how can i stop my brother usin ****torrent?

[khizman]

my brother keeps using ****torrent (bittorrent) and i dont want him to
we are both on a wireless network via a d-link 604 adsl router
is there anyway i can block ****torrent?

[Stoo]

blocking the ports is probably the easiest way

[stytagm]

I agree, try following this faq but closing the ports not opening them, as long as your brother doesn't re-configure his torrent client to use different ports (which might ruin his performance anyway) you should be sorted.

http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/25.html

Failing that have you tried asking him nicely not to use while you're playing games or whatever?

[khizman]

yeaj course i have
he isnt very technical so he wont be able to reconfigure ports
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/hardware...ink_dsl604.asp
i got that thing
down the page there is a thing about advanced filtering and firewall
what do i need to tap into that?

[Allen]

Some bittorrent services have a range of ports available in the range 49152-65535 so ISP's find it more difficult to narrow down sharers, and also they can't limit the speed to people using those ports then (even though they claim not to do this, some do)..

[Howard]

or extreme violence

I was gonna suggest that! A swift punch for each packet sent and received.

[khizman]

which ip addresses do i put in though as i dont have any, only ports!

[Spunkey]

port control is only available on the G604T if you use static IPs on all your machines - i have one too.

btw closing the ports wont stop him using it, it'll just make it slower.

I'd go for the punch for each packet method. Much more rewarding

[khizman]

lol
i wouldnt mind it making him slower as it is starting to piss me off
now,
where to find how many packets have been transferred?

[RVF500]

IP addresses won't affect the port that the application uses. IP is a layer 3 [of the OSI model] protocol that the is used for logical addressing (IP addresses). Bit torrent will use a TCP or UDP port at layer 4. Pyle said port 6881. Though you have to specify which protocol (TCP or UDP). Will your router allow you to configure access lists? If not do you have a firewall that you both pass through. You should be able to block individual ports on your firewall. Simply don't allow the port on the firewall. All other allowed ports will function normally so you won't have to worry about loss of functionality on your other applications.

[RVF500]

Prior to version 3.2, BitTorrent by default uses ports in the range of 6881-6889. As of 3.2 and later, the range has been extended to 6881-6999. (These are all TCP ports, BitTorrent does not use UDP.)

Ok, bit of an update for you. You'll need to block a range of ports. As they are contiguous ports there's no problem. The best bet is probably through your firewall. Just block TCP ports 6881 - 6999 and then password protect the firewall with an admin level password to stop your bro from getting cute and striking lucky by working out he's blocked on the firewall. Blocking these ports won't affect anything else as normal TCP operation uses any free ports from 1024 to 65535 for random operation after an initial connection has been made on a well known port (i.e. port 80 for http).

Get a sniffer running on the interface on the router he uses to work out the packet transfer rates/totals if you decide the summary justice option suits you better.

[khizman]

hmm
i dont have a clue lol
if u look at the link ^ up there i posted earlier, that gives u a clue about my firewall
wtf do i type and where?

[RVF500]

Firewalling is handled under the Advanced Filtering and Firewall page, and is disabled by default. Depending how you trusting you are, you can set the firewalling to either allow data to transfer by default unless it is specifically blocked, or you can chose to blocked everything apart from the entries listed. Either the internal (LAN) or external (ADSL) interfaces can be defined in the firewall page to be blocked (or allowed), and the list of protocols includes ICMP, TCP, UDP and ALL.

Ports can only be defined for either TCP or UDP, so if you select ICMP, you will not be able to specify which type of ICMP to filter. You can do a range of ports and also a range of IP addresses (by entering the applicable subnet mask).

This is the bit you want. Advanced Filtering and Firewall page. Under there you should be able to block individual or ranges of TCP ports. Don't worry about the IP address or subnet mask, you won't need to specify anything like that. You want to specifically block those ports.

Port Redirecting further up the page refers to a type of NAT (network address translation) which you won't need to tinker with as you are already working just fine soleave therest at default, or what you already have.