article floating around on how to setup a linux based
> > router to somehow manipulate outgoing traffic to work with sandvine, it
> > seemed pretty legit, I'll have to find the bookmark in a bit.
> >
> > On 10/19/07, *John Jefferson Lowry IV* <johnlowry at gmail.com
> > <mailto:johnlowry at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     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
> >     <mailto: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
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> John Lowry
> johnlowry at gmail.com
>
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