iTunes shared music in Halls Network

Jimdw · 11-01-2009 1:01pm #1

its funny the way you can listen to music that other users have in their iTunes library. Many have the same music synced to their ipods and iphones. tells a lot about what kind of people i'm living with.

Open iTunes>Look for "SHARED" on the left>Double click the user> enjoy

ilovemybrick · 11-01-2009 1:07pm

Its not just Halls. On the wired network I can pick up people in halls and I am on campus.
It also shares across the wireless network but I think (not sure) that the two are independent of each other.

Jimdw · 11-01-2009 1:13pm

ilovemybrick wrote: »

Its not just Halls. On the wired network I can pick up people in halls and I am on campus.
It also shares across the wireless network but I think (not sure) that the two are independent of each other.

That's awesome, I'll try tomorrow on campus. just one user's library has over 8 THOUSAND (8,461) songs - that's just crazy :eek::cool::D - i hardly have 2 songs in my iTunes - i may forget about dab radio from now on

Jonathan · 11-01-2009 1:25pm

Jimdw wrote: »

its funny the way you can listen to music that other users have in their iTunes library. Many have the same music synced to their ipods and iphones. tells a lot about what kind of people i'm living with.

Open iTunes>Look for "SHARED" on the left>Double click the user> enjoy

You do realise that you can take all of that music right?

ilovemybrick · 11-01-2009 1:27pm

Jimdw wrote: »

That's awesome, I'll try tomorrow on campus. just one user's library has over 8 THOUSAND (8,461) songs - that's just crazy :eek::cool::D - i hardly have 2 songs in my iTunes - i may forget about dab radio from now on

Back a few years ago my flatmate and I were able to dowload the songs from other users libraries sing a program called myTunes.
Unfortunately subsequent editions of Itunes got rid of that loophole.

ilovemybrick · 11-01-2009 1:29pm

jmccrohan wrote: »

You do realise that you can take all of that music right?

how?

Jimdw · 11-01-2009 1:37pm

ilovemybrick wrote: »

how?

I'm sure there's a hack if you google

meanwhile I'm enjoying the libraries very much haha

Jimdw · 11-01-2009 1:48pm

You can even watch Video Clips and Movies - watching South Park

snappieT · 11-01-2009 5:45pm

ilovemybrick wrote: »

Its not just Halls. On the wired network I can pick up people in halls and I am on campus.
It also shares across the wireless network but I think (not sure) that the two are independent of each other.

I believe it's whoever is on the router you're connected through. The ports are blocked through the routers, but you can still interact with other users on that router.

So, if you're in a particular computer room, chances are you can see everyone in that room, but nobody outside. It all depends on how the network has been architected by IS Service.

Scarinae · 12-01-2009 12:18am

jmccrohan wrote: »

You do realise that you can take all of that music right?

I live on campus and would LOVE to know how to do this. Unfortunately I am on Vista and I think they have made it even more difficult to do this. But I can see so many people's libraries, and I can listen to their music, I just wish I could take it! (if anyone would like to pm me instructions, I would be very happy)

Jonathan · 12-01-2009 12:44am

Fishie wrote: »

I live on campus and would LOVE to know how to do this. Unfortunately I am on Vista and I think they have made it even more difficult to do this. But I can see so many people's libraries, and I can listen to their music, I just wish I could take it! (if anyone would like to pm me instructions, I would be very happy)

For Jimdw.
The music taken from itunes was taken using my friend's mac. Macs are on a different network to windows computers.

Fishie: I'm not too sure if it can be done on vista.. I'm guessing its's possible, but I have never bothered.