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I’ve been trying to block Limewire from our network and this started when my brother started downloading movies/series/music using Limewire and the program was literally leeching the bandwidth. When you search the internet you’ll find solutions such as blocking the port that Limewire is using or block www.Limewire.com. The problem with these solutions is that blocking the ports won’t help because Limewire will just look for an open port, sometimes, even port 80. Blocking the site is a stupid idea because what you want to block is not the site but the software. Some will also suggest minimizing the download rate and the number of downloads. This might do the trick until the owner of the PC that you’re trying to block figures out how to change the settings. If you find a suggestion saying that you should minimize the upload rate, ask yourself this question: When you browse a site do you think you’re ‘uploading information on the net?’ No! Case closed.

So, how do you block Limewire from your network? I’m using Linksys WRT54G and I’m hard wired to the router while the rest of the PC’s are on a wireless setup. Unfortunately, you can’t block it if you’re using that router and you’re on the same wireless setup. I can’t speak for the other Linksys models because I haven’t tried it yet. The good news is that there’s an alternative solution:

Block the PC that’s using Limewire. Here’s a step-by-step solution on how to do this:

1. Open your browser, and then type 192.168.1.1
2. Type your router’s username and password. If this is the first time you’re accessing the router, leave the username field empty, and then type ‘admin’ as the password.
3. Click Wireless, click Wireless MAC Filter, and then choose the Enable radio button.
4. Click Edit MAC Filter List, a window will pop up, click Wireless Client MAC list and the list of all the wireless computers using your router will appear. Choose the PC that you want to block.
5. Click Save Settings, click Continue, and then close the pop up window.
6. Choose Prevent PCs listed from accessing the wireless, and then click Save Settings.

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If you want to just block the PC for a certain period of time, you may do the following (Take note of the MAC address of the PC you want to block by following the steps mentioned above):

1. Open your browser, and then type 192.168.1.1
2. Type your router’s username and password. If this is the first time you’re accessing the router, leave the username field empty, and then type ‘admin’ as the password.
3. Click Access Restrictions.
4. Choose Enable as the status, and then type anything on the Enter Policy Name text field.
5. Click Edit List of PC’s, and then enter the MAC address on MAC 01.
6. Select the Days and Times you want to block the PC from accessing the internet and then click Save Settings.

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Make sure your friend/sibling doesn’t know the password of your router and/or doesn’t know how to configure it.

If all else fails, you can always get your own dsl connection or get my favorite PLDT Weroam!

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