Sponson BRB, Posting Posts: 1,682 Joined: May 2008 |
08-26-2010, 05:15 PM
Off to college, where steam is port-blocked and I don't feel like making a cantenna to hijack neighboring wifi because I don't understand that shit. But also because I prolly still won't be able to play anything nice. That means you will never see me on steam until this december. So ya'll those with 360's better get some blazblue and game with me.
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CaffeinePowered Mad Hatter Posts: 12,998 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-26-2010, 05:26 PM
Make a cantenna!
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Didzo Uninstalling Posts: 5,206 Joined: Dec 2009 |
08-26-2010, 06:23 PM
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Sponson BRB, Posting Posts: 1,682 Joined: May 2008 |
08-26-2010, 06:37 PM
(08-26-2010, 06:23 PM)Didzo link Wrote: Look what I found! Great, my nearest wifi is also around 6 blocks away and I might not even be near a window. So as a skeptic I'm going to assume that a cantenna won't pick up a signal thousands of feet away when my ds couldn't do it 100 feet away. |
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
08-26-2010, 09:20 PM
The DS antenna is shite.
Get an old Dishnetwork 18", external antenna, tripod, zipties and go to town. |
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Badgerman of DOOM I Stand in Spitter Goo Posts: 1,943 Joined: Feb 2009 |
08-27-2010, 05:15 AM
(08-26-2010, 05:15 PM)Sponson link Wrote: Off to college, where steam is port-blocked and I don't feel like making a cantenna to hijack neighboring wifi because I don't understand that shit. But also because I prolly still won't be able to play anything nice. That means you will never see me on steam until this december. So ya'll those with 360's better get some blazblue and game with me. lol my college owns yours |
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Evil Cheese Sad Keeanu Posts: 886 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-27-2010, 08:07 AM
When I first moved into my college dorm/apartment they had blocked the Steam ports as well. They were also implementing a new network entry system, which may had something to do with it. Enough people complained and eventually they opened the ports. I suggest doing the same. Find some other people on campus who play Steam games (there is bound to be, just stop by the science/engineering/chess/anime/game club and ask around a bit) and have a little chat with college. I wouldn't suggest going directly to the IT department though as they will probably tell you something like "we don't have the authority", so you're better off trying to find someone who's job is to work with students on requests like that. Try asking your RA or somebody like that if they know who you can go to.
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Sponson BRB, Posting Posts: 1,682 Joined: May 2008 |
08-28-2010, 04:41 PM
Nope, they don't care. Infact, my new dorm doesn't have xbox live even. But my old one does. Thats right, 2 buildings, one with and one without xbox live.
So I'll give this a shot. Right now my laptop is sitting behind me and its got a wireless signal thats 2 bars. Its the only one thats not password protected. I don't know how long its going to be there or how long until they wise up. For now I think I'm gonna try and hook my xbox's ethernet to my laptop so its wireless laptop xbox and pray it works somehow. Okay it works, but I've only got 1-2 bars. How does I cantenna an entire laptop?
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2010, 05:20 PM by Sponson.)
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