Comments on: Peer Block Continues Where Peer Guardian Left Off http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Usenet? - XboxMB - Xbox Message Boardshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-2/#comment-1316912 Usenet? - XboxMB - Xbox Message Boards Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:36:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1316912 [...] Usenet? Peer Block Continues Where Peer Guardian Left Off The lists are the things getting updated, which come from iBlocklist and there sources. [...] [...] Usenet? Peer Block Continues Where Peer Guardian Left Off The lists are the things getting updated, which come from iBlocklist and there sources. [...]

]]> By: Tinahttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1284479 Tina Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:01:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1284479 Gotta reread that paper man--http://alumni.cs.ucr.edu/~anirban/Anir-networking07.pdf "A naive user is practically guaranteed to be monitored: we observe that 100% of our peers run into blocklisted users. In fact, 12% to 17% of all distinct IPs contacted by a peer are blocklisted ranges. Interestingly, a little caution can have a signifi cant e ffect: the top five most prevalent blocklisted IPs contribute to nearly 94% of all blocklisted entities we ran into. This information can help users to reduce their chances of being monitored to just about 1%." In simpler words: Person without peerblock is guaranteed to run into an IP that has been blocklisted. 12%-17% of IPs a person w/o peerblock connects to are listed in some blocklist. Being careful and adding a program that can peerblock can have a large effect: we encountered the top 5 blocklisted IPs 95% of the time when without PB. Using such software can help users reduce their chances of being monitored to 1% (rather than 100%). This paper also notes that interestingly only a few of the IPs belong to media companies... most are commercial/government/BOGON. Gotta reread that paper man–http://alumni.cs.ucr.edu/~anirban/Anir-networking07.pdf

“A naive user is practically guaranteed to be monitored: we observe that 100% of our peers run into blocklisted users. In fact, 12% to 17% of all distinct IPs contacted by a peer are blocklisted ranges. Interestingly, a little caution can have a signifi cant e ffect: the top five most prevalent blocklisted IPs contribute to nearly 94% of all blocklisted entities we ran into. This information can help users to reduce their chances of being
monitored to just about 1%.”

In simpler words: Person without peerblock is guaranteed to run into an IP that has been blocklisted. 12%-17% of IPs a person w/o peerblock connects to are listed in some blocklist. Being careful and adding a program that can peerblock can have a large effect: we encountered the top 5 blocklisted IPs 95% of the time when without PB. Using such software can help users reduce their chances of being monitored to 1% (rather than 100%).

This paper also notes that interestingly only a few of the IPs belong to media companies… most are commercial/government/BOGON.

]]> By: Webberhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-2/#comment-1091790 Webber Fri, 28 May 2010 21:03:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1091790 Here in Florida we had our rights taken away to give a Christmas present...Fl163.3179...Now my water-front property value has dropped more then half in value...Because Obama broke his campaign promise there would be no oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico...They are running ads the beaches are clean...What they do not tell you is the horrific Benzene smell of burning oil...Thanks for the advice, think I will stick with PG2......I say "PEER BABY PEER"... Here in Florida we had our rights taken away to give a Christmas present…Fl163.3179…Now my water-front property value has dropped more then half in value…Because Obama broke his campaign promise there would be no oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico…They are running ads the beaches are clean…What they do not tell you is the horrific Benzene smell of burning oil…Thanks for the advice, think I will stick with PG2……I say “PEER BABY PEER”…

]]> By: PeerBlock: Continuing PeerGuardian’s Legacy | GeekSmackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-2/#comment-1087447 PeerBlock: Continuing PeerGuardian’s Legacy | GeekSmack Tue, 25 May 2010 03:24:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1087447 [...] Source: ghacks [...] [...] Source: ghacks [...]

]]> By: Kimhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1018072 Kim Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:41:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1018072 I have been using PG2 for a long time, not knowing if it really does anything. I used to use utorrent quite heavily. Several months ago a friend asked me exactly why I was downloading AVI files? Duh? i said... You're an idiot, he said. Why risk legal action when the answer is so cheap and easy?, he said. Now, don't get pissed at me, I am not an employee of, & have no equity in, but have come to rely upon Netflix. Nine dollars a month. No guilt. One DVD out at a time. Unlimited streaming always. I mean, I don't even use my DirecTV much anymore, so I'm prob gonna drop it. I humbly suggest this to you if the legal threats were always in the back of your mind. They were in mine. Not everything on NF streams but you can find hundreds of movies that do, and the first-run stuff is available quickly after the tuesday releases. Nine bucks/mo. That's NOTHING & the quality is very real. Sleep better. I hope I didn't violate ant rules and sorry if I offended anyone. I'm just sayin'............. kim in michigan I have been using PG2 for a long time, not knowing if it really does anything. I used to use utorrent quite heavily. Several months ago a friend asked me exactly why I was downloading AVI files? Duh? i said… You’re an idiot, he said. Why risk legal action when the answer is so cheap and easy?, he said.

