Controlling iChat at the Router

I have a Netgear RangeMax WPN824 and would like to know if I can
specifically control iChat. My daughter has an iBook that she uses for
homework. She also uses iChat, sometimes more than she should. We would like
to block iChat during homework time -- can this be done? I know how to set
up a schedule; I just don't know how to designate that iChat be the service
disallowed.

Many thanks...




--
Rick A.
Pleasanton CA

it would stand to reason that if you find the port for IChat and block that
port for certain times through the router no traffic on that port, but if it
a dynamic port you might have problems.

KK

"Rick Altman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
> I have a Netgear RangeMax WPN824 and would like to know if I can
> specifically control iChat. My daughter has an iBook that she uses for
> homework. She also uses iChat, sometimes more than she should. We would
like
> to block iChat during homework time -- can this be done? I know how to set
> up a schedule; I just don't know how to designate that iChat be the
service
> disallowed.
>
> Many thanks...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rick A.
> Pleasanton CA
>
>

1. All iChat AV traffic is UDP except for ports 5190 and 5298, which need to
be open for both TCP and UDP; and 5220 and 5222, which need to be open for
UDP only.

2. Ports 5297, 5298, and 5353 are used only for local traffic. Opening these
ports may be necessary for firewall software that runs on a computer, rather
than on a router. These ports do not need to be open at your uplink to the
Internet

KK

> I have a Netgear RangeMax WPN824 and would like to know if I can
> specifically control iChat. My daughter has an iBook that she uses for
> homework. She also uses iChat, sometimes more than she should. We would
like
> to block iChat during homework time -- can this be done? I know how to set
> up a schedule; I just don't know how to designate that iChat be the
service
> disallowed.
>
> Many thanks...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rick A.
> Pleasanton CA
>
>

Many thanks for the info, Kaptain. I'm just not sure that I understood all
of it.

I know how to identify ports and close them, but I'm not sure which ones to
include in the expression. I guess I don't really understand what UDP
means...



RA


"Kaptain Krunch" <kaptainkrunch(remov)@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:EtudnXBXZ-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 1. All iChat AV traffic is UDP except for ports 5190 and 5298, which need
> to
> be open for both TCP and UDP; and 5220 and 5222, which need to be open for
> UDP only.
>
> 2. Ports 5297, 5298, and 5353 are used only for local traffic. Opening
> these
> ports may be necessary for firewall software that runs on a computer,
> rather
> than on a router. These ports do not need to be open at your uplink to the
> Internet
>

"Rick Altman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
> Many thanks for the info, Kaptain. I'm just not sure that I understood all
> of it.
>
> I know how to identify ports and close them, but I'm not sure which ones
to
> include in the expression. I guess I don't really understand what UDP
> means...
>
>
>
> RA
>
>
> "Kaptain Krunch" <kaptainkrunch(remov)@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:EtudnXBXZ-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 1. All iChat AV traffic is UDP except for ports 5190 and 5298, which
need
> > to
> > be open for both TCP and UDP; and 5220 and 5222, which need to be open
for
> > UDP only.
> >
> > 2. Ports 5297, 5298, and 5353 are used only for local traffic. Opening
> > these
> > ports may be necessary for firewall software that runs on a computer,
> > rather
> > than on a router. These ports do not need to be open at your uplink to
the
> > Internet
> >
>
UDP & TCP (user data protocol and transmission control protocol) and you
can find in your router where there is port forwarding. just forward or
"open" the ports you need above to the computer you are using just select
udp or tcp or both

KK