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Stuff => Offtopic => Topic started by: blackwings on 25 February, 2005, 18:38:19

Title: PeerGuardian 2 Public Beta released !!!
Post by: blackwings on 25 February, 2005, 18:38:19
yup, thats right, methlabs has finally released PG 2 Public Beta. Even if it's called Beta, it works excellent, so far no troubles :D Which is understandble because they are great developers + they have made extensive testing of PG2 with their beta testers.

There are 2 versions, one version for XP/win2000/win2003 users and other version for windows 98/ME users.

You can download PG 2 Public Beta here(there are also more info + screenshots) =
Click here to get to the PG 2 dl site (http://peerguardian.methlabs.org/pg2.html)

For the moment, the server that PG2 use for auto update of blocklist, so dl the blocklist mannually here =
Methlabs blocklist (http://methlabs.org/sync/)
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Post by: DEEP-GOA on 26 February, 2005, 03:34:01
QuoteOriginally posted by blackwings
yup, thats right, methlabs has finally released PG 2 Public Beta. Even if it's called Beta, it works excellent, so far no troubles :D Which is understandble because they are great developers + they have made extensive testing of PG2 with their beta testers.

There are 2 versions, one version for XP/win2000/win2003 users and other version for windows 98/ME users.

You can download PG 2 Public Beta here(there are also more info + screenshots) =
Click here to get to the PG 2 dl site (http://peerguardian.methlabs.org/pg2.html)

For the moment, the server that PG2 use for auto update of blocklist, so dl the blocklist mannually here =
Methlabs blocklist (http://methlabs.org/sync/)

ha, many thx 4 the info.. good news
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Post by: blackwings on 26 February, 2005, 04:05:53
The server for update of blocklist is up now, so update through PG2 should work now.

For those that doesn't know, this is what PG2 can do =
* 0-1% CPU usage & ,1,3-2 MB in memory
* Block bad IP's in all protocols
* Multiply blocklist loaded
* A alllow list for trusted site
* A function to temporary allow connection from a IP in the   blocklist
* Has a auto&manual update function
* setting for how often PG2 should check for update of the blocklist.
* Show the name of the connection that is blocked, the direction of  this connection.
* A blocklist manager
* a option that makes it even take less CPU/Memory (but that isn't needed when it only takes 0-1% CPU and 1.3-2MB in memory)

Later on, PG 2 will also get a plugin system that can give PG2 lots of new function.
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Post by: DEEP-GOA on 27 February, 2005, 00:11:46
PeerGuardian 2 vs. Protowall
wanna c which one is "better".. performance it`s 4 sure the piece of capital importance .. let`s check  8)
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 28 February, 2005, 11:57:16
Yes, PG is a really great piece of software... but i recommend protowall as it filters the highest level possible in windows (installs as network service), giving no chance to malware - and protowal 2.0 beta does not hog your computer at all as well. it has a major disadvantage though: it filters http.
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Post by: blackwings on 16 March, 2005, 02:58:07
QuoteOriginally posted by bastya_elvtars
Yes, PG is a really great piece of software... but i recommend protowall as it filters the highest level possible in windows (installs as network service), giving no chance to malware - and protowal 2.0 beta does not hog your computer at all as well. it has a major disadvantage though: it filters http.
ehm, PG 2 works in kernel level ;)

lol. protowall. ya I heard about that in protowall you can't allow ips on port 80 and 443 :P But in PG 2 there is a easy enable/disalbe HTTP block for port 80 and 443 (PG Lite does also have it.)

And a driver/service can never be faster then something that works on the kernel level.
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 16 March, 2005, 04:11:45
Yeah, drivers are between BIOS and kernel... as windows has micro-kernel architecture -  so indeed. :P Please do not mix *nix and Win32 next time.
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Post by: blackwings on 16 March, 2005, 04:39:34
QuoteOriginally posted by bastya_elvtars
Yeah, drivers are between BIOS and kernel... as windows has micro-kernel architecture -  so indeed. :P Please do not mix *nix and Win32 next time.
who was talking about *nix :P
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 16 March, 2005, 04:40:55
Kernel level netcard access is high in *nix but not in windows. Thats why.
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Post by: DEEP-GOA on 28 March, 2005, 22:09:30
Anyone have now experience with the new PG?
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 02 April, 2005, 04:07:33
New blocklist manager released, works faster and optimized in many ways.

- Get Here - (http://www.bluetack.co.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=4)

If you had a previous version, you have to uninstall (mixes things up.)
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Post by: The_Fox on 02 April, 2005, 04:14:26
PeerGuardian 2 is a great piece of software, the only problems I've encountered with the latest version are these:

a) it blocks Yahoo messanger with the p2p blocklist (you need to pernamently unblock its range, if you want to use it)

b) it tends to crash on New Download Available pop-up window
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Post by: DEEP-GOA on 02 April, 2005, 19:10:37
QuoteOriginally posted by bastya_elvtars
New blocklist manager released, works faster and optimized in many ways.

- Get Here - (http://www.bluetack.co.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=4)

If you had a previous version, you have to uninstall (mixes things up.)

thanks for the message,, works fine here  :]
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 02 April, 2005, 19:31:01
Als Blizzard are on blacklist, so I have to disable when playing starcraft. ;)
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Post by: blackwings on 12 April, 2005, 12:43:08
Whoo!!, PG 2 beta 5 released, really nice :D
new things (in short) = Download beta 5 here =
DL PG2 HERE (http://methlabs.org/projects/peerguardian-2-windows/)

Full changelog here (between beta 4 and 5, check previous entries for older changelog) =
Full Changelog (http://methlabs.org/projects/)  

Screenshot of GUI =
(except for the "plugins" and "about" tabs and also not the colored circels in the upper right and instead of "Stay on Top" button it is "Clear Log" button)
(http://www.tegehel.org/graphics/newfolio/web/PG2UI_b5_101b.jpg)
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Post by: Dessamator on 12 April, 2005, 13:31:47
QuoteOriginally posted by bastya_elvtars
Als Blizzard are on blacklist, so I have to disable when playing starcraft. ;)

hmm, u play starcraft, hehe, interesting me 2, :D
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Post by: bastya_elvtars on 12 April, 2005, 19:57:29
QuoteOriginally posted by The_Fox b) it tends to crash on New Download Available pop-up window

Yes, definitely. Also when updating.
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Post by: blackwings on 12 April, 2005, 20:34:31
QuoteOriginally posted by bastya_elvtars
QuoteOriginally posted by The_Fox b) it tends to crash on New Download Available pop-up window

Yes, definitely. Also when updating.
that is fixed in beta 5 ;)
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Post by: Bobby1999 on 12 April, 2005, 21:59:05
The mirror you've selected, mesh.dl.sourceforge.net does not currently have the file you requested. (This is an error on our part which will be fixed).

You are requesting file: /peerguardian/pg2-050412-nt.exe
Please select a mirror





That goes for all scources:(
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Post by: blackwings on 13 April, 2005, 00:07:42
QuoteOriginally posted by Bobby1999
The mirror you've selected, mesh.dl.sourceforge.net does not currently have the file you requested. (This is an error on our part which will be fixed).

You are requesting file: /peerguardian/pg2-050412-nt.exe
Please select a mirror





That goes for all scources:(
does none of the PG2 sourceforge mirrors work for you?(, wierd, I dont have that problem.  
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Post by: Psycho_Chihuahua on 13 April, 2005, 14:42:20
NT: http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/peerguardian/pg2-050412-nt.exe

98: http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/peerguardian/pg2-050412-9x.exe
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