HTTP server and college firewall

[jon611]

i am trying to set up an http server to share my programming code between my dorm and the computer lab but i am unable to find an open port... i scanned all of my ports and everyone of them is stealth... i can access my http server from any of the dorms but all of the admin and labs are on a seperate server so i can't get throught the firewall on the dorms... anyone know a way i could get this to work???

any help would be greatly appreciated...

[Xayd]

Slip the network admin 50 bucks?

That's about it .

[jon611]

there is no other way for me to set up an ftp or http server through the firewall???

[doctorgonzo]

The firewall exists to prevent exactly what you are trying to do. Without working with the network administrators and trying to make some sort of deal, you are stuck.

[piasabird]

I think this may be a bad idea. What happens if a few people start sharing songs or something and the RIAA starts coming after you? I saw a scenario just like this on the news. You could use a newsgroup to do this if your school offers that as a possible option. Also MSN has an area for setting up groups. You may want to look into that as an option.

[jon611]

thanks for the help guys... and i understand about the possibilities of what could happen, i was just sick of emailing my programming assignments to myself everyday.... thanks anyway...

[mairving]

You could put it on some webspace somewhere. Either a free site or a low cost one. You could also use .htaccess to put it in a passworded directory.

[Xayd]

That's about your best solution, you can get webhosting these days for ~10 dollars a month if your space and bandwidth requirements are small.

[glc]

GoDaddy has a basic $3.95 a month hosting package, and domain registration is $8.95 a year.