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Imperial Internet Speed

Hello all i was just wondering how fast the internet speed is in the imperial college halls. ill be moving in southside if it makes a difference. do they give you a good 100mbit?

thanks

Reply 1

tuppatopbrer

It doesnt matter.

Unless you're sending and receiving real time data to/fro CER or GCHQ then it doesnt matter. If the speed was "dial up" would you withdraw you offer to study at IC :tongue:

Reply 2

ashy

17

It's more than you'll need.

Bear in mind they block/monitor certain ports....

Reply 3

Xordan

It'll probably be 10mbps, as that's the speed of the ethernet cables to the rooms. Don't expect to be doing lots of p2p downloading on them though. There's also a 5gb a day bandwidth limit, which if you go over gets you banned for a day (then a week for the second offense, and forever for a third.. and it goes on your record). Of course there's a way around the limits :wink:

But it's unlikely you'll need it.

Reply 4

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

19

Why dont you just buy your own broadband network card from Vodafone? That way you dont have to use the uni's network, and therefore you cannot be detected if you want to d/l music...or other stuff.

Reply 5

hitman012

Which ports are blocked? I might need to VNC back home now and again, so I'll have to change the forwarding if necessary.

Reply 6

ashy

17

I don't know the exact ones, the ones that are used to certain activites that the college would frown upon.

Reply 7

s.e.r.e.n.e

12

Like? I really want to know.. Their main concern is excessive bandwidth usage right?

Reply 8

The_Luvbster

Um, porn? Just a guess though :p:

Reply 9

thebman919

OP

i dont think porn is a port :smile:

I think i heard somewhere port 21 is blocked (ftp)

Reply 10

The_Luvbster

Hahaha oh. *feels stupid* I live in a university in Singapore and they censor virtually everything... even sites with the word "gay" in them. So I figured it would be similar in Imperial :p:

Reply 11

ashy

17

I'm pretty sure it states that viewing pornographic material is against the rules but to be honest there are thousands of horny teenagers living in halls, they're hardly going to be out to get them all.

Reply 12

s.e.r.e.n.e

12

If we use the internet in the halls, are our IP addresses shared or unique?

unique.

OP

If theres anyone in the halls right now could you do a speedtest at www.speedtest.net . Also if you use the internet in the libraries etc, are there any limits? do u have to login with your imperial user name/pass to have access to the internet in the library?

ok thanks ashy...

Yes, you have to login to use the internet in the library, and to use Wifi on campus.

Reply 17

ashy

17

thebman919

If theres anyone in the halls right now could you do a speedtest at www.speedtest.net . Also if you use the internet in the libraries etc, are there any limits? do u have to login with your imperial user name/pass to have access to the internet in the library?

You have to log in with your login/password to access library computers, i'd assume the 5GB a day still aplies - to be honest, how much do you plan to be downloading? :eek:

Reply 18

thebman919

OP

well if i have crazy fast internet at my disposal i know i will get carried away and just download everything in sight even if i dont even want it. (the connections here are total ****) besides if a new game is released thats over 6 gb rite there.

Reply 19

s.e.r.e.n.e

12

thebman919

well if i have crazy fast internet at my disposal i know i will get carried away and just download everything in sight even if i dont even want it. (the connections here are total ****) besides if a new game is released thats over 6 gb rite there.

I thought you want to download the entire database of the molecular structures of all the organic compounds ever synthesised by human beings since the beginning of time. :p:

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