[Zarathustra19]

I'm trying to find the default download port in my registry so I can change it. Unless I'm mistaken, the default port for downloads is 80 or 81. I need to change it because my school throttles my connection through the default port after 250 GB downloaded. The problem with this is that I trade songs back and forth with my band members in Philly so we can each tweak things and send the files back for mutual review. This can get up to about a gig a day on a really productive day, so by the end, I'm waiting an hour or so for the download to complete.

Anyone have any idea where this is located, if it exists at all? If not, is there any other way to bypass the port and use another?

Thanks

 

[dvessel]

Depends on the web server. If it's Apache, it'll be in a httpd.conf file usually located in "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf" on Linux. From there you can set up a virtual host with the odd port.

On Windows, I have no idea.

 

[Arainach]

The port would have to be changed server-side, not client-side.

Also, be aware that if your school throttles standard ports, they probably block most/all non-standard ports. The best course of action is to describe your situation to your school's IT staff and abide by their decision. Their policies exist for a reason.

Not to mention, I don't get it - a gig a day with a 250GB cap is 8 solid months of intensive days every day. Most school years are only 8 months when you factor in breaks; where's the problem?

 

[Planar_head]

Maybe its 250 GB download and upload? Then it would make more sense.

 

[milkweg]

You have a few options to bypass their throttling and the secret lies in encryption. HTTPS instead of HTTP. HTTPS doesn't use port 80.