hegenbarth Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm staying at an extended-stay hotel. The internet service is wireless, accessed through a browser login (similar to an airport network). I'm not sure if my password is unique; I believe it is universal, and it is changed on a monthly basis.Utorrent runs fine at first, and gets reasonable download speeds, but after a while the internet will be shut off, and I have to call the internet service co and ask them to turn it back on. If I limit my download speed to 5 kB/s, no problem. Is there anything I can do to remedy this dismal situation? Is the provider detecting utorrent, bittorrent traffic, or volume of download? I turned on encryption, but haven't tried opening the floodgates again--last time they shut me off, they threatened to report me to hotel management. Would encryption solve the problem? Can I work some sort of proxy somethingorother voodoo (I am no tech savant).Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 They might be going by connection patterns, or overall volume. I wouldn't expect much out of a connection you don't administrate -- much less a wireless one that's there just to accomodate the customer's basic surfing needs :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegenbarth Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 So is there something I can do to avoid setting off whatever alarms they have in place? I'm not a selfish bandwidth user--I know when peak hours are, and I only allow utorrent to DL unrestricted off-peak. I'm limited to using only this connection for at least the next couple of months. Settling for 5 kB/s is a last-resort, virtual non-option. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanm Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 You can not fake transfer volume or number of connections. You could rent a server for Bittorrent and just download to your hotel laptop. ImageShack has a free beta: http://tor.imageshack.us/tor/Otherwise, you might try another hotel, or look for a Starbucks with internet access. You really should limit your global connections to something very small like 10 or 20, to minimize your negative impact on a shared network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 And also limit upload speed max equal or below your download speed max, as it's likely the upload side that is the real bottleneck on the hotel's internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegenbarth Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Is there any way to disguise/change my IP address, so that repeated infractions don't accumulate to provoke drastic consequences? In the past, I've gotten a few hours of unsquelched downloading before service was cut off....I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 No, since you have to login to their system to use the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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