Connecting to GW at shool

SimonSez

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Sweden

Special Attack Division [SAD]

E/Mo

I used to be able to connect to Guild Wars at school before, but this year they have kinda blocked it. I cant logg in between 07:00 - 15:00.

And as unexperienced I am with connectionstuff, I ask you if you know how I can find a way to logg in. I have my legal rights to play it aslong I'm not in class

arch psyker

arch psyker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cantha

Pantheon Of Shadows [dei]

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they probably have all ports blocked through the network that access a remote server. So you can still get internet but something that has to go out on a specific port will be denied.

Unless they clear it there is no way around it.

Tatile

Tatile

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Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

Did your school say you could play using their bandwidth and connection? Because if not, I'm hard pressed to believe you have any 'legal rights' to play using someone else's connection.

SimonSez

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Sweden

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E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatile
Did your school say you could play using their bandwidth and connection? Because if not, I'm hard pressed to believe you have any 'legal rights' to play using someone else's connection.
I guess I should, as there is lots of people here playing WoW online.

Darkobra

Darkobra

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Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

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I love it when people say they have "legal rights" to do something. It generally comes from people who are clueless about the law.

First of all, you don't have legal rights. Second of all, unless you know how get through their firewall, you'd not manage it.

GaaaaaH

GaaaaaH

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

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I think that they must have blocked ports, and as far as i know, there is not port forwaring/proxy in guild wars

SimonSez

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Sweden

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E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkobra
I love it when people say they have "legal rights" to do something. It generally comes from people who are clueless about the law.

First of all, you don't have legal rights. Second of all, unless you know how get through their firewall, you'd not manage it.
Talk about marking words. The school have a rule that we are alowed to play games in school as long its not during class. And as I am following that rule I said "I have my legal rights"

Tatile

Tatile

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Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonSez
I guess I should, as there is lots of people here playing WoW online.
If so, then calmly and maturly discuss the 'problem' with whoever manages the network. Do not mention that you have 'legal rights' to play, it won't come across well.

However, the most likely thing to happen is that WoW will get banned, therefore making the rule the same for everyone*.

*This, of course, being the point of rules.

MisterB

MisterB

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Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

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Ask those people playing WoW how they manage it, then. They'll more easily be able to help with the specifics of connecting at your school. Or you could always study. I'm not familiar with laws in Sweden, but I am fairly certain they don't include requiring all private property owners to provide free, unlimited bandwidth, public internet service.

Strictly speaking, the school has legal rights; you merely are granted privileges, and the school's rules govern those privileges. You should politely ask the IT department or network administrator about your problem connecting, and mention how others are able to connect to WoW while you are blocked from GW. Don't mention "legal rights," and be prepared for WoW to be blocked as well, like Tatile said.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

Contact your campus Tech/Information Services/IT department, explain the issue that a program you use is being blocked. Ask them for their policy regarding GW and if it isn't a problem, have them resolve the issue for you.

If you're not at a uni/college, but in high school or something, well then get back to class and stop wasting your school's bandwidth/electricity.

Murfy24

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

None

R/E

now that you have expanded upon the schools stance of gaming during class hours, it makes a bit more sense. Obviously its not a "legal" right, but a right none-the-less.

As gaming when not in class is allowed, speak to the people who run the IT classes about the issue and see if they can alter the computer settings to allow access .

SimonSez

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Sweden

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E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfy24
now that you have expanded upon the schools stance of gaming during class hours, it makes a bit more sense. Obviously its not a "legal" right, but a right none-the-less.

As gaming when not in class is allowed, speak to the people who run the IT classes about the issue and see if they can alter the computer settings to allow access .
Yeah, I dont see why people aggros just caus I used "legal rights" >_>

anywayz0r. I may try to talk to the guy who's in charge of the connection... If I dare. He's mad.

_June

_June

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Join Date: Sep 2007

Denmark

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They have most likely blocked the ports that guildwars and world of warcraft amoung others use to prevent the clogging of the schools internet connection.

pfaile

pfaile

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Orlando

Divine Order of Heroes

P/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonSez
Yeah, I dont see why people aggros just caus I used "legal rights" >_>
it comes from countless people getting their accounts banned or suspended and threatening to sue anet. It is quite amusing. That is why people give you a hard time.

payne

payne

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Join Date: Apr 2007

england (currently located on the south coast)

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by kranius
don't you have other things to do at school ?
he said school not college ^^ you do sod all in school except piss off the teachers and pretend to be revising for exams...

anyway do some work at school and play games at home...and not vice-versa or you'll never get anywere if you play games instead of work (coming from someone who did and had to resit most exams because of it)

jinzo7

jinzo7

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Don't play guild wars at school if you ever want anyone to find you attractive.

SimonSez

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Sweden

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E/Mo

I'm only playing at mondays when I dont have any lessons in the morning. So thats chillz0r.

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

I had this problem for awhile at my college. In my dorm I could connect to GW but for about 2 months I couldn't connect during peak times. I could connect later at night, but not during the day. If I did I recieved massive amounts of lag. Eventually it resolved itself but I do believe it's due to the high amount of WoW players as they are taking up alot of bandwidth. Many of them were playing at the same time as they all do raids together or they would leave it on during the day draining bandwidth. I got lag everywhere that had to do with the internet. Your college can put only so much bandwidth for you to use and once most of that is taken up, you won't be able to play.

As for the fact that you are playing at school. They should block you and the WoW players. I know my old school had blocked any kind of game site including miniclips. You are at school to learn, not to play games even in your free time.

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

Just because they "allow" you to play, doesn't mean you have the "right" to play. If you have free time then study or something.