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Is Peer Gaurdian usefull when not p2p?
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cdcoaster
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24. December 2003 @ 05:09 |
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Just wondered is it worth running Peer Gaurdian when not on p2p, will it block and log those nasty IP's when just surfing or do they only try and access when on p2p?
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cleft
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3. January 2004 @ 20:52 |
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Mostly, searches come down the internet and not so much through the p2p you are using. (This is based on the experience I have with DC.) You will get these hits on p2p but also when just surfing the net. PG is really effective in blocking those that are looking for your shared files.
My best stragedy has been running a hardware firewall, a software firewall, and PG. The hardware firewall bounces a lot of attempts so you never see them. The software and the PG detect those attempts and let you know that the attempt has been made. There is a log in both that you can use to id just what and where the connection came from.
It doesn't take a lot of intellegence to see that if you bounce a lot of attempts to connect and scan you and then one comes out of the blue from elsewhere that it is a person and not a bot doing that. Especially when it traces back to a proxy. Some proxies are transparent and allows you to trace through them, others are not. Those that have allowed traces usually trace back to the same addy that attempted to scan you and were blocked by the firewall and PG. No suprise there.
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cdcoaster
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4. January 2004 @ 12:24 |
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Hi cleft, yes i see what u r saying i recently had a block of 10 hits in a row from Net PD so far no one else and no single hits, i am in the process of building a h/ware f/wall with an old pc and Linux Smoothwall. Incase u have not checked recently there r some new updates for PG.
Thanx mike.
GUARD YOUR PORTS!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 4. January 2004 @ 12:25
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Daxx
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4. January 2004 @ 16:22 |
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Why use BOTH Peer Guardian and a firewall ???
You can just configure yer firewall to block those ip-ranges that PG blocks and then ya dont have to be running that buggy proggy.. ;)
No need to have PG running cuz I bet yer firewall takes care of it way better...
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Daxx
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4. January 2004 @ 16:22 |
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cleft
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4. January 2004 @ 20:53 |
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The main reason I run them are two fold.
One...
Call me lazy, that is a lot of port ranges to type in to get all the data base in. Add to that usually PG does not put the newest in a seperate pile for your convience. But yes, the firewall will do just as get a job without the addition load on your cpu.
Two...
While PG will block those IP ranges on the nasty list, I want to know what port they are attempting to sneek in. Something PG will not tell you. PG won't help you on proxy searches.
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cleft
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4. January 2004 @ 20:56 |
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Something else I forgot to add, I have been known to support a hub. The PG does give some protection to the members connected to a hub. Therefore, I want all the protection I can get.
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Daxx
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5. January 2004 @ 02:26 |
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Ok...
But ya dont have to convert any "ip-ranges" manually cuz ya just have to open up the guarding-P2P in a text-editor and go here: http://www.bluetack.co.uk/convert.html
Its a blocklist-converter that convert between several formats including PG-plain text > Cisco,Sygate,ZA,Emule filter.dat and others.. ;)
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Daxx
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5. January 2004 @ 02:26 |
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Ok...
But ya dont have to convert any "ip-ranges" manually cuz ya just have to open up the guarding-P2P in a text-editor and go here: http://www.bluetack.co.uk/convert.html
Its a blocklist-converter that convert between several formats including PG-plain text > Cisco,Sygate,ZA,Emule filter.dat and others.. ;)
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m3th0d
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23. January 2004 @ 08:11 |
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Latest version of PeerGuardian (v1.99 pr13-5) has a few more features:
- allow port 80
- include port number in logs
- several shut-down options
- several auto-launch options
- live alert
- built-in list manager
The built-in list manager also allows you to search the list (by IP or company name), remove duplicates and export to various different firewall formats.
It should also use marginally less RAM than the pr12 releases despite increasing the maximum list sizes.
http://www.methlabs.org
Any feedback appreciated. (we have support forums there too)
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TotallyNe
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6. February 2004 @ 11:00 |
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I copied this from: http://www.methlabs.org/methlabs.htm
Note, the most recent download is dated January, 2003 on the methlabs.org site - version v1.99b pr14.
However, the earlier post(from: m3th0d) recommending the latest update is dated January, 2004, which appears to be an older version compared to this version number.
I am totally new at all this, but if I went by the version numbers of the program, it appears the older dated - 1/2003 is the most recent update.
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January 30th, 2003
PeerGuardian v1.99b pr14
- CPU usage reduced dramatically.
- RAM down to approx. 15MB for most users.
- Whitelist fix to stop IPs slipping through!!
PeerGuardian pr14 is available
Is this correct? Thanks
TnG
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Bitcount
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6. February 2004 @ 11:58 |
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Does anyone know when an XP compatible version of PG will be comming out? I have XP and i have the newest PG, but it's response time is very slow, it still works and blocks connections, it just stops responding alot. Thanks if you know.
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger."
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AfterDawn Addict
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6. February 2004 @ 12:18 |
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im running xp and it works fine.
V9 PS2, flip top, SMD, DVDLoader
Pioneer 107, ritek g05
DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, Nero |
