On 4/9/2013 17:46, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 09/04/13 17:26, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 04/09/13 23:12, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: >>> > >>> > Can anyone tell me how to block Apple iCloud in my router? I've >>> tried filtering icloud.com as mentioned in Google but it still >>> downloads at about 3GB per hour, a rate that would use up my month's >>> allocation in about 8 hours! There seems to be a dearth of >>> information on Google on the subject although it is a recognized >>> problem. >>> > >>> > Presently I am forced to block all the Apple devices on my LAN. I >>> would like to be more selective and allow them other functions, >>> e-mail and browsing, etc. They can use the 3g/4g system for their >>> iCloud needs. >>> > >>> > iCloud is really a very inefficient solution to a problem I didn't >>> know existed until my daughter subscribed and put a half dozen >>> devices on it. >>> > >>> > Any information or suggestions will be appreciated. >>> > >>> > >> http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1629 > > I had not seen that page but scanning through it the most likely > candidate is port 443 which I had seen elsewhere. However I see no > simple way of closing that port in DD-WRT. Closing it in iptables on > this computer wont stop iCloud to the Macs, etc. I tried blocking > several ip addresses I found Googling but that was not enough, perhaps > not a complete list? > Dropping 443 will also break all your other HTTPS connections. (You probably shouldn't do that.) -- staticsafe O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org Please don't top post - http://goo.gl/YrmAb Don't CC me! I'm subscribed to whatever list I just posted on. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
