If anyone is having troubles installing PG with the recommened lists for WinMX here is the place to ask for help

The biggest topic of confusion seems to be lists. Here are the three lists we recommend you use with PeerGuardian:

Block: http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net/lists/p2p.php
Block: http://files.sabmx.net/pg2/block.txt
Allow: http://files.sabmx.net/pg2/allow.txt

Your List Manager should look like this:

just for information,anyone running Windows Vista Beta should use PG2 install for 9x. i have this installed on my wifes computer which is running vista and seems to be working just fine

i cannot connect something about new upgrade

dj rich - make sure that you have the lists recommended, and ONLY those lists, in your pg2.

If you have other lists, please remove them and try again to connect. If you continue to have problems, please come to the help channel.

Their is no problem winmx 3.54 beta 4

As for this nonsense of DDOS it has to come from someone using winmx because most computer virus, and worms writers are to busy with government departments and banks to worry about us users

The person who is targeting us winmx users should be kicked out of the service

What does PG2 actually do for you?

1. For primary connections: It helps block several types of Dos/DDoS attacks on the WinMX network - please note that ALL primary connections can be used for this purpose without their knowledge if they are NOT running PG2 with the recommended lists for WinMX.

2. For primary connections: It blocks known fake file flooders from appearing in your searches and also for the secondaries who connect through a primary running PG2. It also prevents uploads to and downloads from known data-miners who are on the recommended PG2 lists. These data miners are on winmx for the sole purpose of collecting data about who is trading files. The p2p list we recommend from Bluetack is the most extensive one available at this time.

3. For primary connections: It blocks search results containing WinMXGroup spam for primary connections, and the search results of secondary users connected through them from containing this spam as well.

4. For secondary connections: It will prevent accidental downloads from anyone on the block lists, such as known data-mining companies, and they will also be prevented from downloading anything from you. Attempted downloads will just time out. This helps to protect your privacy while using WinMX.

5. For all connections: PG2 allows you to watch in realtime which IP address are being blocked. You have total control whether to continue blocking these IPs or allow them access to your computer.


Does PGLite work as well as PG2?

No, it does not.

1. The guarding.p2p block list does not contain the IP addresses required to block the Dos/DDoS attacks on the WinMX Network.

2. The guarding.p2p block list only contains IP addresses of known fake file flooders. It does not offer the user any privacy protection from data collecting companies.

3. The guarding.p2p block list does not contain the IP address required to block WinMXGroup spam.

Unless you are experienced with creating and updating your own lists, and have the time and patience to compare each individual ip with those on the recommended PG2 lists on a daily basis, it is impossible to match the protection of PG2 by using PGLite alone.


Does the WinMXGroup Patch with integrated blocking work as well as PG2?

No, it does not.

1. The integrated block list does not contain the IP addresses required to block the Dos/DDoS attacks on the WinMX Network.

2. The integrated block list only contains IP addresses of known fake file flooders. It does not offer the user any privacy protection from data collecting companies.

3. The integrated block list does not contain the IP address required to block WinMXGroup spam.

The sabmx files are not downloading, they are also blank, I started a new thread.

The sabmx files are not downloading, they are also blank, I started a new thread.

Look for a space after the .txt if there is one there it won't update

MONI951 wrote:

Look for a space after the .txt if there is one there it won't update

No space here and yet sometimes they populate and sometimes they don't. Luckily I have the 3 Sourceforge files and the Bluetack level1 to do the job plus my own "Allow" list to reduce the "Overkill" ..

Hi there,
I'm just wondering on something. Is it really a good idea to use the P2P block list - http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net/lists/p2p.php as I've heard that alot of innocent users end up on that list?

I agree with using sabmx lists.

Thanks


Ninko

So if you hear the killer didnot kill he is innocent?
even when the killer is on the list of killers?

But yes it is true, certain ranges of dynamic IP adresses are blocked, because in that range are one or more users abusing p2p.
Since it is not predictable which IP they will have, the whole range is blocked. Any innocent user in the same range is blocked.

But its still recommended to use the P2P list?


Ninko

Hi Ninko

the P2P installed with peerguardian is the same as level1.gz. These are the recommended listed lists.

http://files.sabmx.net/pg2/allow.txt

http://files.sabmx.net/pg2/block.txt

http://www.bluetack.co.uk/config/level1.gz (same list as default p2p installed with PG2)