Block Skype on Router

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  1. Rolovis
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    Block Skype on Router


    Hello everyone.

    I have a 13 year old daughter that's skyping more than I'd like her to. I'd like to block Skype on my Netgear WPN824v3 router. However, I've tried blocking Skype as a keyword, and all ports from 1024 to 65535 and it still allows the calls going through on my tests.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance!
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  3. Dwarf
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    It is notoriously difficult, and virtually impossible, to block Skype due to the way it operates. It is capable of utilising multiple protocols and can dynamically assign ports for its use if others are blocked. The only practical way would be to uninstall the application.
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  4. Solidwave
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    Rolovis said:
    Any ideas?
    Uhhh, talk to your daughter about her phone use?

    You're looking for a passive-aggressive technological fix for a parenting problem. That's really not an appropriate solution.
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  6. Golden
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    Nor is it appropriate to make generalised suggestions about what we perceive to be a "parenting problem". Who is to say she hasn't already talked to her daughter, and that this is a last resort?

    Don't be too quick to pass judgment on what appears to you to be an inappropriate solution - you do not know the facts of the situation.

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  7. JMH
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    Yes Golden, we do not have the facts at our disposal.

    I agree with Dwarf's premise that it is almost impossible to block Skype without removing it totally.

    If the "child" is technically deprived of Skype she can readily substitute with other more costly forms of communication.

    Solidwave has merely stated the obvious.
    The "elephant" in the room is the child /parent relationship.
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  8. Sparr0w
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    I read a solution on a website regarding the same for the old tumblr dashboard. Its say you can block skype by having Routers that support NBAR (Network Based Application Recognition) protocols. It enables the recognition of Skype packets and enables blocking them. There are some Cisco routers that support this technology for tumblr. You can try it.

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  10. Infinite
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    You might be able to use a third party software to block Skype without a password or setup Parental Controls.
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  11. metalmania31
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    Windows 7 Pro 64bit build 7601 SP1
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    There's always the 1911 to daughters computer. Kidding.
    You might look into this article.
    Yahoo! Answers - How to block skype in my network? ten points to the best answer!?
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  12. acuratlsdit
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    I know for a fact that Kaspersky Labs Internet Security 2012 has a function to block certain applications from running.

    Keeping that in mind,

    Do you have any parental software on her computer possible Norton, Kaspersky that you can enable the parental control to stop that application from running.
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  13. calverley79
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    blocking skype


    1. Set up a guest network on your router.
    2. change the username and password on the router
    3. enable firewall on the guest network
    4. change the wep key on the primary network
    5. use the guest network on any shared pc.
    6. if you can find the mac address you can limit internet usage to specific times through the firewall
    7. to block skype add the following to your web filter

    111.221.74.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    111.221.77.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    157.55.235.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    157.55.56.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    157.56.52.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    213.199.179.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    64.4.23.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    65.55.223.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    skype.com ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    talk.google.com ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    talkx.l.google.com ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    chatenable.mail.google.com ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    talkgadget.google.com ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    157.55.130.0 ALL 11:00 PM 09:00 AM 24 24 TCP Block Yes
    dir1.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir2.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir3.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir4.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir5.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir6.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir7.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    dir8.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http1.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http2.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http3.sd.skype.net: ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http4.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http5.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http6.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http7.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    http8.sd.skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes
    skype.net ALL 11:00 PM 07:00 AM 0 0 TCP Block Yes

    (I have blocked skype from 11 pm to 7 am on all days on all ports. It might be overkill but it's worth it to keep the kid from doing bad stuff in the middle of the night, it also blocks google talk and google chat)
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