HOWTO: Graphical IP Blocker

[smcleod]

ip blocker blocks my outgoing mail in evolution smtp server connection. in the ip blocker settings i have the ignored ports checked. when i try to send email this is what it says under the Protection tab

OUTPUT:Blocked=Savvis Hits=22 SRC=192.168.1.4.50587 DST=209.8.224:25 Proto=TCP

thanks for any help

[uljanow]

Hi
i am using utorrent using wine as well torrent client in Ubuntu. will it block it default. if so how to overcome that one?

You could ignore the ports that utorrent uses if you don't want IPblock to filter those connections.

[uljanow]

ip blocker blocks my outgoing mail in evolution smtp server connection. in the ip blocker settings i have the ignored ports checked. when i try to send email this is what it says under the Protection tab

OUTPUT:Blocked=Savvis Hits=22 SRC=192.168.1.4.50587 DST=209.8.224:25 Proto=TCP

If you add "smtp" to ignored outgoing TCP ports and restart IPblock it should allow mail traffic.

[iceman_ch]

Has anyone had any problems with it crashing as soon as you start running it? I can start it in the terminal and it dosn't give any errors except that it won't update but, that could be because I'm at school. Whenever I start it the screen flickers and then goes nuts. If I wait a while compuiz shuts off and returns me back to the desktop with Ipblock running. I've checked the dependancies and I made sure java was installed.

[uljanow]

What does the logfile /tmp/ipblockUI.log say after you start it through the main menu ?

[smcleod]

If you add "smtp" to ignored outgoing TCP ports and restart IPblock it should allow mail traffic.

thanks that did the trick

[silverwolf636]

I am currently running Ipblock with the following list:
level1.gz
ads-trackers-and-bad-prOn.gz
edu.gz
spyware.gz
bogon.gz

I had a longer list but completely redid my system and they are gone.
Can someone forward me the link to get them (i.e. China, Microsoft, Trojan.gz, etc...)? I had around twenty (20) I think.

Thanx

[uljanow]

All lists can be added through List tab -> Add URL .

[xingewen]

Thanks, it's working like a charm .

[kiprit]

Thanks all for the explanations... I have a quick question though:

If I close the GUI, I understand that the IPlist is continuing to run; and I presume that it is running with all the lists that I added using IPblock...

On the other hand, I still think that it would be great to be able to minimize IPblock to system notification area. Is there a way to do it?