P2P File Sharing

What type of Computer is this and is it connected to a Network?

If connected to a Network What Type of Network?

What is the OS in use here?

What download utility are you using?

What Security is set in place?

What ISP arre you using?

And so on till everything is covered about the system in use.

After we know that the answer is generally speaking quite simple to arrive at. For example [i]My Computer will not copy s DVD movie what's wrong with it?[/i] Answer if it has Vista Loaded nothing, as Vista has CRM Copy Protection which prevents violating Copyright. Answer for XP you need some software that removes the Region and Security Setting and shrinks the complete DVD Disc to 4.7 GIG. While this isn't a complete answer for all possible OS Systems or not even a complete answer for the 2 mentioned it is a start to an answer.

Does that give you some idea of what is required?

Col

Aside from the built in adware etc, it's dead and crap.

If you get something like Emule, it's got support and instructions. Even a web site where you can test your connectivity.

There are shed loads of reasons why you might not be able to connect, there are several good ones why you shouldn't if you don't know what you are doing.

Be VERY careful what you download, filenames are not enough, you could end up being a distributor of child porn for instance.

If you are looking for 'erm free software, the bad guys on the P2Ps and there are a f*** of a lot of them, use yoru desire for a cheaper (ok enough of the euphamisms, greed) solution to deliver all sorts of nasties to you.

ffs make sure your anti virus is up to date, and your windows is fully patched before you download anything, get a decent firewall.

And then like man on the tv said, Be careful, it's dangerous out there.

The fact that you are struggling to get it working suggests to me that you will be back here once you do asking how to remove various virues, secure your on-line bank account and get rid of all this spy ware.

Not sure about anyone else but rather than blocking ports I will use GPO to disallow applications to run. There are different ways in GPO to block the software such as path, hash, certificate, and internet zone.

The reason for me using GPO is because anyone can change the port that P2P software uses and if you don't have a secure firewall or if you have multiple ports open on your firewall a user is likely to be able to get the connection through.

But by using GPO hash or a wild card in the path restrict the software from running and been renamed to try and bypass the rule.

I sure there are many other ways (probably better ones that what I use) but so far its working fine (that is until I see their usage sky rocket).

Hiring policy, only a complete numpty would try to put Kazaa or some such on their work PC.
Corporate User policy.
User education
AD GPOs et al
Firewalls
Anti Virus.

An unlucky combination of the above. It's not P2P that's the problem.
They could have wrote the code themselves, fetched it in on a floppy,
been allowed to plug their works portable in another network.
Picked it up off a web page
From an Email,
from IM.
from a flash drive
....

Demonising P2P simply obscures the real problems.