will my router stop the RIAA

[wesr]

i have a firewall and a router. will this be enough to stop the RIAA from seeing my files? Also, if im not connected to a file sharing network (ie not downloading or uploading), will they be able to see what i have? Im gettin a little paranoid with all this stuff cuz i have comcast.

[Jelsoft]

A router can protect you from users from accessing your computer. (Eg. Windows folder)

But the RIAA can see your files if you share them on P2P.

Since you are not downloading or uploading you don't have to worry.

[notbob]

the "riaa" can only see shared files in p2p programs, they don't hack your computer (yet)

a router doesn't prevent them from seeing them, provided that you set up the router to share through (which most people do)

also, the riaa doesn't search anything, they hire other companies for that--retspan,overpeer, media force, bay tsp

like anything else, routers, firewalls, proxy servers, encryption etc. these things are only useful if you don't poke a bunch of holes through them (like you do to share files)

if you want safety, file share at someone else's house (safe for you, not for them)

[Induna]

So what's the sole purpose of using a router, just to prevent somebody from hacking into your PC?

[Wolfie]

Originally posted by Induna
So what's the sole purpose of using a router, just to prevent somebody from hacking into your PC?

Well, I use a router to network 3 computers in my house. The cable company was gonna charge a cable modem for each of the three computers so I told them only one computer will connect to the intenet. The other two connect over an ethernet network.

[Aaron73153]

A router is the best way to network computers togeather to share cable/DSL.

[wesr]

aight thanx....i was hoping that they dont hack computers. thatd be downright gay. but i use a router to share cable internet between 2 comps.....so i do have an actual purpose

[PowerMan57two]

yes I also use a router with a wireless network card. My laptop connects to it wireless. My other desktop connects to it through a ethernet crossover cable. then the router is connected to this main computer that is connected to my starband satellite.

[wesr]

wow power man....i didnt feel like getting too specific in my earlier post, but i have the exact same setup as u

[lifer9]

i have been scared since the riaa made the announcement, so i quickly stopped sharing my music. But if you are not sharing anything, or atleast nothing they r looking for, can you still get caught if you still download??

[at.morris]

You can't get caught if you are not sharing files, but that is called leeching and frowned upon. If everone in America stops sharing, then there would be no p2p left. People in England and other safe countries can't support the millions of Americans.

EDIT: "safe" is a relative term.

[peter1]

what can i say about RIAA?its a shit...and this shit began to smell very bad in all world,after AG death....so.RIAA has stoped the AG( RIAA can kill others p2p like kazza,imesh,shareaza),but it can't to do anything for mediaseek : ) : ) : )

[notbob]

Originally posted by peter1
what can i say about RIAA?its a shit...and this shit began to smell very bad in all world,after AG death....so.RIAA has stoped the AG( RIAA can kill others p2p like kazza,imesh,shareaza),but it can't to do anything for mediaseek : ) : ) : )

the RIAA could shut down mediaseek tomorrow if it wanted to, but why would they bother?

it's a crappy AG clone with 150 users

[Induna]

Damn bob, you're a cynical mofo. I thought I was bad but you're worse.

[Carcinogen]

Bob isn't cynical, he's realistic.

[hrbib21]

Originally posted by wesr
aight thanx....i was hoping that they dont hack computers. thatd be downright gay. but i use a router to share cable internet between 2 comps.....so i do have an actual purpose I wish they would hack computers because they would then be dragged into federal court for violating federal law. PLEASE hack our computers, is what I say.

[FrozenShadow23]

Cracking (I mean Gaining Unauthorized access to someone's computer) is illegal. Unless some stupid politician makes a law so that they can kick us in the crotch legally, the RIAA will be stuck doin it the old fasion way.

This war will continue to the point where they can hack us legally though (at least thats what I think). I see no end near, and when we finally do see an end to the war, it will be further away than we think. Just hang in and SHARE.

[hrbib21]

Oh yeah, it's a long way off for them winning this war. The RIAA will eventually see the consequences of it's actions (lower music sales) and blame it on P2P instead of themselves, however. They already say that music sales were down 7% last year and they can't possibly fathom that it might be the economy or that most of the music they put is just crap.

[Captain_FLX]

what can i say about RIAA?its a shit...and this shit began to smell very bad in all world,after AG death....so.RIAA has stoped the AG( RIAA can kill others p2p like kazza,imesh,shareaza),but it can't to do anything for mediaseek : ) : ) : )

First of all, MediaSeek is a centralized Network so it's WAY easier to shut it down than Kazza (yourway), imesh, so before you post something about MediaSeek not beein able to be shut down double check on how their Technology REALLY works and incase you dont know what Centralized means, from what I know it's a Server that you connect to, in other words if the server is down? they go BYE! so all Riaa needs to do is try to shutdown the Server which would be pretty tough because they're not in the USA but it's easier to shut it down than Kazaa in MANY ways.

Shareaza, lets see they cant shut down Shareaza because Shareaza it's only the program lol, you might be talking about Gnutella2 but anyways. Gnutella2 is way tougher to shut down (if) it can even be shut down which i doubt!. Notbob you're right Mediaseek does have about 150 users because when I was using it I couldnt find crap.

Peter1: you've been Spaming the hell outta Mediaseek on ZeroPaid. I have no idea why you havent been banned for Spaming MediaSeek and creating Double Screen Names to Agree to your own Opinion.

[FutureIverson]

Kazaa has been around for a while, and they've tried to shut down kazaa for years to no avail. Don't worry about kazaa they'll be around. however their nto safe to use.

This war against the RIAA is not going to stop that easily. it can take decades they've done so muhc already they won't turn back. keep spreading the word, so many people don't even know about the lawsuits.

as of now hacking unshared files is againstthe law,and you'd be as rich as the guy who ratted the hussein sons, so don't worry about that. It'll be interesting to see what canidates support filesharing or go against it, with the 18-25 voting population mainly supporting it.