http://achtung.disqus.com/Hardware + Software + Practical Electronics + moreenTue, 29 Jul 2008 18:50:59 -0000http://kkomp.com/archives/629#comment-4603245<p>Hmm I'm probably less clued up than you re.networking; so I'll pass on that one: I do know that they know what type of communications protocol you're using: Such as POP3, SMTP, FTP, P2P etc. (At least BT do.) How they know I have very little idea. I think that different protocols are structured in different way, using different layers, etc. I won't try and get all techy here as I'll only make myself look stupid.</p><p>If there are any geeks who know more about this I'd be interested if you'd follow up this comment and share it with us.</p>ShazzaTue, 29 Jul 2008 18:50:59 -0000http://kkomp.com/archives/629#comment-4603244<p>Whats to say im downloading the next top 40 or having a skype video chat?<br>Streaming a podcast or downloading the next James Bond film, Playing WOW or downloading a new distro via a tracker?<br>My knowlegde of networking is a bit limited but surely a packet is just a packet untill it can be recreated at the client's machine. How can they tell what data is inside what packet?</p>pfwdTue, 29 Jul 2008 17:41:07 -0000