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Blocking IM Services
Name: Chxta Date: July 21, 2006 at 10:00:34 Pacific OS: Ubuntu Linux 6.06 running CPU/Ram: 1.4GHz/256MB Product: Dell/Latitude
Comment:
Does anyone know how to block IM services such as MSN and YIM on a Linksys WRT54G? My colleagues are abusing the messaging services, and my boss asked me to block it.
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I never answer those posts explaining how to block something. I'm on the the workers' side.
Well so what if you are i deal with the same stuff at school and i still helped
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Response Number 8
Name: jigar Date: July 24, 2006 at 08:50:57 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, If your colleagues using winxp o/s, its possible in security center in control panel. otherwise u can config a restricted port in ur Linksys WRT54G. hope it will done.
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