-----Original Message----- From: RB [mailto:aoz....@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 9:36 AM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] how to add the wifi
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 08:31, Ryan Rodrigue <radiote...@aaremail.com> wrote: > There is not a 100% definite answer to this. What I do is open the > ports I need (80 for http, 25 for smtp, ect and then put a block all > rule below these. This usually works for 99% of the bit torrent > traffic. The problem is that PFsense blocks based on ports, bit > torrent can be intelligent and change ports. You could also do the > traffic shaper and put bit torrent in a very low spped queue, but I have > never tried that. pfSense 2.0 has the capability to categorize traffic at "layer 7", but even that isn't foolproof against bittorrent. You are correct. I haven't played with these features yet. My method works for me and I think it is a good method in general. Allow what you need, Block everything else. Yes, It gets aggravating sometimes, but it also helps prevent the next dumb thing the users decide to try. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6427 (20110901) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
