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bman_85
10-13-2002, 04:18 PM
set up: winxp/suse8.0 -> suse8.0 -> cable Modem
in an effort to block winxp from communicating back with microsoft i am using iptables to drop all packets in FORWARD to any ip address in 207.46.X.X network. am i on the right track here? also, is there any other known network addresses ms uses? thanks....
kZahradnik
10-14-2002, 09:50 AM
Can't you just block all ports exept of like 80, 21 and those you need?
bman_85
10-14-2002, 05:04 PM
could, but is it going to share info through port 80 which i can't shut down?
Xyphus
10-15-2002, 11:41 AM
Originally posted by bman_85
set up: winxp/suse8.0 -> suse8.0 -> cable Modem
in an effort to block winxp from communicating back with microsoft i am using iptables to drop all packets in FORWARD to any ip address in 207.46.X.X network. am i on the right track here? also, is there any other known network addresses ms uses? thanks....

Have you tried using the freeware utility "XP-Antispy"? It will disable a lot of the "XP Phone Home" services and such in XP.

http://www.xpantispy.de/