From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 26 16:24:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C97AD1065676 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:24:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 760A88FC1D for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:24:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from casasponti.net ([201.155.7.3]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:24:46 -0600 id 000D511E.492D784F.000087EA Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by casasponti.net with local; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:24:44 -0600 id 00130E15.492D784C.00007ABD Received: from dsl-189-190-3-105.prod-infinitum.com.mx (dsl-189-190-3-105.prod-infinitum.com.mx [189.190.3.105]) by intranet.casasponti.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:24:44 -0600 Message-ID: <20081126102444.17qwm4xcthvk4kkww@intranet.casasponti.net> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:24:44 -0600 From: eculp@casasponti.net To: Andrew Gould References: <492D51CB.9000201@a1poweruser.com> <20081126081306.17qwm4xcthtwcgw0o@intranet.casasponti.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.18) Gecko/20081114 Firefox/2.0.0.18 X-IMP-Server: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-IP: 189.190.3.105 X-Originating-User: eculp@casasponti.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firewall rules for bitlord, yahoo, limewire X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:24:49 -0000 Andrew Gould escribi=C3=B3: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:13 AM, wrote: > >> >> Hmmm. Isn't life interesting. I would like to know how to block them an= d >> 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, h= e > will find it running an operating system that is not supported by Limewire= . > The next time, he'll get it back without a network card. > > Andrew :) I understand. Hopefully someone has a reasonably efficient pf or =20 ipfw based solution. If it cuts some of the microsoft traffic that I =20 am seeing much more of recently, I won't complain either. I have tried =20 to control them by ip's and but domain names with limited success. =20 Too many windows boxes at the office. have a great day, ed