Blocking Programs from gaining Access?

RWBRWB Icrontian
edited April 2004 in Nerdery
I don't want certain programs to have any access to the internet or the internal network of my apartment. Is there a way to block them? Or even see what prots they are running on, then block those?

Just wandering what I woudl need to do.

Comments

  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Sygate Personal Firewall. On all Windows computers. Unless your router can block them.

    John D.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    I don't want something running in the background like that, unless it is run by me to find the programs that do it.

    My router has a built in firewall. I don't need a firewall, I just want to block certain programs.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Don't think you can that w/o a Firewall program.
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited April 2004
    Virtues of Evil wrote:
    Don't think you can w/o a Firewall program.
    Don't take this wrong...but WTF do you think a firewall does yo?
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    topherice wrote:
    Don't take this wrong...but WTF do you think a firewall does yo?
    You do know that "w/o" means "without", right?

    -Edit-

    Also forgot to put "that"
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited April 2004
    LOL. Sorry. Should've read more closely.
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited April 2004
    Go download a software firewall like ZoneAlarm. It will prompt you every time a new prog. attempts to access the Internet and allow you to specify 'Yes', 'No' , or 'Always ask for permission' . Pretty straight forward and user friendly.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Yeah, it's been taken care of. I didn't want to resort to a firewall, otherwise why the hell did I buy the Router for :(
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    But a hardware firewall doesn't block outgoing traffic like spyware and stuff like that. ;)
  • teflemingtefleming
    edited April 2004
    You can use NetLimiter, amazing program, I use it to choke my P2P downloads to keep it off the radar of my admins. You could use it to limit a program to 0 bandwidth...
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