Re: Peer to Peer Blocking

[Michael Cole <mcole () CLARKU EDU>]

Jim,

  Lot of schools are using devices like packeteer's packet shaper to
manage/shape  their network traffic.  Once of the nice features of it is
that it lets you see exactly what's going across your connection and gives
you the flexibility to prioritize, shape or shut off items such as peer to
peer file sharing.

www.packeteer.com <http://www.packeteer.com>

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Schug [mailto:schugj () MATC EDU]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:22 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Peer to Peer Blocking


Our college has received Copyright warnings from the Recording Industry
concerning what they believe to be improper music downloads using 'peer to
peer' networks, such as BearShare, BitTorent, LineWire, Gnutella, KaZaA,
etc.

Has anyone implemented a  'peer to peer' Blocking service to address this
issue?  Pros and Cons?  Or are there other solutions?




Ability is what you're capable of doing.
    Motivation determines what you do.
        Attitude determines how well you do it.
-Lee Holz

Jim Schug
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