Internet connection shut off for using Direct Connect?

[toadster123]

This morning my internet was shut off because my ISP Patriot Media said i downloaded a movie (enternal sunshine of the spotless mind) and because i was using Direct Connect....

I didn't personally talk with the employee of Pat Media, but my brother told me that is all they said.

The last time i used DC++ was while ago, and my connetion setting was set to passive.

Does anyone know what port DC uses?? or how they could tell i downloaded that movie months and months ago using DC???

Im just trying to gather information so i can stop another instance of this from happening.

[notbob]

This morning my internet was shut off because my ISP Patriot Media said i downloaded a movie (enternal sunshine of the spotless mind) and because i was using Direct Connect....

I didn't personally talk with the employee of Pat Media, but my brother told me that is all they said.

The last time i used DC++ was while ago, and my connetion setting was set to passive.

Does anyone know what port DC uses?? or how they could tell i downloaded that movie months and months ago using DC???

Im just trying to gather information so i can stop another instance of this from happening.
411-415 for hubs, random for clients (or the one you specify)

you can use hubs with different ports, if you can find them

[toadster123]

Well what im saying is... how did they know what program i was using... the port????!??

[notbob]

Well what im saying is... how did they know what program i was using... the port????!??

if you were connected to a hub using the standard 411 port, yes

but since they knew a file shared/downloaded, you were probably hit with a search bot in the actual (public) hub, which then sent an email to your ISP based on your IP address

solution? stay away from public hubs, they aren't safe

[shawners]

My best advice would to be using closed groups for movies that havent hit the street dates.. after or if their on the video store, just rent them and burn a copy. Your copy can actually be alot better then the stuff you download. You can choose which languages, extras, compression for video. You can actually burn it on a dvd9. =) change your port settings in your firewall/router/ and see if your dc program can make your port open on the ones you specified on your router.

[bmt134]

How do you get into private hubs?

[Wolfie]

Basically you try networking in public hubs till someone invites you. Sometimes it does take a while though.

[toadster123]

yea i actually barely use DC ever anymore,, if i do its for less common things.. think i could be 'caught' if i just share movies etc?.. rather than downloading them (cause u need to share alot inorder to get in the hubs)

actaully.. now that i think about it .. thats probably what a 'search bot' does... search your shares for 'copyrighted material' and reports it..

well, any suggestions on stopping that from happening, if i was still using a public hub to get some stuff taht wasnt copyrighted...

[plutonash]

Actually that shit happenned to me but I just got some gay ass warning from paramount my ISP didnt even reallly care. I use to use DC++ but it slow as hell and u have to share alot of stuff to get into a decent hub, Also u can share legit shit like windows and other stuff bc ulll get booted and since u have to have alot of slot open u open to some gay ass bots. If I was u I would tell ur ISP to fuck themselves and go with someone else. That what I would do :). The funny thing the file I suppose to have I never actually had.

[Aut0mat1c]

Actually that shit happenned to me but I just got some gay ass warning from paramount my ISP didnt even reallly care. I use to use DC++ but it slow as hell and u have to share alot of stuff to get into a decent hub, Also u can share legit shit like windows and other stuff bc ulll get booted and since u have to have alot of slot open u open to some gay ass bots. If I was u I would tell ur ISP to fuck themselves and go with someone else. That what I would do :). The funny thing the file I suppose to have I never actually had.


You like to say gay a lot, you trying to tell us something?