Ipfilter question

[h8uthemost]

Hey guys,

I've been downloading with Utorrent for a little while, but I'm jsut now really getting into it. And I've heard about ipfilters. And I hope I'm understanding it correctly, but these will block your ip, so you can't be tracked through your client?

I was using Peer Guardian2 for a little while. I only download from private trackers(Demonoid, BlackCats, etc.). And when I had PG2 running when I was seeding, it seemed like my seeding was effected by Peer Guardian. All my download would be red, when I had Peer Guardian2 enabled. And once I disabled Peer Guardian, they immediately went into the green.

So, I'm not quite sure what that meant, but I stopped using Peer Guardian.

So, my question is: What is a good ipfilter to use for Utorrent? And should I continue to use Peer Guardian? Does it really offer security?

I've been looking around for ipfilters, and I'm finding a bunch for emule. And I didn't know if those worked with Utorrent or not. So I just thought I would come here and ask you guys.

Thank you for any help. I'll really appreciate it.

[DreadWingKnight]

http://neuron2neuron.blogspot.com/2006/05/blocklist-balderdash.html

[h8uthemost]

Ok, thanks for the link. I read through it, and understand it a bit better.

So, ipfilters do no good. Are those the same as block lists?

[DreadWingKnight]

with blocklists/ipfilters, the only thing they're good for is blocking large groups of poisoning peers.

They provide no other protection.

[h8uthemost]

So, are they not needed? Do you use one?

[DreadWingKnight]

I don't use one.