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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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 Posted - 10 October 2003 : 06:44:02
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My brother has been using Kazaa for some time now, and after telling him not to use it he continues to download/share songs. Instead of trusting him when he says he won't use it anymore, I want to block kazaa's access to the internet in my router.
Are there specific ports Kazaa uses that I can safely block, or can I do something else to prevent him from using Kazaa? |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 06:49:55
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| I am, my brother's computer runs on 98SE |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 08:19:06
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| You could try blocking ports 1000-4000. It will still attempt to use port 80 (normal web traffic port.) but will be a lot slower so he'll probably give up. |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 08:20:43
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| Thanks, I'll look into it :) |
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pweighill
Junior Member
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 09:24:35
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| Run the netstat from the command prompt on your brothers machine while Kazaa is running and see if you can workout which of the listed ports it is using. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 09:45:30
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| Unfotunately, Kazaa (and various other P2P apps) are very clever at re-routing itself via any available ports, even using port 80 as a last resort. |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 09:53:03
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if all else fails I'll just have to remove the network cable that runs from his computer to the modem/router  |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:32:35
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| if you run a software firewall like Tiny or Kerio you can actually block applications traffic and not just ports. |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:37:08
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I guess I could download a free firewall, put it on his computer, make the settings password protected and, as the dutch saying goes, squat two flies at the same time. He'll have a firewall, and I'll be sure he can't use Kazaa.
Then I just have to find a way to run it without him disabling the firewall... |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:37:27
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Originally posted by dayve
if you run a software firewall like Tiny or Kerio you can actually block applications traffic and not just ports.
He won't be able to run that on his router though. |
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Edited by - D3mon on 10 October 2003 10:38:55 |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:40:07
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Originally posted by FrutZle
Then I just have to find a way to run it without him disabling the firewall...
He'll disable it easy enough, or ask someone online how to. |
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Edited by - D3mon on 10 October 2003 10:40:30 |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:40:35
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Originally posted by D3mon
quote:
Originally posted by dayve
if you run a software firewall like Tiny or Kerio you can actually block applications traffic and not just ports.
He won't be able to run that on his router though.
why not? you can install a software firewall on the machine while using a router. in fact it is nice double protection. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 10:47:38
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| Ah, I was under the impression that it would not be possible for Frutzle to install s/ware firewall on his brothers machine... |
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work mule
Senior Member
USA
1358 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 13:29:49
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Hmm...
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FastTrack software (Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, Grokster and iMesh) uses any tcp/udp port found open to communicate, making them extremely difficult to regulate. The FastTrack network especially uses port 80, the HTTP protocol port used for Internet web surfing. This technique has given FastTrack the ability to work around all standard firewalls. The maxGATEWAY firewall, on the other hand, analyzes all the traffic that goes through the network and blocks all FastTrack packets no matter what port they are trying to use.
http://tntmax.com/Members/ffarcy/Blocking%20Kazaa%20and%20FastTrack
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The Impact
Junior Member
Australia
398 Posts |
Posted - 10 October 2003 : 23:45:37
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If you try to close Zone Alarm without a password using Ctrl-Alt-Del it disables internet access through IE.  |
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