They don't usually look at what you're downloading even though they could, if they wanted to , but they will check what kind of traffic is coming from your machine. That is, they'll see how much of it is email, web browsing, video chat, online gaming, and so on. All they care about is that you're slowing down their network. To see if your ISP is looking for BitTorrent traffic, check out this list of the worst offenders , or try the previously mentioned Glasnost tool.
If your ISP isn't throttling BitTorrent, then you don't have much to worry about, though they still could see anything they wanted. The real problem, if you're downloading illegal media, is the company from whom you're stealing. They or lawyers or companies on their behalf actually go online and seek out torrents of their material, whether it be movies, music, TV shows, or anything else, and will download the torrent themselves. From there, they can see a lot of information about the other users connected—including their IP address.
You can even check this for yourself at home. Start downloading a torrent and click on the "More Info" section of your torrent client. You'll see the IP address of everyone you're downloading from and uploading to, plain as day.
Once they find your IP address which they can do just by clicking "more info" in their torrent client , they'll find out who your ISP is and send them a letter. Your ISP then, in turn, will forward you a notice that you've been caught pirating media. Usually the first offense is just a proverbial slap on the wrist, though if you're a repeat offender it could mean having your internet service terminated.
If you're very unlucky it could even mean paying a lot of money in a settlement. It's a dark time for BitTorrent. A lot of the old methods aren't very useful anymore. Similarly, while your BitTorrent client's encryption can be helpful against throttling, it doesn't always protect you, since some ISPs use more powerful methods of seeing what you're downloading that can get past basic BitTorrent encryption.
Of course, this interferes with torrenting, etc. I started asking around to friends and other IT guys that I knew were bridging A simple solution that has worked for clients is buying their own modem and controlling everything.
This saves you on the rental but don't look at it in terms of money as much as getting the PRIVACY, performance and control you should have.
Another option is to use a VPN service. This may or may not relate to you or help with your problem. My point is that Comcast has been on the move again lately - getting aggressive, screwing with customers again like they did a while back before getting media heat. That is interesting. They do not talk about modem. The current modem is given by comcast. I do not any thing about modem. I do not see any choice about bridging the modem. Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Posted January 23, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Icetrain77 Posted January 29, Posted January 29, Icetrain77 Posted January 31, Posted January 31,
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