Urgent...Blocking Kazaa!!

[e980238]

Hi,

I am sharing my internet connection with a few people and they dont want to listen about using kazaa. With all the stuff going on now with the RIAA and MPAA I dont want to take a chance that I will get in trouble since the internet connection is in my name. I am using IPTABLES on redhat for my router. I have googled for ways to block Kazaa Lite but keep coming up with the same line of code over and over which doesnt work. Sure it blocks people from downloading files from my network but I want to block access completely so that nobody on this network can d/l stuff on kazaa AT ALL! My current kazaa rules are like this:

iptables -A FORWARD -d 213.248.112.0/24 -j REJECT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -i $EXTI --dport 1214 -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -i $INTI --dport 1214 -j DROP
iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i $EXTI --dport 1214 -j REJECT
iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i $INTI --dport 1214 -j REJECT

I would really appriciate it if someone could give me a hand with this. Thanks again.

-Eric

[Bob The Great]

I believe that Kazzaa uses certain ports that are configurable. Check in the settings and it will tell you what ports your usuing. Simply blocking those should work. Another idea is if there machines are running windows get Norton IS PRO and tell it to block kazaa. NIS can do that easy.

[e980238]

Well I dont really have physical access to his machine so I would not really be able to just install Nortin IS on his computer and tell it to block kazaa. I have port 1214 blocked and I am still able to download stuff.

[SeanC]

You could just setup the firewall to block anything except specific ports like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc... That would ensure you would block Kazza and any other programs like that.

Sean

[samwichse]

The latest version defaults to trying port 80 if the set port is blocked, so that won't work...

You're trying to do something that's the bane of Universities everywhere right now. Good luck... it's darned near impossible unless maybe you can install ZA on all their machines and somehow turn off the system tray icon and all notifications...

[phlatline]

Yeah, I would either do like Sean & set up a firewall like BlackICE, or config the sys 2 block 1214. I hear that is pos w/Redhat, but not familiar enough 2 know how u would go about it.

[e980238]

blocking port 1214 prevents uploads....it still allows people to download.

[Dsword]

download Zone Alarm . It is a freeware file wall. After you install it start kazza, and it gives you a choice if you want it to access the internet. Press no and that should solve your probs.

[e980238]

Yeah zone alarm will work but I dont have access to his machine.

[Chuckiechan]

Tell your friends to stop or get their own connection. If they won't do that, they aren't very good friends, are they? Explain the circumstances if you wish, but they probably know and don't care.

Then do Zone Alarm w/password to make sure they keep their words.