Comments on: Vista IP Blocking: PeerGuardian Alternative http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative Rants, ravings, and the occasional intellectual debate on technology from the perspective of a college student. Or not. It's my website, I do stuff to it that I find interesting. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: me http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-214 me Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:56:40 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-214 Or you could just use http://peerblock.com so much easier! Or you could just use http://peerblock.com

so much easier!

]]> By: NyaR http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-194 NyaR Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:07:25 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-194 You can use utorrent's built in ip-filtering. Check the guide out here: http://orestech.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/peerguardian-pg2-alternative-ipfilter-dat-utorrent/ You can use utorrent’s built in ip-filtering. Check the guide out here: http://orestech.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/peerguardian-pg2-alternative-ipfilter-dat-utorrent/

]]> By: Alexander Chernikov http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-182 Alexander Chernikov Sat, 02 May 2009 05:17:49 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-182 Not sure, I haven't touched anything Gnutella-network wise for well over a few years, so I can't really answer your question. I mean, if it has some sort of built in firewall in it, then it might be able to; you just might have to save the blocklist to a different format. That's if you're using FrostWire for Gnutella network stuff, anyways. If you're using it for bittorrent, don't; instead use a proper bittorent client like utorrent or azureus. Alex Not sure, I haven’t touched anything Gnutella-network wise for well over a few years, so I can’t really answer your question. I mean, if it has some sort of built in firewall in it, then it might be able to; you just might have to save the blocklist to a different format. That’s if you’re using FrostWire for Gnutella network stuff, anyways. If you’re using it for bittorrent, don’t; instead use a proper bittorent client like utorrent or azureus.

Alex

]]> By: Jose http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-181 Jose Sat, 02 May 2009 05:10:49 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-181 Hey I already downloaded the blocklist manager and I wanted to know if this works for "FrostWire"? Im new to all of this and wanted to know if I have to have "Azureus". Hey I already downloaded the blocklist manager and I wanted to know if this works for “FrostWire”? Im new to all of this and wanted to know if I have to have “Azureus”.

]]> By: Alexander Chernikov http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-173 Alexander Chernikov Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:13:52 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-173 Hey guys (prev two posts), sorry I never got the email notifications for these new comments and I only saw them now. But for anyone else who is stumbling upon this information and wondering the same thing, here's some quick answers: IPv6 is currently NOT blocked in any sort of blocklist managing software so if your client has IPv6 support, the blocklist WILL NOT catch those addresses. As for the second point, encryption in the client is a very good idea. I, in fact, will only use RC4 encrypted connections and will refuse anything else, though this only helps against the packet inspection performed by some ISPs in some countries, not against any organization like the RIAA or MPAA. There are currently only two main encryption types supported by torrent software - plaintext and RC4. Plaintext is very rudimentary and there really isn't a benefit to using it; if you're going to start encrypting traffic, you're better off just using RC4. Alex Hey guys (prev two posts), sorry I never got the email notifications for these new comments and I only saw them now. But for anyone else who is stumbling upon this information and wondering the same thing, here’s some quick answers:

IPv6 is currently NOT blocked in any sort of blocklist managing software so if your client has IPv6 support, the blocklist WILL NOT catch those addresses.

As for the second point, encryption in the client is a very good idea. I, in fact, will only use RC4 encrypted connections and will refuse anything else, though this only helps against the packet inspection performed by some ISPs in some countries, not against any organization like the RIAA or MPAA. There are currently only two main encryption types supported by torrent software – plaintext and RC4. Plaintext is very rudimentary and there really isn’t a benefit to using it; if you’re going to start encrypting traffic, you’re better off just using RC4.

Alex

]]> By: markoyl http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-154 markoyl Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:41:31 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-154 Hi alex you advice sought. i'm running vista 32 and azureus/vuze. anything u could advice to encrypt/block ip from ISP's when downloading torrents? there was advice to go for RC4 but it is abit outdated, i wonder if there's anything newer? thank a lot Hi alex
you advice sought. i’m running vista 32 and azureus/vuze. anything u could advice to encrypt/block ip from ISP’s when downloading torrents? there was advice to go for RC4 but it is abit outdated, i wonder if there’s anything newer?

thank a lot

]]> By: Andy http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-153 Andy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:42:39 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-153 Hi Again Alex, I did the test for the port 6881 and it did showed me an "error", so I guess we are fine there!!!. So if you find out what to do with the IPv6 let me know... (because I really don't know what it is for?). cheers! Andy Hi Again Alex,

I did the test for the port 6881 and it did showed me an “error”, so I guess we are fine there!!!.

So if you find out what to do with the IPv6 let me know… (because I really don’t know what it is for?).

cheers!

