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Blocked Ports

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Hi0GHFLY
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-09-19 20:28:23 UTC
Greetings eve junkies o7

Currently Im doing work study on a college campus and they have blocked the ports eve uses on their wifi network. I their a way to change the ports eve uses so that I might be able to satisfy my addiction?

Thanks bros
GM Xamother
Game Masters
C C P Alliance
#2 - 2011-09-19 20:47:24 UTC
Hi0GHFLY wrote:
Greetings eve junkies o7

Currently Im doing work study on a college campus and they have blocked the ports eve uses on their wifi network. I their a way to change the ports eve uses so that I might be able to satisfy my addiction?

Thanks bros


The only other port that you can connect to the server with is 3724 instead of the normal 26000 port.

In order to use port 3724, it will be necessary to open your settings folder.

Press Windows Key + R and paste the following line into the Run window.

Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE
Windows Vista/Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\

There you will find a folder that is named 'c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility' (asuming you've installed EVE in the default location), and under there you can find folder named 'Settings'.

In the Settings folder locate the prefs.ini file and double click on the file. This should open the file in notepad by default. Once the file is open, locate the line 'port=26000' and change it to 'port=3724'. Save the file and start the client again and see if you're able to connect.

Best regards,
Senior GM Xamother
EVE Online Customer Support

GM Xamother | Senior Game Master
Sphynix
Pandemic Horde High Sec Division
#3 - 2011-09-22 13:16:35 UTC
If the above doesn't work you could always ask the IT folk if they would make an exception to the firewalls for you. Unless one of them also plays EVE from the campus, it's pretty unlikely though.
Weasel Juice
Mayhem and Destruction
#4 - 2011-09-23 13:54:47 UTC
If neither solution works, you can tunnel through the firewall using SSH or some VPN software. It does however require some external server that you have administrative access to - or some dedicated VPN server.