Kazaa

[Kumnaa]

Can anybody tell me how to block this bastard of a p2p app ?

I've tried the blocking of port 1214 as suggested by webbies but this no longer seems to work.

Help!

[wakey]

When you say block it what do you actually mean. If you wish to stop it altogether then just uninstall it but if your just wanting to block people connecting to you then thats fairly easy to do. Although I dont quite feel the need to tell you how to do it simply becuase the only reason you would wish to do this is to leech and leechers are the sum of the p2p networks. If people want to grab others files then they should share their own files

[Structural Integrity]

Wakey, perhaps the man has a network and wants to stop his brother from using KaZaa because it uses too much traffic?

If he want to leech and not share he should go download the latest KaZaa lite, cause you can disable sharing there.

[Kumnaa]

Originally posted by Structural Integrity
Wakey, perhaps the man has a network and wants to stop his brother from using KaZaa because it uses too much traffic?

If he want to leech and not share he should go download the latest KaZaa lite, cause you can disable sharing there.

insert housemates where there is brother and you have it.

i just need away to stop kazaa from eating all the bandwidth when some of us want to play games. going to each person and asking is getting on my tits (especially when they are sleeping or some ****).

[cookiemay]

Originally posted by Kumnaa
insert housemates where there is brother and you have it.

i just need away to stop kazaa from eating all the bandwidth when some of us want to play games. going to each person and asking is getting on my tits (especially when they are sleeping or some ****).

reg hack?

[Structural Integrity]

Have you checked that you block the target/outgoing port 1214? Port 1214 is listened to by supernodes, so blocking the target port 1214 should do the trick.

[Leshy]

Originally posted by wakey
the only reason you would wish to do this is to leech

As soon as KaZaA allows you to control your max upload bandwidth like several other p2p applications do, I will have no problems with sharing files while working on my computer.

But having to wait ages for a simple internet page to load because you have KaZaA running in the background which is letting through your html requests at a rate of one per two minutes is not fun. Especially not when you're a Chello user and have a crap upload rate to begin with.

I doubt people would be running SETI@Home if it took the CPU cycles it wanted, rather than the CPU cycles you're not using.

[meglamaniac]

If I remember correctly, Kazaa 2 can listen on any port you like can it not, including port 80, for the exact purpose of avoiding being blocked.
I'm not sure if it needs a specific port to connect though.

I'm with you here on the bandwidth issue - the program would be several lines further up the pages in my good books if they would just include a damn throttle in the thing.

[Kumnaa]

Originally posted by wakey
Although I dont quite feel the need to tell you how to do it simply becuase the only reason you would wish to do this is to leech and leechers are the sum of the p2p networks. If people want to grab others files then they should share their own files

if i block kazaa's ports to stop it working, how am i going to leech exactly ?

[JetLinus]

Originally posted by meglamaniac
I'm with you here on the bandwidth issue - the program would be several lines further up the pages in my good books if they would just include a damn throttle in the thing.

Am I really that wrong when I say it HAS this option?
I know for sure it was included in the old original Kazaa 1.x. And my Kazaa Lite ++ 2.x has it as well.
-> Options, -> Advanced Tab, Maximum upload bandwidth [kilobits]
Goes in steps though, ie. 24, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, ... kbps.

It only works after restarting or waiting a bit.

There is also an option (and I think it has always been there) to "Disable sharing of files".

Please check your settings again, or just use Kazaa Lite, which really is better.

[meglamaniac]

What we're looking for is a download throttle too - ie. to stop some other git on the network hogging all the bandwidth and screwing gaming pings up.

[Kumnaa]

Originally posted by JetLinus
Am I really that wrong when I say it HAS this option?
I know for sure it was included in the old original Kazaa 1.x. And my Kazaa Lite ++ 2.x has it as well.
-> Options, -> Advanced Tab, Maximum upload bandwidth [kilobits]
Goes in steps though, ie. 24, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, ... kbps.

It only works after restarting or waiting a bit.

There is also an option (and I think it has always been there) to "Disable sharing of files".

Please check your settings again, or just use Kazaa Lite, which really is better.

The bandwidth throttle isnt much use when you have cable with an upload speed of 12kps and with recent releases of Kazaa the participation level has proved to be useful so stopping uploading all together isnt much of an option either.

[Kumnaa]

Its just occured to me that i didnt block udp packets as well as tcp packets on port 1214, I'll have to try that when i get back home.

[Jester]

Originally posted by Kumnaa
Its just occured to me that i didnt block udp packets as well as tcp packets on port 1214, I'll have to try that when i get back home.

Kazaa does not use UPD packets.

Jester

[Kumnaa]

Originally posted by Jester
Kazaa does not use UPD packets.

Jester

it does according to other sources...i'll test when i get back home

[Gayle29uk]

Originally posted by Kumnaa
with recent releases of Kazaa the participation level has proved to be useful so stopping uploading all together isnt much of an option either.

I disagree, if I wanted mine to be 1000 it would be in a matter of minutes. I generally try to hold it around the 2-300 mark though as having it at 1000 kinda screams HACKED! Obviously this renders the whole system relatively pointless.

[Flavius]

Originally posted by Gayle29uk
I disagree, if I wanted mine to be 1000 it would be in a matter of minutes. I generally try to hold it around the 2-300 mark though as having it at 1000 kinda screams HACKED! Obviously this renders the whole system relatively pointless.

I only have a 15gb harddisk and a very low upload cap, so storing files and letting other users download them isnt exactly an option. The fact that those with lower participation level have less access to files than those that are very active is clearly discriminating. Once i get a proper computer, with a proper harddisk, and a proper connection I might consider reverting back to normal Kazaa. Alas, when that moment comes, everyone will be at 1000 anyway, so it wont matter.

[Gayle29uk]

Originally posted by Flavius
I only have a 15gb harddisk and a very low upload cap, so storing files and letting other users download them isnt exactly an option. The fact that those with lower participation level have less access to files than those that are very active is clearly discriminating. Once i get a proper computer, with a proper harddisk, and a proper connection I might consider reverting back to normal Kazaa. Alas, when that moment comes, everyone will be at 1000 anyway, so it wont matter.

I think you misunderstood me, when I said a level of 1000 screams HACKED I meant it really is hacked in many cases, as is my 200-300. If it drops too low apply a quick hack and reverse the flow, as you download your rating rises. Once it reaches a suitable level just put things back to normal again and hey presto, a reasonable rating

[Kumnaa]

im going down the route of lowering the priority of persistant offender's packets now :/

[Dave]

Everyone with Kazaa lite is auto set at 1000 anyway.

[BOB_LOST]

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