Now, don’t get pissed at me, I am not an employee of, & have no equity in, but have come to rely upon Netflix. Nine dollars a month. No guilt. One DVD out at a time. Unlimited streaming always. I mean, I don’t even use my DirecTV much anymore, so I’m prob gonna drop it.

I humbly suggest this to you if the legal threats were always in the back of your mind. They were in mine. Not everything on NF streams but you can find hundreds of movies that do, and the first-run stuff is available quickly after the tuesday releases. Nine bucks/mo. That’s NOTHING & the quality is very real.

Sleep better. I hope I didn’t violate ant rules and sorry if I offended anyone. I’m just sayin’………….

kim in michigan

]]> By: Beware of Obamahttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1014067 Beware of Obama Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:01:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1014067 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/terminate-copyright-scofflaws/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/terminate-copyright-scofflaws/

]]> By: atmahttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1009080 atma Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1009080 What I dislike about Peerblock is its weird way of setting up your lists of choice. It's way beyond encouraging the user to use those by default, quite unfriendly when you want none of them. What I dislike about Peerblock is its weird way of setting up your lists of choice. It’s way beyond encouraging the user to use those by default, quite unfriendly when you want none of them.

]]> By: bartowski flakeshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1009036 bartowski flakes Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:44:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1009036 This program is 3+gb when installed. It updates regulary and it works on vista and windows 7. This is the successor to peer guardian. Peer guardian has fallen , buggy and just doesnt work anymore for me. I bit torrent, not too much p2p these days.I still use this and recommend anyone who wants to use bit torrents and p2p to use this program. You less likely to recieve any letters to ceast and dessit from ISP or lawyers from MIAAP Obviously if you never obtain anything quesionable you have nothing to worry about. This program is 3+gb when installed. It updates regulary and it works on vista and windows 7. This is the successor to peer guardian. Peer guardian has fallen , buggy and just doesnt work anymore for me.
I bit torrent, not too much p2p these days.I still use this and recommend anyone who wants to use bit torrents and p2p to use this program.
You less likely to recieve any letters to ceast and dessit from ISP or lawyers from MIAAP Obviously if you never obtain anything quesionable you have nothing to worry about.

]]> By: warn3rv3http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-1003746 warn3rv3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:01:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-1003746 I always had to use Peerguardian loader tool to get Peerguardian 2 to load in vista 32 bit. And even then it was hit and miss getting the lists to update. Recently it would not update at all. Peerblock works flawlessly for me in vista 32 bit and all lists update perfectly. Is it perfect? NO. Is it better than just letting any/all addresses pull torrent from you? Absolutely. I recommend this software. Just know it won't be a 100% fix for the RIAA/MPAA problem. I always had to use Peerguardian loader tool to get Peerguardian 2 to load in vista 32 bit. And even then it was hit and miss getting the lists to update. Recently it would not update at all. Peerblock works flawlessly for me in vista 32 bit and all lists update perfectly. Is it perfect? NO. Is it better than just letting any/all addresses pull torrent from you? Absolutely. I recommend this software. Just know it won’t be a 100% fix for the RIAA/MPAA problem.

]]> By: atmahttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-991059 atma Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:11:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-991059 I'm trying to gather all PG-like programs for Win, *nix and Mac. Please, see http://www.atma.es/#enlaces and drop me a line if you know any other program not listed there yet. Thank you in advance. I’m trying to gather all PG-like programs for Win, *nix and Mac. Please, see http://www.atma.es/#enlaces and drop me a line if you know any other program not listed there yet. Thank you in advance.

]]> By: Swisshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-990900 Swiss Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:55:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-990900 That sounds great, but it cost, which is everything that P2P is against PG 2 may not be the best, but its free PB is free too, but juyst hangs whe trying to shut any PC of mine As a test, I left it, it took over 4 hours tro shut down, There is a definate bug with this thing, bout time it got updated That sounds great, but it cost, which is everything that P2P is against

PG 2 may not be the best, but its free
PB is free too, but juyst hangs whe trying to shut any PC of mine

As a test, I left it, it took over 4 hours tro shut down,

There is a definate bug with this thing, bout time it got updated

]]> By: markhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-990865 mark Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:05:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-990865 There is another peerguardian alternative-beethink ip blocker, which is more stable. There is another peerguardian alternative-beethink ip blocker, which is more stable.

