A long email just went out to TN Tech students who've contacted them about the issue, basically saying that blocked ports shouldn't be an issue in the residence halls and: [quote]The other issue is that the game uses peer to peer networking for gaming connections instead of relying on a traditional centralized game server network. This causes problems because most managed Internet providers block peer to peer networking as part of their due diligence to prevent piracy. The connection types that are used also require some specialized settings that may not function in locations that use network address translation (NAT) and prevents the use of more than one gaming console per IP address. Bungie has acknowledged the issues and is currently working on solutions, but they have not announced any timeline for a solution or patch at this time. Rather than wait for the manufacturer to address the issue, We have been researching the issue and collecting data on the network traffic used by this game. If it is possible to get the game functioning without significantly impacting the security of our campus network, we will do what we can to get the game functioning. We have a few theories that we will be testing starting this morning to see if they can get the game up and running. I will update all of you with new information as it becomes available.[/quote]