[header] How to get around unfair download restrictions [title] 1) you need to learn to use two network tools : [step] Ping and tracert (traceroute in linux). While there are some rather simple click and click programs using this tools, the simplest way is to use command line, both in windows and in linux. In linux you need to open a terminal (console) window. 
[title] In windows, to use command line, you need to go to start-run (0r cmd). [step] First try a few sites, for example " ping google.com ".