GUIDE: Using Linux to Beat Comcast's BitTorrent Throttling
Date : 2008 07 02 Category : Web News
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For those savvy enough to have switched over to Linux, this step-by-step guide will prove once again that Linux really does offer users almost complete control over their OS.
It's no secret that Comcast and other ISPs are actively throttling BitTorrent, but how to circumvent the practice is always subject to debate.
Some find protocol header encryption fairly successful, others use TOR or an SSH or a VPN Tunnel to disguise their traffic. Using TOR for file-sharing is discouraged by many who think it should only used for academic or freedom of speech concerns and not to download a copy of "The Love Guru."But, as is usual, Linux users have OS control options that just aren't available to Windows and MAC users.