Blocking Uploads from Kazaa and Imesh

[McMullet2]

Hey guys, living at university with a few roomates and we'll all on a DSL Connection via a 3com Router. Now there are 4 computers connected and I know they all just leave Imesh and Kazaa on and suck up my bandwidth, especially when they are uploading to people. I guess what I was thinking is that I could block the upload ports on the rouyer for the 4 thus saving precious bandwidth. Anyone know what ports I would have to close in order to acheive this?

 

[gaidin123]

Not sure about iMesh but if it's on the FastTrak network like Kazaa2, then you're screwed as far as blocking ports goes. Kazaa2 can hop around and uses common ports like 80 to communicate. If you use a Linux router with enough work you should be able to completely block most p2p traffic. It's not a trivial thing to set up however. You can also do a QoS type thing but again you need a linux router...Search through this forum. I've posted a few links in other threads asking about pretty much the same thing.

The easiest thing to do would be to tell the guys to turn it off when they're not using it and to ratelimit the uploads if the clients have that functionality.

Gaidin

 

[mboy]

 

[mboy]

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Pull the plugs out of the router when you need more bandwidth!

 

[leolaw]

McMullet2 has just ruined the philosophy of P2P revolution........Are you a spy from RIAA?? LoL

 

[McMullet2]

LOL! NO ! hehehe, man I justg don't want my ping to spike to 300 every 5 seconds! THAT's ALL!

Thanks I'll keep looking.

 

[martind1]

well just tell them to shut off file sharing.



oh ya,m get them on kazaa lite so they can get rid of their spyware on their computer (use ad-aware to get rid of whats on there now).

 

[wlee]

If all other options fail, you could always call the RIAA on them. The Gestapo will be there with a Subpeona in minutes.

 

[mboy]

Hardware firewall where u can create AC:'s (in/out) based on time of day. Block them from the 'net COMPLETELY whenever u like

 

[nightowl]

You could just get them to turn of sharing with other users. As long as they do not have anything for other users to download you will not have your problem

 

[martind1]

2 words .... prison rape. they will do your bidding after that.




seriously just talk to them. communication saves lives.

 

[Garion]

Almost all fire sharing apps have a way to limit the upload bandwidth. Make it worth their while to limit their upload speeds. Explain to them that overloading the "upload" part actually interferes with the "download" part and slows it down. Set each computer to use only 1/4 of the upload bandwidth. Once you do that, things should get much bettter.

- G