<p>Like everyone else said, DON’T DO IT.</p>
<p>Last year someone I know set up a password protected wi-fi network in his dorm room. Somehow his roommate guessed the password and downloaded some music (supposedly only one song according to the letter…). The kid I know who’s wi-fi network it was on ended up getting a letter from UW saying that he could have legal action brought against him.</p>
<p>So yes, the school does watch what you do on their networks and you CAN get caught. You have to log on to the network with your UW NetID, so if you do something illegal, they know who did it. If you allow someone else to use your UW NetID to log on to the network or your wi-fi network in the dorms, their actions could come back to haunt you.</p>
<p>I know it may be hard to imagine, but you can survive a few months without torrenting. :)</p>