Hello I just did a quick search in the mails I received ;-) ----------------------------------------------------- Daryl Martin wrote on the 08/16/02 : Just block outgoing traffic on port 1863 to block messenger traff= ic. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;EN-US;q278887 To block Yahoo it seems that's a little bit tricker. To block ya= hoo you will have to block ports 5000-5010 for voice chat, 5100 for vide= o. Yahoo messenger scans ports 5050 then 80 then any available port. Y= ou will probably most likely have to block the yahoo messenging IP. http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mesg/use/use-17.html ----------------------------------------------------- See also the message of "Hanz F." on the 10/01/02 (4 days ago) ----------------------------------------------------- Hope this will help Swann ;-) |---------+-----------------------------------> | | Alok Shukla | | | <alokshukla@yahoo.com> | | | Envoy=E9 par : | | | netfilter-admin@lists.ne| | | tfilter.org | | | | | | | | | 05/10/2002 17:59 | | | | |---------+-----------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------= -----------------------------------------------------------------------= -------| | = = | | Pour : netfilter@lists.netfilter.org = = | | cc : = = | | Objet : How to block Yahoo Messenger through IP Tables = = | >--------------------------------------------------------------------= -----------------------------------------------------------------------= -------| Hi , Sorry for asking this newbie question first. I am running a network with a Linux Server as a gateway. I am using IPtables as to masquerade internal IPs for Internet usage. I want to block the uses of my intranet for using yahoo messenger. I needed help for this. In general i wanted to know how to block a particular port. Thanks in Advance Alok Shukla __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com =