Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:31:14 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pf or ipf rules to allow p2p Limewire through Message-ID: <492F9032.6060906@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <27ade5280811270927o1aa1bdeem320ffba24e70814d@mail.gmail.com> References: <492E60A8.6080105@a1poweruser.com> <27ade5280811270927o1aa1bdeem320ffba24e70814d@mail.gmail.com>
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APseudoUtopia wrote: > On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> wrote: >> What pf or ipf firewall keep-state rules needed to allow p2p application >> such as limewire through? Using same firewall rules as in handbook example. > > Well, what port does limewire use? You need to figure out what port > each application uses, then open the port in your firewall rules. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I think you are missing the fact that limewire does not use dedicated port numbers. Every session uses different port numbers and the remote computers come in on different hight port numbers. Limewire starts off with a proto igmp multicast packet to the limewire master server where all the other users online computers are listed. Really need someone who has firewall rule for limewire using ipf or pf to share their knowledge.
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