[lug] linux firewall, popup windows spam blocking

[Mr Viggy]

Zone Alarm Pro has the ability to block by specific port, but that cost $$.

Have you looked at the program list in Zone Alarm?  Maybe there's one on 
the list that someone inadvertantly gave permission to...

Viggy

D. Stimits wrote:
> Peter Hutnick wrote:
> 
>> D. Stimits said:
>>
>>
>> >What I'm wondering is if anyone knows what I can block on my linux
>> >firewall to block popups from other networks?
>>
>>
>> I don't have any Windows machines, so I can't offer any specifics.
>>
>> . . . but, have you considered a "deny by default" policy?
>>
>> -Peter
> 
> 
> 
> This is a bridge with five different machines on it. It has to be set up 
> carefully, and deny by default only works on linux. Zone alarm on 
> windows does not have the ability to block by port, and apparently 
> something else that is mandatory for use on windows has caused zone 
> alarm to accept this. My guess is that the UPS software/popups for power 
> failure settings are related to this. I want to know the exact port and 
> UDP/TCP so I can do the job right, without cutting off other things.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com
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