p2p fire ,what is this ?

[kirkedir]

hey,
What is the job p2p fire ?

i simply use ip filter.dat with azureus.

1)i download ipfiler
2)i do this setting :

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p2pfire does :

[Tutorial] How to block harmful IP ranges with P2PFire
As you may know, it's always good to have an IP filter with an up-to-date blocklist to avoid taking risks when P2Ping, with the RIAA and anti-P2P organizations like MediaDefender and BayTSP around. Here's a tutorial about how to protect yourself from these dangers. In it we'll cover how to block harmful IP ranges using the P2PFire program, because it is free and open-source, doesn't slow down your connection like PeerGuardian if you haven't applied the TCP/IP half-open connections patch, and uses less than 6MB of RAM and 1% of CPU under heavy traffic. Note that it only works under Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

But

dont ipfilter with azureus do same job ?

thanks

[anon]

p2pfire does :


But

dont ipfilter with azureus do same job ?

Essentially - but P2PFire blocks IP ranges for your whole computer, while Azureus's IPFilter only affects the BitTorrent client.

P2PF also uses very little resources (4MB RAM and <1% CPU), while Azu's IPFilter will increase memory usage.

[mammamia11]

what exactly is this doing? it has lots of blacklisted ip ranges or does it hide the user ip from tracker?

[anon]

It prevents you from contacting IPs that are in your blocklist. Useful to avoid anti-P2P bots, fake trackers, etc.

[kirkedir]

Essentially - but P2PFire blocks IP ranges for your whole computer, while Azureus's IPFilter only affects the BitTorrent client.

P2PF also uses very little resources (4MB RAM and <1% CPU), while Azu's IPFilter will increase memory usage.

should my whole computer be protected ? who and how could try to access my computer ?
i think anti,-p2p companies only could reached me by bittorent or emule ,and azureus with ipfilter already block them


(i am not an expert,just i am a newbie )

[anon]

should my whole computer be protected ?

That's up to you. I personally prefer not to connect to bad IPs at all, instead of preventing just my P2P client from doing so.


who and how could try to access my computer ?

A possible hacker, for eaxmple - an anti-hacker blocklist is available here (http://iblocklist.com/lists.php).

Otherwise, I haven't heard of an anti-P2P organization or bot hacking inside filesharers' computers so far - but if your country doesn't allow you to upload or download copyrighted material, you may get in trouble.


i think anti,-p2p companies only could reached me by bittorent or emule ,and azureus with ipfilter already block them

So it is, basically.