Block AOL Chat and block Yahoo chat with the help of TerminatorX v2
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includes list of chat ports
Block Chat - use TerminatorX v2
TerminatorX v2 can block chat applications including web-based chat, block Yahoo Messenger, block AIM Messenger, block MSN Messenger, block Web Messengers, block LimeWire, block emule, block myspace, Block YouTube, block gambling sites, block Skype & Inernet phones - there are over 220 choices available.
If a selected (see the picture) chat site or program is started by a student or employee, it is shut down. Selecting which programs to stop is as easy as ticking a box during setup. Future nuisance programs can be added to TerminatorX's database when they start being a problem.
Students and employees are unaware that TerminatorX is operating - they just can't use the banned programs and web sites.
See a list of selectable programs. Read some quotes from customers
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Monitoring attempts to access banned programs or web sites
You can see out who is trying to use blocked chat sites and program, or anything else that you have chosen to ban. TerminatorX Monitor (a free add-on to TerminatorX) lists any programs or web sites that have been shut down. These are shown on a computer located anywhere on your network - for example an Administrator's workstation. The details are shown in 'real time' as the attempts are made. This screenshot shows a typical view:
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Clicking a list entry provides additional details. TerminatorX Monitor can be set to save the details in a .CSV (comma separated values) file which can be opened and viewed in Excel.
Ports for chat programs
Chat programs use a variety of port numbers. If you wish to block chat applications from your network by blocking ports, to can use the following list as a guide.
To....
- block AOL chat rooms - these use port 80, the web port and blocking it will stop web page access. TerminatorX has an pre-set setting for blocking AOL Chat rooms.
- block Chatterbox - perhaps stop ports 413, 414 and 416. Chatterbox can also be accessed as a web page, so blocking port 80 would stop it but at the same time prevent Internet Explorer from accessing web pages. TerminatorX is possibly your only choice.
- block dIRC - possibly stop ports 7777 and 29070
- block EasyIRC using port 6667 (probably)
- block Easy Message Express - ports unknown
- block ICQ stop ports 4000, 20000, 20019, 20029 and 20039
- block ICUII prevent access to ports 2000, 2019, 2038, 2050, 2051, 2069, 2085, 3010, 3030
- block mIRC stop ports 100, 101, 120, 121, 113, 130, 131, 132, 6667, 7000
- block MICA chat unknown port numbers
- block MSN Chat - this is not now required as the service has been discontinued.
- block Netmeeting - although Netmeeting is not really a chat program by the modern definition, it can become a nuisance in schools where the students spend time in private chats rather than paying attention. To Block Netmeeting you need to stop a wide range of ports as ports are allocated dynamically when a call is negotiated. TerminatorX is your only realistic choice.
- block Odigo - unknown port numbers. Note that Odigo now have a web based Chat and Messenger program. You would have to block port 80 to prevent it. TerminatorX can prevent access to it.
- block Paltalk you should stop ports 2090 and 2091, although Paltalk is available via a web site (see Odigo above)
- block QQ Messenger ports 8000, 8001 but it then uses port 443 and port 80 (problem as you can't block port 80 without killing general internet access - use TerminatorX to block QQ messenger at source.
- block Trillian - Trillian connects to other messenger (yahoo, ICQ, AIM and MSN) so you must block those ports - 80, 1863, 5050, 5190 and a dynamically allocated port) to successfully prevent Trillian. You will not successfully block port 80 and an unknown dynamically allocated port and still get web site access in Internet Explorer. TerminatorX can solve the problem.
- block VisualIRC by interrupting port 6667.
- block Yak by stopping port 258
Please see also the ColaSoft ports list for further information.
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Blocking chat programs and ports (including port 80) will stop Internet Explorer showing any web sites. Relax... let TerminatorX v2 solve your problems for you. |
Other information from www.cyberphaze.net (not currently online) gave:
ICQ/ICQ Lite
Service: remote: 20 and 5190 local: 1076
File Transfer: remote: 1102, 2431, 2439, 2440, and 2476 local: 1101 and 1102
mIRC
Service: remote: 6667 and 6660-6666/6668-6669 local: 2367
File Transfer: remote: 3697 local: 1107
Ident server: local/remote: 113
Trillian
Service: remote: 80 local: 1368
Trillian uses the default ports for each messenger to operate the
various messengers.
