that is what i was thinking but lets take it a bit further: is is possible to set up some proxy software on my computer to reroute my local tcp stack around the problem? i would think not since that doesnt provide for the communication to the gnutella network through the ports in question.

how about this: is it possible to set up some way to access a specific gneutella user through a port that is not blocked and access the gnutella network through that person, that person acting basically as a proxy? for example, i have some people outside my college network that i could connect to gnutella through if there is a way to set it up. any ideas?

Thanks for the input.