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| 833177 | 2009-11-24 09:15:00 | Hey my mate's family is about to get a larger data cap for their internet plan but they want to block their son from downloading any torrents. How would this be done to block every torrent program with different ports? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 833178 | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Simple, dont let him on it. Or give him a limited account. Or block torrent sites in the router | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 833179 | 2009-11-24 09:28:00 | You could modify the router to block all but the basic ports 80 and 443. As well as keyword blocks for Bittorrent keywords. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 833180 | 2009-11-24 09:37:00 | @Speedy: He needs an admin account because of a game he plays. Also question: How many torrent sites are there in the world? @bob_doe_nz: He uses a lot of different programs that have different ports and update programs. And again there would be so many keywords to enter it would take ages. |
nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 833181 | 2009-11-24 10:10:00 | @Speedy: He needs an admin account because of a game he plays. Also question: How many torrent sites are there in the world?Lots! @bob_doe_nz: He uses a lot of different programs that have different ports and update programs. And again there would be so many keywords to enter it would take ages. Bummer. I'm running Tomato firmware on an Asus WL-520GU and that seems to work at blocking most of the Bittorrent traffic. You could also try and look at the programs he uses and find out what ports he uses on the net. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 833182 | 2009-11-24 10:10:00 | Easiest way might be to get the ISP to block it (if they can) But really the only way to block it 100% will be to run the connection through a firewall which can detect traffic types and only allow things like HTTP etc, or just slow everything else down incredibly. Of course if he used encryption you'd have to generally just block encrypted traffic as well which would put anything else that uses encryption out of the question... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 833183 | 2009-11-24 10:43:00 | Simple, dont let him on it. Agreed. Your mate probably doesn't have an advanced router that will block what you need to. Maybe suggest moving the family computer into a busier area (ie the lounge) so an eye can be kept on what the kid gets up to. |
nate (15033) | ||
| 833184 | 2009-11-24 10:51:00 | Or up the QOS on it. to 100% :p If it works, he'll be crawling. If the family are concerned about it, do something about it. Or tell him to save and buy his own. If he cant be trusted | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 833185 | 2009-11-24 12:13:00 | Hey my mate's family is about to get a larger data cap for their internet plan but they want to block their son from downloading any torrents. How would this be done to block every torrent program with different ports? there are seldom technical solutions for people problems You can try to block, but there are so many ways around the blocks that is basically an arms race You are much better off getting the parent to clip the kid around the ears or ground them or whatever is PC acceptable these days if he torrents |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 833186 | 2009-11-24 12:55:00 | Or, perhaps allowing him to install games under Admin, and then once he has finished, no more programs or any installing of any kind on his limited account? Or, get a keylogger and see what programs he uses. Then 'clip the kid around the ears or ground them, or whatever is PC acceptable these days if he torrents' |
Chris09 (15218) | ||
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