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| Thread ID: 97822 | 2009-02-28 23:48:00 | How to block file sharing sites effectively ? | A317540 (14663) | Press F1 |
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| 752359 | 2009-03-01 01:41:00 | I suggest remove all software you don't want, then create an admin account on each computer that only you know the password for & set all other users to limited. That will stop a lot of it | Greven (91) | ||
| 752360 | 2009-03-01 01:42:00 | Damn. Don't use limewire often so didn't know:p A317540:You can also block specific sites in open dns |
Blam (54) | ||
| 752361 | 2009-03-01 02:02:00 | To block a program you will have to do it by blocking the ports as said above, that will work fine. Just set up port forwarding and route any traffic for that specific port to a made up IP address. As for specific sites you can block them if you edit the hosts file on that machine. C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Open that file with notepad and add the following line to block youtube for example: 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com That will block youtube as the computer will try to look for it locally. It will still load if the user goes to http://208.65.153.238/ as for some reason I cannot block that IP in the hosts file, maybe someone else can shed some light on that :S Hope that helps... Gregor |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 752362 | 2009-03-01 02:08:00 | Damn. Don't use limewire often so didn't know I found out by mistake while " playing " about with it one day on a customers PC when the downloads were slowed - dont use p2p programs like Limewire - have enough problems with infections with out introducing them ;):p |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 752363 | 2009-03-01 02:29:00 | To block a program you will have to do it by blocking the ports as said above, that will work fine. Just set up port forwarding and route any traffic for that specific port to a made up IP address. As for specific sites you can block them if you edit the hosts file on that machine. C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Open that file with notepad and add the following line to block youtube for example: 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com) That will block youtube as the computer will try to look for it locally. It will still load if the user goes to http://208.65.153.238/ as for some reason I cannot block that IP in the hosts file, maybe someone else can shed some light on that :S Hope that helps... Gregor It would be easier if she blocked the website using opendns on the router as a)The user would not be able to change it(unless they jnew the opendns login details) b)Easier, as it will apply to all pcs connected to routers, doesn't need to be done individually |
Blam (54) | ||
| 752364 | 2009-03-01 07:22:00 | I really want to have the blocking of sites configured to my router rather than doing it in every pc manually. I just hope that openDNS will do it for me w/ out failure. The fact that I have 3 different OS to work with under my home network , it's easier to set up the security in my router. When section 92A starts rolling next month , then I should prepare my home network safer otherwise I will be held liable for any breach with this new law since I am the account owner. Thank your very much everyone for the informations that you shared , though some really requires some good knowledge in computing , I will try to get in to it one by one till I get the right answer.. Thanks.. |
A317540 (14663) | ||
| 752365 | 2009-03-01 07:50:00 | You can block individual sites in OpenDNS. Don't worry about the law now, it prob/hopefully won't get passed. Just tell whoever's doing it to stop |
Blam (54) | ||
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