<p>I'm a big fan of Half Life 2 and the episodes as well as many other games available on Steam. My brother seems to think that UCSC might have such strict firewalls and stuff like so that I won't be able to connect to Steam. Does anyone know if I'll be able to connect?</p>
<p>UCSC blocks each and every single online games and voice chatting programs if you're connecting to the net wirelessly, with the exception of Skype, as far as I know. If you use an ethernet cable and connect through the land lines, you're fine.</p>
<p>yeah, make sure you bring or buy and ethernet cable. wireless connections can be shady in the res halls depending on where you live.</p>