- OT : MSN Messenger webcam port
- Posted by tx2 on February 18th, 2006
My offspring insists on using webcam with MSN Messenger, and despite my
protests to the contrary, carries on doing so whilst I am gaming,
causing me untold 'ping' problems!
I don't want to ban the internet lock, stock and two smoking barrels,
just the webcam bit of MSN.
We are running through a 'Notgreat' DG834G router that I think can be
configured on certain ports via the firewall to ban such...........
anyone care to enlighten me as to which ports I need to close to a)
allow MSN per se, but b) stop the webcam?
TIA
- Posted by The Caretaker on February 19th, 2006
tx2 wrote:
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- Posted by tx2 on February 19th, 2006
The Caretaker wrote:
Do you have teenagers?
- Posted by Colin Wilson on February 19th, 2006
So you maliciously hijack their "video chats" just so you can be
selfish and play games :-p
Kick their arses !
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- Posted by The Caretaker on February 19th, 2006
tx2 wrote:
Yup, 11 and 13, and they can circumvent almost any software 'lock' I put
on the computer. If they don't have a webcam, they can't use a webcam.
I've found a physical deterrent works far better than a software one,
especially where teenagers are concerned.
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- Posted by Colin Wilson on February 19th, 2006
Set up a user account for them and restrict access to that app :-p
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- Posted by Ian Stirling on February 19th, 2006
The Caretaker <the_caretaker@hotmail.com> wrote:
Webcams cost 10-30 quid.
They are not hard to obtain.
- Posted by Mark McIntyre on February 19th, 2006
On 19 Feb 2006 01:18:46 -0800, in uk.telecom.broadband , "tx2"
<tx2online@gmail.com> wrote:
Unplug it and tell 'em no more loans of the car / pickups from parties
/ sundays hanging around the shopping arcade if it gets plugged back
in.
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Who's the parent in your house, anyway? No way you should allow your
kids to use a webcam.
Mark McIntyre
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- Posted by tx2 on February 20th, 2006
Mark McIntyre wrote:
<troll>
- Posted by Doz on February 21st, 2006
On 18 Feb 2006 14:34:04 -0800, tx2 wrote:
Here are the ports that MSN uses:
Port number TCP/UDP Direction Description
6891 - 6900 tcp inbound For every file transfer there is 1 port used within
this range.
1863 udp inbound primary
1863 tcp inbound primary
5004 - 65535 udp sendreceive To use audio/video features you have to open up a
range within the one that is give here.
5190 udp inbound
Unless you run a server you could fwd all ports 5004 to 65535 to an invalid IP..
127.0.0.5 for example.
