Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-02 Thread greg whynott
as i'm sure you know, that book is based on the 1.x version. if you are using 2.x or about to, it may cause some confusion as things have been moved/changed... perhaps they have an errata update you can download or will... -g On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Ryan Rodrigue

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-02 Thread Glenn Kelley
There is a PFSense 2 book available for the Kindle or paperback - in Amazon Store - just search for PFSENSE On Sep 2, 2011, at 12:13 PM, greg whynott wrote: as i'm sure you know, that book is based on the 1.x version. if you are using 2.x or about to, it may cause some confusion as

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-02 Thread Chris Buechler
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Glenn Kelley gl...@typo3usa.com wrote: There is a PFSense 2 book available for the Kindle or paperback - in Amazon Store - just search for PFSENSE Not official, and poorly done. Wouldn't recommend it, our 1.2.x book is more helpful with 2.0.

RE: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-02 Thread Ryan Rodrigue
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Glenn Kelley gl...@typo3usa.com wrote: There is a PFSense 2 book available for the Kindle or paperback - in Amazon Store - just search for PFSENSE I recommended the 1.2 book because he said he was running 1.2

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-02 Thread Jorge Fábregas
On 09/02/2011 12:36 PM, Chris Buechler wrote: Not official, and poorly done. Wouldn't recommend it, our 1.2.x book is more helpful with 2.0. Hi Chris, I own the 1.2.x book and found it very useful. Are there any remote plans for a 2.0 book once 2.0 (final) is out? Regards, Jorge

[pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread suresh suresh
Hi All, how to block the bit torrent in my nlan network.. and how to block the websites,and how to block the websites except some lan connection. please help me. Thank you, Regards, suresh

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread Ian Bowers
You won't find much success in trying to block bittorrent with a firewall. Your best bet is to use IDS (eg: snort) or another sort of categorization software or appliance to identify who is using bittorrent and deal with them at layer 8 via company security policy. Torrenting is one place where

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread suresh suresh
we can install the snort in pfsense 1.2.3? On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Ian Bowers iggd...@gmail.com wrote: You won't find much success in trying to block bittorrent with a firewall. Your best bet is to use IDS (eg: snort) or another sort of categorization software or appliance to

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread Ian Bowers
pfsense is the freebsd, so one way or another you can install the snort. there is a pfsense package for it though for easy installation and maintenance. you may want to google IDS and how to tune it before deploying it. IDS isn't something you want to walk into blind. On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread suresh suresh
if we disable the bit torrent using traffic shapers.. bit torrent will be block or what will happen.please help me Thank you, Regards, Suresh On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Ian Bowers iggd...@gmail.com wrote: pfsense is the freebsd, so one way or another you can install the snort. there is

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread Ian Bowers
savvy users will use a different port. if your goal is to say we block bit torrent, this shouldnt matter. if your goal is to actually block bit torrent or successfully enforce security policy, this may not be sufficient. On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:32 AM, suresh suresh

RE: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread Ryan Rodrigue
Get it, Read It. It will help a lot I think. http://www.amazon.com/pfSense-Definitive-Christopher-M-Buechler/dp/097903428 0

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread suresh suresh
suppose i block through the traffic shapers means what will happen if user changes bit torrent port in his/her machine only he/her download torrent or bit torrent automatically changes the port number start downloading.please help me. Thank you, Regards, Suresh On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:06 PM,

Re: [pfSense Support] how to block the bit torrent

2011-09-01 Thread Ian Bowers
if you use any technology to classify and/or block bit torrent at layer 4, all someone has to do is change their source port to something different, or proxy the connection so the destination port is different. Or if you're particularly unlucky, they might use VPN to mask it. This is why you