On 09/04/13 17:26, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 04/09/13 23:12, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how to block Apple iCloud in my router? I've
>> tried filtering
icloud.com as mentioned in Google but it still
>> downloads at about 3GB per hour, a rate that would use up my month's
>> allocation in about 8 hours! There seems to be a dearth of
>> information on Google on the subject although it is a recognized
>> problem.
>> >
>> > Presently I am forced to block all the Apple devices on my LAN. I
>> would like to be more selective and allow them other functions,
>> e-mail and browsing, etc. They can use the 3g/4g system for their
>> iCloud needs.
>> >
>> > iCloud is really a very inefficient solution to a problem I didn't
>> know existed until my daughter subscribed and put a half dozen
>> devices on it.
>> >
>> > Any information or suggestions will be appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1629
I had not seen that page but scanning through it the most likely
candidate is port 443 which I had seen elsewhere. However I see no
simple way of closing that port in DD-WRT. Closing it in iptables on
this computer wont stop iCloud to the Macs, etc. I tried blocking
several ip addresses I found Googling but that was not enough, perhaps
not a complete list?
Dropping 443 will also break all your other HTTPS connections.
(You probably shouldn't do that.)
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