How do I download files larger than what's limited by the server?

[IronManForever]

These guys at college have provided Ethernet cables in hostel. The internet is fast enough for my purposes, but those retards put a limit on downloadable file size, 5 MB. WTF is 5 MB? I mean if it was 50 MB, it would have made some sense. So I need to sneak under whatever-barrier they have put up.

Thing is, I can download torrents (I said earlier, they're retards) and I have downloaded quite a lot last few days. I just cannot direct-download anything more than 5 MB.

I recently tried to download Safari 4 Beta. It was then that I realized the limit. Damn! the problem is, you cannot find torrents of legit files like it. That puts me in a big problem.

As torrents download fine, I guess they are limiting just a few ports, like maybe port 80. So there should be a way I can download them, say using Socks or some other port? I am a NOOB in this so please help.

I'm on a Mac by the way.

Added: I just came to know stuff like HTTP Tunnel for downloading using port 80 where torrents are blocked. I was looking for something the other way round..

 

[Faun]

Well torrent gets downloaded because it works in chunk like 100 pieces of 1MB each. So you are not downloading a single piece with size more than 5MB ever when using torrents.
You just assemble chunks at your PC and add them to make it a bigger file

As for your problem, try https tunneling. The thing about it is that it may not work with all sites.

Here is something I found, but you will need to use command line...lol:
*indikabandara19.blogspot.com/2008/01/break-download-limit-hack-proxy.html

 

[dheeraj_kumar]

Have you tried using download managers? FDM, IDM, Flashget...

 

[IronManForever]

^ Oh, thanks for that. I thought about it earlier, but I don't know if there are Free download managers for Mac. Let me search.

@ichi I don't have the slightest idea how to do it (https tunneling)..

Ufff.. The link you gave, damn me. I didnt get a thing! Can I even do that in Mac? Can't I use something more automated and easily configurable?
Strange co-incidence. That guy also said about a limit of 5MB. Is that a worldwide standard?