Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:55:02 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: eculp@casasponti.net Cc: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firewall rules for bitlord, yahoo, limewire Message-ID: <4463ma2zrt.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20081126102444.17qwm4xcthvk4kkww@intranet.casasponti.net> (eculp@casasponti.net's message of "Wed\, 26 Nov 2008 10\:24\:44 -0600") References: <492D51CB.9000201@a1poweruser.com> <20081126081306.17qwm4xcthtwcgw0o@intranet.casasponti.net> <d356c5630811260728s4991454ci11a25c3c316f1825@mail.gmail.com> <20081126102444.17qwm4xcthvk4kkww@intranet.casasponti.net>
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eculp@casasponti.net writes: > Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> escribi=F3: > >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:13 AM, <eculp@casasponti.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hmmm. Isn't life interesting. I would like to know how to block them = and >>> others without causing strange secondary problems. >>> >>> Actually a default pf configuration will let them pass unless I'm >>> forgetting something important. >>> >>> ed >>> >> >> I share your pain, Ed. I've had to perform 3 complete re-installations = of >> computers in my household in the last year. Each time, I found a >> ".limewire" file in a user's application folder. The boys are now banned >> from my wife's computer. When the last culprit get's his computer back,= he >> will find it running an operating system that is not supported by Limewi= re. >> The next time, he'll get it back without a network card. >> >> Andrew > > :) I understand. Hopefully someone has a reasonably efficient pf or > ipfw based solution. If it cuts some of the microsoft traffic that I > am seeing much more of recently, I won't complain either. I have tried > to control them by ip's and but domain names with limited success. > Too many windows boxes at the office. Regardless of what you do to "control" the unwanted applications, I'd monitoring the traffic on the network as well. I don't put many limits on what my kid can do on the network, but he knows I'm looking over his shoulder. Virtually speaking. --=20 Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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