on 9/23/2007 11:34 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: >> Bob Goodwin wrote: >> >> Yes, but attempting to block bittorrent by closing a single port is doomed >> to failure. The client can be configured to use any port and the client >> simply informs the P2P network what port it will be using. >> >> I've not had a need to block bittorrent but you will need a more >> sophisticated blocking mechanism. >> > Aha, therein lies my problem, all this while I had a false sense of > security thinking I had thwarted previous efforts with bittorrent which > Junior had installed some time ago! >> >> Ahhhh..... I assume you are paying the ISP bills, yes? If so, and you >> can't get cooperation from your family members then wire cutters and super >> glue may be your only option. >> > > Yes the ISP account is mine but the house is theirs so problem solving > requires some tact and finesse! I and my horses are living in their > place, the horses limit my mobility considerably. > > But if we have indeed located the source of the problem I think he will > yield. We've had the kids computer powered off for two days and the > usage still trends upward so they are probably off the hook and the > finger points at the parent who ought to know better. To him the > computer is an appliance much like the tv set. > > If I understand what you are saying the best solution to the problem is > to remove all vestiges of bittorrent from the two Windows computers and > warn the Grandson not to install any software on his father's computer > without my knowledge. Could be the dad too Bob. All those 'news' (CNN, MSNBC, etc) sites now offer streaming videos and those are downloaded *each* time you watch them if you chose to watch something again. 17 Gigs might sound like a lot, and for some it is quite a lot, but not for a family of 5 as you describe. -- David
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