Re: gamer clubs

[Glen Shere <g-shere () ONU EDU>]

Any kind of rate limiting, NAT, packet blocking heuristics, or firewall
*will* eventually disrupt online gaming, either by blocking traffic or
adding latency. You just can't predict what the next game will require; all
of them basically assume they're running in a home.

If you aren't a "gamer", perhaps it isn't obvious that even a little bit
more latency can dramatically impact the entertainment value of online
games. This is why some games even attempt "peer-to-peer" traffic.

and yes, I'll echo Dan Oachs' comment: if you can believe it, native IPv6
support seems to help out gaming quite a bit. The Microsoft console
sometimes (always?) creates Teredo tunnels to... something, I would guess a
Microsoft proxy service, in the absence of native IPv6.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Sprague, Randy <
randy.sprague () cincinnatistate edu> wrote:

> Thanks to those that have responded. I believe that I need to add more to
> my initial post.
>
> We are a community college, no degree in gaming, the request has the
> backing of one faculty member and a few students that have formed a gamer
> club.
>
>
>
> Definitely an isolated network, they desire and we would agree this would
> be a BYOD computer, on the fence with allowing third party
> switch/hub/routers, they are asking for 50mb rate limit, at first blush is
> seems high.
>
> Additional thoughts, we have no policy that directly addresses gaming
> clubs. Someone brought up NAT issues with some games and the number of
> external IP addresses, a concern that I had also heard was reputation
> blocking on the addresses.
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
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> Randy Sprague
>
> Enterprise and Infrastructure Manager
>
> Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
>
>
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Sprague, Randy
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:55 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* [SECURITY] gamer clubs
>
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>
> Hello, I have been requested to provide connectivity for a gamer club
> using the college’s network and internet connection. What are others doing?
> Am I over reacting by not allowing such activity?
>
> Thanks much,
>
>
>
> Randy Sprague
>
> Enterprise and Infrastructure Manager
>
> Cincinnati State Technical and Community College