vista peergaurdian and newsgroups

ants83 · 21 Jul 2007 at 08:47

is it safe to run my newsgroup account in vista without peer gaurdian? or should i use xp? thanks

Noxis · 21 Jul 2007 at 09:42

errr why would you run peerguardian while using newsgroups?

SexyGreyFox · 21 Jul 2007 at 09:46

Exactly my question unless you upload but who uploads on the newsgroups?

(Ans : everybody but the Brits)

Knute · 22 Jul 2007 at 23:47

there is a vista working version of peerguardian2 availible if that is what your after.

snowdog · 23 Jul 2007 at 00:07

Knute said:
there is a vista working version of peerguardian2 availible if that is what your after.

It doesnt work, it runs yes, but it doesn't filter any connections...

NathanE · 23 Jul 2007 at 08:11

snowdog said:
It doesnt work, it runs yes, but it doesn't filter any connections...

Does that really matter?

PeerGuardian and programs like it are all just placebo pills anyway...

snowdog · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:41

NathanE said:
Does that really matter? PeerGuardian and programs like it are all just placebo pills anyway...

Yes it does matter, a lot, have you ever run emule with pg2 on, you get a message mpaa, ed2k fake servers, etcetc are blocked every second...
In bittorrent public I also have a few MPAA connects blocked...
Better to block some than allow everything imo.

beano · 23 Jul 2007 at 18:26

I'm going to have to look further into peerguardian.. I've had it on for 2 days, and it's driving me completely insane!!! I tell it to permanently allow a web page, it's fine for a day, then it blocks it again!?!?! What part of PERMANENTLY does it not understand!?!?!?

It is interesting to see all the university traffic coming and going to our pc's though... :confused:

snowdog · 23 Jul 2007 at 19:14

beano said:
I'm going to have to look further into peerguardian.. I've had it on for 2 days, and it's driving me completely insane!!! I tell it to permanently allow a web page, it's fine for a day, then it blocks it again!?!?! What part of PERMANENTLY does it not understand!?!?!?

It is interesting to see all the university traffic coming and going to our pc's though...

Allow http in pg2, it'll still shield you while using p2p, it will only stop it from blocking stuff on your browser.

Nikumba · 24 Jul 2007 at 00:10

Still not sure why you need it for downloading from Newsgroups??

Knute · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:19

there is a peerguardian beta out that works fine new vista driver included.
Peerguardian2 does work in this release for vista i've been using it since release no problems at all.

http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/showthread.php?t=14168

snowdog · 24 Jul 2007 at 15:22

That one does NOT work, so what it loads up and filters 1st ten connections or so, after about 10 seconds it gives up and you can't see any ip's being filtered anymore...
Ok, it may perhaps work in vista 32 bit, but in vista x64, I can definatly say it does not work.

jbloggs · 24 Jul 2007 at 15:26

Disabling "Driver Signature Enforcement" in Vista 64bit may make a difference....but then again maybe not.

beano · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:24

snowdog said:
Allow http in pg2, it'll still shield you while using p2p, it will only stop it from blocking stuff on your browser.

When i did the initial setup, i told it to allow http; but every time it loads, http is blocked and i have to allow it manually!?!

Do you guy's only use pg2 with p2p? The reason i ask is that it seems to be blocking unwanted scans as soon as i boot up, even from "ServerBeach Emule servers|p2p fake files". Now i haven't even fired emule up for god knows how many weeks!?!?!

Sorry OP for stealing (i prefer borrowing) your thread

NathanE · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:52

jbloggs said:
Disabling "Driver Signature Enforcement" in Vista 64bit may make a difference....but then again maybe not.

You don't want to do that. Only developers should use that function.