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Basically, he uses whatever P2P program that works. I would assume it's Kazaa, LimeWire, Bearshare, and similar stuff like this. I suspect Bit Torrent will be nearly impossible to block but blocking standard P2P would solve most of the problem.<br />

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Basically, he uses whatever P2P program that works. I would assume it's Kazaa, LimeWire, Bearshare, and similar stuff like this. I suspect Bit Torrent will be nearly impossible to block but blocking standard P2P would solve most of the problem.


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Then you have to block all P2P servers (where user authenticates) by URL.
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Then you have to block all P2P servers (where user authenticates) by URL.

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Hello,<br />
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I have a Linksys Router model WRT54GS, and I use it for my home network. One of my kids insists on using P2P and it doesn't really look like I can block P2P traffic on my router. So, I am wondering if there is a way to narrow down the traffic. I am not sure if I can describe it correctly but a friend of mine said that I could narrow his MAC address to a few ports. That way, even if he uses P2P the traffic will be slow. Is there a way to narrow down the P2P traffic on my router, or block P2P all together?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
John<br />

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Hello,

I have a Linksys Router model WRT54GS, and I use it for my home network. One of my kids insists on using P2P and it doesn't really look like I can block P2P traffic on my router. So, I am wondering if there is a way to narrow down the traffic. I am not sure if I can describe it correctly but a friend of mine said that I could narrow his MAC address to a few ports. That way, even if he uses P2P the traffic will be slow. Is there a way to narrow down the P2P traffic on my router, or block P2P all together?

Thanks,
John


Linksys Router: WRT54GS - Isolating Traffic

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