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Blocking WoW
Cirrus
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So, my brother's WoW addiction has spiraled violently out of control, and it has to be stopped.
With that in mind, I've decided to block the port from the router. I have a Linksys WRT54G v2.2, with the most recent firmware upgrade.
So, the simple question is how do I block JUST WoW? I've gone into the Access Restrictions tab, set it to allow internet traffic, and then made a thing to block just the port WoW runs on - but every time I do that, it blocks all internet traffic completely.
Any clues?
With that in mind, I've decided to block the port from the router. I have a Linksys WRT54G v2.2, with the most recent firmware upgrade.
So, the simple question is how do I block JUST WoW? I've gone into the Access Restrictions tab, set it to allow internet traffic, and then made a thing to block just the port WoW runs on - but every time I do that, it blocks all internet traffic completely.
Any clues?
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if a) his mom or you, talk to said person and get them to stop paying for it
b) himself, then leave him alone, jesus christ
But, an effective way is to go into applications and gamaing and just forward that port (or range) to a non existant ip address on your network.
So if you linksys hands out say, 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100, forward it to 192.168.1.200 or some such.
If you must cut it off, tell him you're going to do it, give him ample warning, and tell him you're willing to talk about it and compromise. If he's got stuff planned in-game and you shaft not only him but his buddies too, you're the one who's going to come off as unreasonable.
I agree, not sure if this is what you were getting at, but if he is paying for it, it means he must have a job, which means he must spend at least a fair ammount of time away from wow
At night, the ice weasels come."
Not always true.
I used to hang with a guy that was so addicted to EQ that he played it for hours and hours every single night, getting little sleep. Often skipped work to play it, played it AT work when there. When he wasn't directly logged into the game, he was logged into web sites about it and using a program that logged you in for chatting purposes.
Eventually he left his wife for some girl he met in the game, and I haven't heard from this guy in over 2 years now.
So just because you have a job =! spending time away from a game like this.
If his brother is this bad, or worse, then cutting the cord isn't a bad thing.. concider it an intervention.
talk to your brother. How old is he?
We're basically verging on this, here.
And yes, I consider it an intervention. I've talked to him, EVERYONE has talked to him, to no avail. And my mom WAS paying for it, until he got banned for something or other, at which point he went and bought another copy and bought prepaid cards. He's been like this for months, and it's not getting any better. We're also relatively sure he's got mild aspergers, so he's essentially the most stubborn person in thh world, and anything you tell him that doesn't fit with his worldview is outright rejected. (He's always been this way. He used to argue with us when we were teaching him his alphabet. "This is a B." "No it's not!" "...yes." "NO!!")
So yes, the only thing we can do is just cut him off. He used to go outside, have friends, and do things - but ever since he's been playing WoW, it's all he does. So yes, I'm cutting him off. I simply need to know how.
Also, the ports don't need forwarded in WoW, so that doesn't work, as I can't set it to forward to a nonexistant IP, since it works even without telling it to forward to anything at all...
Any more ideas, guys? I need to figure this out before I go back to college in a few days...
Edit: Also, he does NOT have a job. He's getting the money from my grandparents and aunt, who are well-intentioned but...well, you know how people can be. So yes, my parents have no way to stop his cashflow, and are...well, awful parents, and so they won't deal with the tantrum that would ensue if they simply took away internet access - though they agree that he needs to stop.
So yes...help?
Blizzard offers a Parental Controls option, however I'm pretty sure you will need his sign-up info to access the panel. Check on their site at worldofwarcraft.com
When you create a route manually for those ports, it no longer looks at the nat table in the router, so when wow phones out, the information will try and go to the route you set, not follow it back the way it came out.
I blocked this with my Linux Firewall a while ago for a delinquent roommate who was playing instead of working and paying the bills (I covered him, as all the bills were in my name), so it is possible, but I'm not sure how to easily do it with what you've got. Has anyone else here messed with the Windows Firewall?
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?
And yeah - I need something he wont' be able to easily change or look up how to change. I'm the only one who has even the vaguest notion how to change the settings on the router, so I was hoping I could do it from there...
