[afnog] Use of BitTorrents in Academic Environments

[NJIE Paul EFOME]

You can not use ports to block Bittorent. You'll need an application layer firewall like Palo-Alto to achieve this.
Regards, 

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NJIE Paul EFOME
DSIR (IT & IP Manager) - Camtel
B.P. 1571 Yaoundé - Cameroon
Tel/Fax: +237-2222-5235
CDMA:  +237-2275-8229




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> From: Scott Weeks <surfer at mauigateway.com>
>To: afnog at afnog.org 
>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [afnog] Use of BitTorrents in Academic Environments
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>On 26/02/13 14:21, amon.kasonda at unza.zm wrote:
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>> I am seeking advice from IT experts in academic environments on
>> how they have handled the issue of BitTorrents on their network.
>> As a university we have blocked this service because of the effect
>> it has on internet bandwidth and issues pertaining to security. This
>> is an inherent default configuration policy I have found in the
>> university. However, our users strongly feel the service must be
>> restored to enhance their learning and internet experience. Your
>> independent views in this regard are welcome.
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>Perhaps you can use QoS to prioritize important traffic
>and let torrent traffic take what's left of your internet
>circuit.  This doesn't do anything about the security
>aspects you mention, but it controls your bandwidth in
>a manner that allows everyone to get what they need and 
>then allows the rest of the bandwidth to go to the torrent 
>traffic.
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