Andy

]]> By: Alexander Chernikov http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-152 Alexander Chernikov Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:22:53 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-152 Well, try it out: http://www.utorrent.com/testport.php?port=6881 Replace 6881 with the port number you are using with utorrent. Because uTorrent's website is actually blocked in the blocklist (the whole deal with it being owned by BitTorrent Inc and them having a bad reputation in the beginning), and assuming you have your ports forwarded correctly already, that page should show an "error" if your blocklist is working. That's pretty much how you can know. As for the IP's in the peers section, they should already be the ones that are not included within the blocklist range, so that's completely ok. After all, you need to connect to someone to download/upload things. IPv6 is questionable. Currently the only version of uTorrent that supports IPv6 is 1.8.1 (and the betas before that), but I could not find anything specific in regards to whether or not it blocks out IPv6 connections automatically by looking at the IPv4 ones in the ipfilter.dat file and translating them or if you actually need to specifically put them in yourself. I'd ask at the uTorrent forums about this. -Alex Well, try it out:

http://www.utorrent.com/testport.php?port=6881

Replace 6881 with the port number you are using with utorrent. Because uTorrent’s website is actually blocked in the blocklist (the whole deal with it being owned by BitTorrent Inc and them having a bad reputation in the beginning), and assuming you have your ports forwarded correctly already, that page should show an “error” if your blocklist is working. That’s pretty much how you can know.

As for the IP’s in the peers section, they should already be the ones that are not included within the blocklist range, so that’s completely ok. After all, you need to connect to someone to download/upload things.

IPv6 is questionable. Currently the only version of uTorrent that supports IPv6 is 1.8.1 (and the betas before that), but I could not find anything specific in regards to whether or not it blocks out IPv6 connections automatically by looking at the IPv4 ones in the ipfilter.dat file and translating them or if you actually need to specifically put them in yourself. I’d ask at the uTorrent forums about this.

-Alex

]]> By: Andy http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-151 Andy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:19:33 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-151 Thanks for your reply Alex!. First of all, Thank You for taking the time to help people in this matter!!!. Maybe I didn't explain myself clear last time... I did followed your tutorial since the first time I've replyed to you back in Oct 21st: http://www.austrianalex.com/2008/05/05/vista-ip-blocking-ii-utorrent (which I think is great!!!), but how do I know if this is really blocking my IP address? and if it's alright to still keep seeing all this IP addresses in the peers section?. As you said, this is what is shows in the logger section: [2008-11-03 22:03:02] Loaded ipfilter.dat (289906 entries) [2008-11-03 22:03:03] IPv6 is installed Do I need to do something else?, do I need to delete the IPv6? or that's it? Again, Thank You for all your help!... the tutorial is very easy to follow and straight forward. Hope this question helps another users like myself who are kinda new in utorrent. Thanks, Andy! Thanks for your reply Alex!.

First of all, Thank You for taking the time to help people in this matter!!!. Maybe I didn’t explain myself clear last time… I did followed your tutorial since the first time I’ve replyed to you back in Oct 21st: http://www.austrianalex.com/2008/05/05/vista-ip-blocking-ii-utorrent (which I think is great!!!), but how do I know if this is really blocking my IP address? and if it’s alright to still keep seeing all this IP addresses in the peers section?. As you said, this is what is shows in the logger section:
[2008-11-03 22:03:02] Loaded ipfilter.dat (289906 entries)
[2008-11-03 22:03:03] IPv6 is installed
Do I need to do something else?, do I need to delete the IPv6? or that’s it?

Again, Thank You for all your help!… the tutorial is very easy to follow and straight forward. Hope this question helps another users like myself who are kinda new in utorrent.

Thanks,

Andy!

]]> By: Alexander Chernikov http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/comment-page-2#comment-150 Alexander Chernikov Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:37:29 +0000 http://www.austrianalex.com/2007/09/23/vista-ip-blocking-peerguardian-alternative/#comment-150 Ah, sorry for the late reply. I assume since you're saying ipfilter.dat that you're using uTorrent, in which case you might want to check out the following: <a href="http://www.austrianalex.com/2008/05/05/vista-ip-blocking-ii-utorrent" rel="nofollow">http://www.austrianalex.com/2008/05/05/vista-ip-blocking-ii-utorrent</a> If you've got your ipfilter.dat loaded up in uTorrent and its not sending up any error messages (and saying it loaded anything more than 0 entries from ipfilter.dat in the logging section) then you should be fine, even with IPv6. -Alex Ah, sorry for the late reply. I assume since you’re saying ipfilter.dat that you’re using uTorrent, in which case you might want to check out the following:

http://www.austrianalex.com/2008/05/05/vista-ip-blocking-ii-utorrent

If you’ve got your ipfilter.dat loaded up in uTorrent and its not sending up any error messages (and saying it loaded anything more than 0 entries from ipfilter.dat in the logging section) then you should be fine, even with IPv6.

-Alex

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