Re: Is there a firewall that can block a particular connection?

Gordon596 wrote: 
"Opera [Opera.exe] is trying to connect to
www.google.analytics.com[64.233.183.147] using remote port 80 [HTTP -
World Wide Web]. Do you want to allow this program to access the
network?"

If I choose "No" my firewall (Sygate) won't let Opera (my web browser)
access ANY address. If I choose "Yes" the firewall will let Opera
access ALL next addresses without further notification. I find this
"all or nothing" tactic for the browser at least stupid and extremely
unsafe!

So is there a software firewall that would let me choose (with a click
or two)  to block a particular connection instead of the whole internet
access for the browser?


you need to add a rule
deny outbound tcp 64.233.183.147 port 80,443,25,143,110
and move it just under any rules that allow local lan, eg
	allow i/o to/from 127.0.0.1
	allow i/o to/from 192.168.0/32

The Windows FW will not do this (ie control outbound), but almost any other will (eg Norton NIS)

why so concerned on google.analytics.com?

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Jeff B (remove the No-Spam to reply)
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