Re: Block MSN Messenger by router rules (Netgear DG834)

From: Jason Edwards (none1_at_invalid.invalid)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:38:34 -0000

"Mick" <scull252-focus@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:hq3i019dipbplkbnps26p2ckirahl0t27h@4ax.com...
> As per subject line.....Am trying to "control" usage at home. Common
> sense approach with daughter has failed miserably, so I want to be
> able to restrict it to reasonable periods.

I don't have any simple answer to this but have you read through the
information here
http://www.google.com/search?&q=%22block+msn+messenger%22

Jason

> I have 2 PC's connected to a Netgear DG834 router.
> Searching on Google has turned little up. I understand MSN Messenger
> uses port 1863 outbound, but if this is blocked, it will revert back
> to port 80. I don't want to block that as that's normal http traffic.
> I can't see an application blocking within Netgear, so am at a loss.
> Looking for port 1863 outbound in my traffic logs, I found a "common"
> IP address...in the range 207.46.xxx.xxx.
> I did a traceback on this, the "ARIN who is" came back with an address
> range of 207.46.0.0 to 207.46.255.255 as valid for MSN.
> Went back into the admin of my Netgear router and tried to create a
> rule around the IP address range 207.46.0.0 to 207.46.255.255, (TCP)
> This didn't work as I got an error message returned saying it was an
> "invalid finish IP" and then an "illegal IP range"
> I tried various combinations but non seemed to work.
> Only thing I could think of was...my access to the Netgear admin menu
> is via IE. Could this possibly be preventing me from blocking this
> range somehow??
> I tried single IP addresses and still get the same error. I even tried
> 216.239.59.147 (Google.co.uk) which worked fine, so I know that what
> I'm doing on the router will work on some addresses.
>
> Help/guidance appreciated please
>
> Mick