how many out there use IP blocking tools like PeerGuardian or Protowall?
or just share download files without?
a firewall does not count
(where are the poll options??)
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how many out there use IP blocking tools like PeerGuardian or Protowall?
or just share download files without?
a firewall does not count
(where are the poll options??)
No I dont.
What options do you want? A mod can add them.
do you use IP blocking tools?
yes
no
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It just depends on what u are doing. Just use them when you are visiting/ dling from public torrent sites, ect. I've blocked the MPAA a few times.
Yup , I use peergaurdian, I wont even connect to the internet if that thing isnt working , ill be liek whoa im not taking that risk
I always have PeerGuardian on... it literally uses 0% CPU usage... so it's like it's not even there... :)
I tend to make sure it is running when DLing a new popular release
but if it comes to DLing a budget film or a 3 year old game that has a lack of seeds i make the exeption of turning if off for a little while to see if i get faster DL
I have seen lots of companys popup Sony, RIAA, MPAA, universal pictures and so on
Only problem is that is slows down ur internet browsing speed X100. :frusty:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
well what really happens is when an Ad is blocked on the page the browsers attempts to connect to the blocked host (timeout is like 10 secs)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gam3Guy
after that it retrys (3 times in most cases)
soo in all you get 30 second lag :S
to completely avoid any of that click "allow HTTP"
Yup. No lag whatsoever. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Money Fist
peer guardian dont work properly for me, always freezes and screws p my windows gui
so i never really use anything
if you use azureus, goto plugins>installation and get SafePeer. i think it uses the same list as peerguardian but only in azureus :schnauz:
I voted no a while back, however, after reviewing the newest version of Peer Guardian and noticing how much less resources it eats, I've decided to use it again.
Before when you had to update the lists manually, and it blocked all your favorite web pages, it was just to much of a hassle to use. Now all the IP address' are autoupdated and it uses less then 1% cpu, it's better then ever, and a must have!
cool
I too remember back in the days it was CPU and RAM eater
thank god now it's driver level
same here:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by neotheone
yeah i use peerguardian all da time, unless im trying to play an online game..
My peerguardian has tons of IPs to block (20 lists).
I only use it when p2p is running. Doesn't slow down my speeds one bit.
Can't run it with other apps like Online Games...it'll block the wrong the wrong stuff.
i use peerguardian whenever i'm online. I have the block http thing on too and i always think that i'm naked on the net without it on. Its like having no firewall. I even have it running when i'm not downloading.
yes, not taking any risk whatsoever!
I only use PG2 when I'm searching through certain sites, and when I share certain things. :D
:shifty:
I use Peer Guardian
I'm not sure if it helps, but it can't hurt ...i guess :unsure:
Noup.
I havn't used peerguardian in a long time.
Most of what I download is anime though.
I use PeerGuardian only when I'm using a P2P program.:)
i use peerguardian. its blocked RIAA a few times :lol:
same here. I started using it after a MPAA letter 2 years back :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Willham
yep, I started using pg2 about a month ago.
I used to use PeerGuardian, but then it started to act all weird with me; not updating, can't access certain websites, restarts the PC if a certain website was opened when switching users...etc., so I stopped.
Uhhh...:mellow: If a website is blocked its cause HTTP is blocked. You can unblock it temporary by enabling HTTP or just right click the IP in the log area and temporarily allow for 15 min, 1 hr, or permenantly. :frusty: It restarted your computer? :dry: I'd virus scan your hard drive, and I've never heard of PG2 of doing this :ermm: Google it?:ph34r:Quote:
Originally Posted by BluexDreams
I never know if it is really worth it or not. When I leave it on overnight, I will come back and see it has blocked like 23908423984 ips, but I dont think they are of any imporance. Some are weird like South Korean University or something, weird universities or like other crap.
Hey, Check out www.Dukesofhazzard.com/
is that random or what? :dry: Tell me its suppose to be an example of what Pg2 might block. :dry:Quote:
Originally Posted by s308904
PeerGuardian and it works fine on XP64
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just download peerguardian !
will give it a try...it seem everywhere I go.
People said to use it !
No PG or PW here, i had some problems with net speed :(
All doors open! come inside :lol: (kiddin...seagate/highly anonymous proxy rules here)
i tried using it a month ago
but it didn't work out
can someone post a link to a tutorial or something ?
Congratulations your first post.:ermm:Quote:
Originally Posted by s308904
Yeah i use peerguardian no problems.:)
Although i had no problems even before i used it.:huh:
Its Good as it 'helps block out the bad guys'.:lol:
ever since i found out about peerguardian i never use p2p programs withought it
I'm a member of Demonoid and BootCity, and also a Pink Floyd fan. At both sites, there are threads that describe torrent uploaders being inundated with "phantom peers" (not sure exactly how to describe it)... It seems the R**A is trying to disrupt Pink Floyd torrents. If you're a member, check out these threads:
Demonoid: http://www.ruzster.koreru.com/forum/...5.html#msg4155
BootCity:
http://www.bootcity.org/showthread.php?t=8349
After reading these, I installed PG2 and never go online without it...
I use pg2 when I have my p2p client running which is always :) I've actually only just started using pg2 in the last month. I first tried out pg ages ago and it fucked up my computer...IE: slowed it down made it crash ect. But pg2 seems fine. Though I'm not to sure how much good it does?? I mean the anti p2p forces prob use random IP's right if they realy want to get you using pg2 or pw isn't going to stop them. on another note does anyone have sugestions as to which block lists to use??