is there a way to block users on pfsense-firewall level from using torrents?
Thnaks in advance
Firewall – block Torrent through pfsense-firewall
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Deep packet inspection is the way to go here. The traffic has to be examined in order to block it effectively. If encryption is used, though, all bets are off.
You might try looking at Untangle. It sounds like it could do what you want.
Add a LAN Firewall rule to block the IP of the guy by going to Firewall -> Rules -> LAN:
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And be sure your rule is before the default "allow everyone" rule; since rules are processed top down, in order, until it finds one that matches.
Best Answer
The short answer is no.
The long answer is that Torrent traffic isn't easily characterizable. I have yet to see a deep packet inspection program that can accurately identify torrent traffic.
If you are concerned that your users are saturating your link with Torrent traffic while other users are trying to do simple things like check e-mails, you should probably consider limiting the amount of simultaneous connections a user can have. Torrents work based off of having many simultaneous connections work together. If you limit the amount connections, you can limit the speed of the torrent and thus, the amount of bandwidth the torrent consumes.