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Title: system wide IP filter option
Post by: gav616 on August 21, 2008, 07:39:14 PM

"IPFilterSystem"

say i use moblock to block ips, what does this option tell/do for amule?

can't find any info on this option (in security)

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: Stu Redman on August 31, 2008, 01:18:49 PM

If you use an external IP filter you don't need the built-in filter of course and you should disable it. No need to filter twice.

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: gav616 on September 01, 2008, 02:43:47 AM

sorry that didn't explain why there is a box to enable/disable for system wide blocking? if i use moblock, i know to not use the IPfilter in amule why does an option need to be there? i dont get it...

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: lfroen on September 01, 2008, 07:53:51 AM

"system-wide" IP filter is called firewall. What are you talking about?

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: gav616 on September 01, 2008, 01:37:40 PM

sorry if I wasn't clear enough;

...soo basically does enabling it completely disable blocking of any-kind in aMule?

(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5963/85740221ul7.png)

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: GonoszTopi on September 01, 2008, 02:09:53 PM

aMule by default uses ~/.aMule/ipfilter.dat for IP filtering. If you enable 'Use system-wide ipfilter.dat if available', it will look for a /usr/share/amule/ipfilter.dat file if loading the local ipfilter.dat fails.

The above paths assume a linux-like system.

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: wuischke on September 01, 2008, 02:44:51 PM

Please suggest a better term for this. I tried to think of one, but failed to find one less mistakable.

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: gav616 on September 01, 2008, 02:51:35 PM

Quote from: GonoszTopi on September 01, 2008, 02:09:53 PM

aMule by default uses ~/.aMule/ipfilter.dat for IP filtering. If you enable 'Use system-wide ipfilter.dat if available', it will look for a /usr/share/amule/ipfilter.dat file if loading the local ipfilter.dat fails.

The above paths assume a linux-like system.

thank you, that's the answer I was looking for.

this not added to wiki?

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: GonoszTopi on September 01, 2008, 03:47:32 PM

Quote from: gav616 on September 01, 2008, 02:51:35 PM

this not added to wiki?

Feel free to do so.

Title: Re: system wide IP filter option
Post by: gav616 on September 01, 2008, 04:44:25 PM

done a pretty shameful quote steal, added to wiki :D

http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/IPFilter#Using_an_external_ipfilter.dat_file