limeware download blocking

hariiyer · 11-29-2006, 04:36 AM

How to block limeware and metacafe through shorewall firewall. I am using RHEL distro.

jantman · 11-29-2006, 05:11 PM

A bit more detailed question, or at least a "please" or "thanks" would be nice.

I'm confused by your question... you're using a firewall and want to block LimeWire?

Answer: Don't open the port up.

hariiyer · 11-29-2006, 11:41 PM

I blocked the port 6346. Still i can able to download.

jantman · 11-30-2006, 01:38 AM

You must have misunderstood me.

A firewall should not BLOCK ports, it should UNBLOCK them. You start with EVERY port blocked, and then open up only the ones needed.

You can try using Ethereal to monitor the traffic on your machine and see what's going on, but you should only have ports open which are an absolute necessity.

amitsharma_26 · 11-30-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hariiyer

I blocked the port 6346. Still i can able to download.

So the next point raise as where did you blocked them, at INPUT or at FORWARD chain ????

btw Metacafe seems to be a site to me & i suggest as url content filtering would be best suited in this case.