For lot's of people their virtual life is much more forfilling than their real life.
You can, but obviously there needs to be more ports blocked. Some applications are more robust than others so you would have to forward a number of ports.
I'll look up the ports, but to make sure you are setting it up the screen is usually:
a field for a name, just call it wow - start port - end port -protocol (choose both to be sure) - ip to forward to (just put 200 at the end) then a check box to enable settings.
*edit:
from blizzards support section:
World of Warcraft uses the TCP protocol on port 3724.
The Blizzard Downloader, which downloads patches, also uses TCP ports 6112 and the range 6881-6999.
Based on that, create 2 entries, that will block the updater and the game itself if set up properly.
I won't get into how to configure a rule, etc, but you should be able to block outgoing traffic just fine with that. Read the help in the MMC and the related topic links on that page.
Edit - If I'm reading it right... that should work. Can anyone confirm? I'm heading out the door.
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?
Depending on the exact model and firmware revision on the router you have, there are probably other ways to block this. But port forwarding to a black hole is easy, effective, and works on any router I know of.
Might even quit the game.
What makes you think that the tantrum is going to be any less severe if you take away WoW? I'm telling you, this is a bad idea. I agree that getting rid of his addiction is probably a good thing, but this is not the way to do it. If you're going back off to college, he'll figure out what you've done, fix it, and just hate you for it afterwards.
Talk to your parents. Tell them to stand up and get serious about this. Turn off the internet if you must - your brother will still throw a paddy, but at least it shows him you guys care enough to make your own sacrifices, rather than just cutting him off in an underhand manner.
Cutting off the internet in many modern homes is like removing phone or postal service, it's a household service that many people rely on.. cutting that out to curb his habit when t is otherwise not needed is not exactly a real realistic idea.
If no one else in the house uses the internet however, then just stopping service isn't a bad idea at all.
IP banning only works when static.. I know of almost no isp's that hand out static IP's anymore.
If he cannot make the right decision, that means he is not mature enough to handle the responsibility of having that choice. And someone else will (and should) make it for him.
(I don't think these will break h-scroll, apologies if they do)
It will probably be in the advanced options screen. If you can't find it in there, find the owner's manual or post a screenshot here.
That's the advanced Rouding menu - and there's no port filtering to be had.
Anyone see where else it could be?
So, keep in mind that 6881-6999 are typically used for BitTorrent. The Blizzard patcher downloads using BitTorrent, so if you block those ports, you're going to remove any ability to use BitTorrent as well.
It's under the "Applications & Gaming" tab.
Thats got to be the saddest thing I have ever heard.
And I'm guessing that this your brother is an adult, not a teenager, right?
There's how it looks with the ports forwarded into oblivion, but that's still not working.
And even there, I still can't find Port Filtering...
Edit: No, he's not an adult. My brother's 16. Still in High School.
1) Click on "Access Restrictions" tab.
2) Click on "Internet Access" tab.
3) Go to the first internet access policy not in use (probably 1).
4) Click the "Enabled" radio button for the "Status:" entry.
5) Type in a policy name under "Enter Policy Name".
6) "Policy Type:" should be "Internet Access"
7) Click on the "Edit List" button under "PCs:"
8) Enter his MAC address in MAC 01. Alternatively, if you want to block WoW from your house so he can't use an alternate computer, under "IP Range 01", fill in the two fields as "0 ~ 255".
9) Click apply and close.
10) Make sure "Day:" has "Everyday" checked and "Time:" has "24 Hours" selected.
11) Click on the "Add/Edit Service" button in the "Blocked Services" section.
12) Type in "WoW" for "Service Name" or whatever you want.
13) Select "TCP" from the "Protocol" drop down box.
13) Type in "3724-3724" for the ranges.
14) Click the "Add" button and then click the "Apply" button and the window should close.
15) Under one of the two drop down boxes above the "Add/Edit Service" button, click and select the "WoW" entry.
16) Click "Save Settings" at the bottom and you should be done.
Also the above post should work too.
That won't do anything. WoW doesn't need forwarded ports to work. Kako's post is the way to go, though I'm surprised it's so complicated.