IPTables or IPCop block Facebook Chat
I'm determined to block facebook chat on my network.
I have IPCop 2x running as the main firewall, and in front of that another plain linux box that's hooked to the modem. I can't seem to find a way to do this. I've blocked Code:
acl bofh dstdomain *facebook.com/ajax/chat* Where am I going wrong? I don't want to completely kill facebook, just the chat portion. I have no control over the machines themselves on the network. |
Facebook chat is ajax/flash based and so runs within the browser making it a it tricky to block if you don't want to kill Facebook altogether (the better idea).
Might get you headed in the right direction, this is the signature for Facebook chat from a Juniper application firewall. Note the multiple domains/paths/options/files referenced): Code:
Signature NestedApplication:FACEBOOK-CHAT |
The better way, if you can do it, is to block all of Facebook. The easiest way to do that is to block it using iptables.
http://www.howtoforge.com/blocking-f...-extra-privacy You can get the full list of Facebook networks with "/usr/bin/whois -h whois.radb.net '!gAS32934'" |
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