UPDATE - 12/3/08: It appears that the URL has been changed. I was in the middle of updating the program but the URL that it changed too is down as well. Bluetack is having an issue finding a host for the ipfilter.dat file. As soon as the download is backup, I’ll release 0.2 with a few additional features. Thanks.
I recently wrote a little program that you can use to download an ipfilter.dat to block IP addresses when using uTorrent. It really isn’t anything fancy, just saves you the time of downloading it, extracting it, renaming it, and then copying it to the correct location.
The list is downloaded from B.I.S.S. (Bluetack) which is updated every week or so.
Prerequisites:
- uTorrent already installed
- Latest version of .NET installed
- Windows XP or Windows Vista (I’ve tested it on a 32bit Vista machine, and a 32bit XP machine)
Usage:
- Download ipfilter.dat Updater
- Extract both of the files included in the .zip to any location on your computer
- Run ipfilter_updater.exe and click Update
- Now you need to force uTorrent to use the updated list
- Quickest way is to close uTorrent, and open it back up.
- If you are currently downloading some files, you can force a reload in the preferences.
- Open the Preferences dialog (CTRL-P)
- Click on Advanced
- Find ipfiler.enable (should already be set to True)
- Change it to False, then back to True.
- To verify the list has loaded
- Click on the Logger tab in uTorrent
- You should see: [xx:xx:xx] Loaded ipfiler.dat (# entries)
- NOTE: You only need to update once a week. The list isn’t updated everyday.
You will see all blocked IP requests on that Logger tab.
Manual Install:
- Download nipfilter.dat.gz
- Go to Start->Run and type %APPDATA%\uTorrent\
- Extract the contents of nipfilter.dat.gz into the folder.
- Read above on how to force uTorrent to load the new filter.
For added security, check out PeerGuardian 2.
If you experience any issues with my program, feel free to post a comment.
Your program works GREAT! Only Prob is it slows my Downloads way down! Any answers? SeeYa, Mark.
It does seem a bit slower, plus it seems to be blocking my router as an ip address?? Not too sure what this is doing tho…..
Thanks for the tips. I think it works fine, it has not slowed down my speed. My torrents actually seem to be running better. Go figure!
how i want to add an ip to block it?
must i edit ipfilter.dat and save it?
Yeah,
Just edit the .dat file directly using notepad or some other text editor - I had to go in and edit mine to stop it blocking my router’s ip address - very easy to do. Just remember every time you update ityou have to re-edit the .dat file as it will overwrite your file with the latest if you know what I mean. Speeds are still good, great program!!
Cheers
This makes updating so much easier. Thanks for sharing your program.
This application is perfect! Just to let you know; the newest versions are now hosted at http://blocklistpro.com/download-center/ip-filters/! Hopefully you can get this updated soon. Thanks again.
how do i make utorrent stop using this file?
2 ways:
1. Go to the advanced settings of utorront, scroll down until you see ipfilter enable “true” and set it to “false” and apply
2. Go to your documents area and under application data - utorrent and delete the file called ipfilter.dat. While you are there you should also clean up all your finished torrents by deleting the files you are finished with
Not sure why you would want to though - you should update it manually though at the bluetack website to make it current
Anyone know when the new version of the updater will be ready though? I know the file is located at: http://blocklistpro.com/download-center/view-details/p2p-ip-filters/1541-nipfilter.dat.gz.html
Cheers
Ou-yo-yu you have a nice little blog…it’s now in my bookmarks ;0
It would be great if that updater worked. If another has the code I’ll glady make the changes.