]]> By: Swisshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-989612 Swiss Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:51:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-989612 When I try and turn off my PC, it just hangs, wont let it shut down, I have to do it maually, bout time they sorted out the bugs on it Meanwhile, I'm going back to peer guardian 2, because this is crap When I try and turn off my PC, it just hangs, wont let it shut down,

I have to do it maually, bout time they sorted out the bugs on it

Meanwhile, I’m going back to peer guardian 2, because this is crap

]]> By: Robhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-978512 Rob Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:30:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-978512 Hmm I have 4 lists up to date, one failed updating but who cares.. You should google about adding a better list because there is a way to block way more ips on PG2. Mine says I am blocking 2,634,724,636. Now that is alot of foot work. Hmm I have 4 lists up to date, one failed updating but who cares.. You should google about adding a better list because there is a way to block way more ips on PG2. Mine says I am blocking 2,634,724,636. Now that is alot of foot work.

]]> By: poor windoze peoplehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-957243 poor windoze people Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:46:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-957243 Transmission Torrent for OSX and Linux has this built in ... windows users need this though. I use it if I am forced to be on a windows computer. You will be shocked at how often big brother is trying to see what you are up 2. Transmission Torrent for OSX and Linux has this built in … windows users need this though. I use it if I am forced to be on a windows computer. You will be shocked at how often big brother is trying to see what you are up 2.

]]> By: Ivana Tavankmeoffhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-930746 Ivana Tavankmeoff Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:53:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-930746 I've used and loved Peerguardian for years, putting up with its flaws, foibles and faults gladly 'cos it does such a good job (when it is working ok). If this program does what it says on the tin, ie everything PG did but better, I for one will be one of the happiest bunnies around. If you're not sure about it, give it a go for a few weeks, witness for yourself what it is doing (and the amazing frequency with which it blocks 'bad' stuff) and then see if you're willing to do without it ever again! You'll be amazed. Period. I’ve used and loved Peerguardian for years, putting up with its flaws, foibles and faults gladly ‘cos it does such a good job (when it is working ok).
If this program does what it says on the tin, ie everything PG did but better, I for one will be one of the happiest bunnies around.
If you’re not sure about it, give it a go for a few weeks, witness for yourself what it is doing (and the amazing frequency with which it blocks ‘bad’ stuff) and then see if you’re willing to do without it ever again!
You’ll be amazed. Period.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-901593 Anonymous Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:31:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-901593 the hosts file is for resolving domain names to ips, not ip filtering. you can use it to trick your pc into resolving an ip to local host, but not to block a specific ip. the hosts file is for resolving domain names to ips, not ip filtering. you can use it to trick your pc into resolving an ip to local host, but not to block a specific ip.

]]> By: Tokerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-891625 Toker Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:41:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-891625 Its not about them getting the i.p its about them being able to connect and get a file or part of, from that i.p. Its not about them getting the i.p its about them being able to connect and get a file or part of, from that i.p.

]]> By: LazyBoxhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-872150 LazyBox Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:51:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-872150 Sonu C: I would need further info about what P2P program you are using, blocking & security tools, etc. In short: it is possible for an IPS to make P2P sharing difficult, but it should be notated in your contract. You can try some simple things as using "ofuscated mode" in e/amule, chosing different ports than those by default, pinging prominent P2P servers or peers... Sometimes P2P doesn't work fine just for intermediate cache-hosts. They can use them for saving bandwith, but it has lots of drawbacks. Again, that should be reflected in the agreement that you signed. Sonu C:

I would need further info about what P2P program you are using, blocking & security tools, etc. In short: it is possible for an IPS to make P2P sharing difficult, but it should be notated in your contract. You can try some simple things as using “ofuscated mode” in e/amule, chosing different ports than those by default, pinging prominent P2P servers or peers… Sometimes P2P doesn’t work fine just for intermediate cache-hosts. They can use them for saving bandwith, but it has lots of drawbacks. Again, that should be reflected in the agreement that you signed.

]]> By: Sonu Chttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/07/peer-block-continues-where-peer-guardian-left-off/comment-page-1/#comment-872053 Sonu C Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:38:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15140#comment-872053 Can a service provider lock the peer to peer file download in my personal computer by some some setting in the Internet Explorer because by using a Bit Torrent file download I always get a Error & Access denied Can a service provider lock the peer to peer file download in my personal computer by some some setting in the Internet Explorer because by using a Bit Torrent file download I always get a Error & Access denied

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