hide/anonymize IP for p2p apps
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Anyone know a good app for hiding your IP from p2p bittorrent apps? Preferably not by using a proxy server, but rather by using lists of known bad IP's. Much like PeerGuardian from Phoenix Labs - phoenixlabs.org/pg2/
I've tried using peerguardian in the past, but it seems they aren't updating their blacklists very often (for example, you dont want to be connected to computer owned by HBO while downloading episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm). Also, University IP's are notoriously bad. The RIAA, TV Networks et al pay college kids to use bit torrent sites to capture p2p IP addresses. Then 2 weeks later you're served with paperwork about copyright violations.
Proxies are nice, since most ISP's throttle your d/l rate for apps using known ports like bit torrent. But I don't know much about that.
Any insights on getting around this are much appreciated!
Those with lectures on stealing someones copyright will be directed to the nearest bathroom, where they can go wash my dad.
- threadpost0
oh and I'm looking for an OSX app...cheers!
- kalkal0
http://www.peerblock.com/ its better than peer block but I dunno about one for OSX
- threadpost0
Yeah, I'm currently using PeerGuardian. It's just that the list manager doesn't seem to be working or updating.
Somehow, known bad IP's are still being able to connect. I even set up a custom list to disallow qbn and google IP's, but here I am posting and connecting just fine to this site. hmmmm weird.
- kalkal0
The list manager doesn't update because it's a four year old program.
peerblock is the continuation in development of peer guardian
- kalkal0
and if you're only using torrents, use transmission and enable "prevent known bad peers from connecting" in it's prefs
- Cool thanks, I'm currently using Vuze. I'll check out Transmission.threadpost