Blocking World of Warcraft?


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I want to disable whatever port World of Warcraft is using so my Roommate can't play in the room anymore. I can't stand coming back and not being able to have my GF over or a few guys because he's in an 'intense' raid.

I have a WRT54G router in the room, so I just need the port number.

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LMAO this is great, please post a follow up after you actually block them and see his response. I know when my wife took my modem and locked it in the safe so I couldn't play one time about 2 years ago was priceless after I quit playing and look back at it.

I would love to see what he says or does. Video would be better :p

If you share the bills in any way and they pay a part of the internet bill. Then if you block it and prevent them from accessing the ports necessary to connect then they have cause to sue you. just sayin.

If you share the bills in any way and they pay a part of the internet bill. Then if you block it and prevent them from accessing the ports necessary to connect then they have cause to sue you. just sayin.

LOL. I highly doubt a judge would even consider letting a frivolous lawsuit like that go forward.

Trying to prevent him from playing WoW is only a temporary solution, convince him that school is a waste of time and he should drop out so he can focus on his raiding career and then you'll be done with him forever.

Well Im not sure if he has over a 2.5

And switched majors from bio because it was "too hard and too much work" ie. he couldn't get by without studying or doing homework.

To make a long story short.. He'd be up until 5am playing (although when I was asleep, he didnt voice-chat). The problem is when you are up until 5am, you have a tenancy to sleep until way past noon... which blew for me because then I couldn't really do anything in my room (like homework, have friends over to hang out, watch TV etc) as I go to bed at a normal time (12-1am) and arise around 9am.

He took a break from WoW due to not having enough money, but now that his GF dumped him (I wonder why?) he said he was going to go back (why he tells this to me.. I have no idea).

To make a long story short.. He'd be up until 5am playing (although when I was asleep, he didnt voice-chat). The problem is when you are up until 5am, you have a tenancy to sleep until way past noon... which blew for me because then I couldn't really do anything in my room (like homework, have friends over to hang out, watch TV etc) as I go to bed at a normal time (12-1am) and arise around 9am.

He took a break from WoW due to not having enough money, but now that his GF dumped him (I wonder why?) he said he was going to go back (why he tells this to me.. I have no idea).

Oh god, I know how all that crap goes. I used to reset the router remotely every night she (my friend's do-nothing wife) raided.

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