How do I go about blocking websites

[muppetman462]

Greetings all,
I recently installed PClinuxOS on a laptop that my step-daughter is now using.  She is 14, and there's websites that my wife and I would like to block.  I've tried the OpenDNS route, but I don't believe I have it set up correctly because she can go to the websites that we do not want her to (facebook is the main one).

So, how do I go about setting up the laptop to block sites?
Thanks

[OldGuy]

I don't have that problem, but I know that we have "drakguard" in the repositories.  Perhaps someone who has use that will answer and assist in solving your problem.  Until then just handcuff her till she's 18, or the preferred age 99 where she can see and surf wherever she wishes. (giggle).

[JohnW_57]

Drakguard installs Dansguardian and some other packages.
You can find info about dansguardian here: http://dansguardian.org/?page=documentation

JohnW

[muungwana]

this reminds me of the time when my mom took the cable that ran from the vcr to tv to stop us watching tv.

When she wasnt home, we would take the antenna cable and plug it straight to the tv,bypassing the vcr. By taking the cable from the vcr to the tv, all she did was stopping us from using the vcr.

if she is sufficiently informed,or persistent enough. She will be able to bypass all the measures you will take.She could,for example, use a live cd and that will bypass everything you installed on the computer.She could go online through her friend's computer across the street in some sort of a proxy server setup and that will most likely bypass everything you set up at the router level.

You are trying to solve a social problem using technical means. Those means are available and will be presented here but they can go so far in trying to solve the underlying social problem.

[muppetman462]

this reminds me of the time when my mom took the cable that ran from the vcr to tv to stop us watching tv.

When she wasnt home, we would take the antenna cable and plug it straight to the tv,bypassing the vcr. By taking the cable from the vcr to the tv, all she did was stopping us from using the vcr.

if she is sufficiently informed,or persistent enough. She will be able to bypass all the measures you will take.She could,for example, use a live cd and that will bypass everything you installed on the computer.She could go online through her friend's computer across the street in some sort of a proxy server setup and that will most likely bypass everything you set up at the router level.

You are trying to solve a social problem using technical means. Those means are available and will be presented here but they can go so far in trying to solve the underlying social problem.

Well, of course she could do those things, but she's not that up and up on computers....also, I have younger children that use the laptop also, and I don't want them to go to someplace they don't need to be/see...

I'm suprised OpenDNS is not working...

[muungwana]

if you try to block "facebook.com" for example through DNS, start pcc( pclinuxos control center ), then go to "network and internet",then go to "hosts definitions".

while there, click "add", then enter "127.0.0.1" in the "ip address field" and "facebook.com" in the "host name field",click "ok" and click "ok" again to go back to "pcc" main page.

facebook.com should now be inaccessible.The browser should just hang trying to resolve it "facebook.com".

[jimwilk]

Have a look at prolatte

For OpenDNS, I use these settings:
208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

Jim

[muppetman462]

Have a look at prolatte

For OpenDNS, I use these settings:
208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

Jim

I believe that's what I have set up also....but it's not working.  I have the DNS setting for the network.  I'll check out prolatte

Thanks

[CaptainSarcastic]

I assume you are using a router.  Check the settings on that - many have filtering ability built in.  You could probably set up the blacklist on the router, although that would affect everyone using it, not just the kid you want to do the blocking on.

[YouCanToo]

Simply add them to your /etc/hosts file

Code: [Select]


127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.facebook.com]www.facebook.com[/url]
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.static.ak.fbcdn.net]www.static.ak.fbcdn.net[/url]
127.0.0.1 login.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.login.facebook.com]www.login.facebook.com[/url]
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.fbcdn.net]www.fbcdn.net[/url]
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.com
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.fbcdn.com]www.fbcdn.com[/url]
127.0.0.1 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 [url=http://www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com]www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com[/url]
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net



[Rudge]

My parents did their best to hide me from "the real world" and I was totally devastated when reality forced me to face it... unprepared.  

[Xenaflux]

I got bad news for you.
You are not dealing with your daughter.........you are dealing with the whole classroom.
See / hear it every day here.

Sorry mate ! I have been there as well , but before the computer age .
It's not the computer which is the problem.
It's the age.

[menotu]

Just a thought - there's a possibility that one (or more) of the following the desktop / the network / the computer  may need restarting before the settings come into play when using the advice mentioned in the previous posts

[Just17]

The simplest method I found was getting a good router with comprehensive connection management built in.

Connections can be limited by time, MAC address or IP address of the connected computer.

Sites can be blocked based on content or IP address.

The router is a once off cost up front but it does all that is required and is not so easily bypassed by any device connecting to the network or a user without the router password.

This is an example of a web content filter set up in a router ...



On that particular router there is also another page for  URL content filters

[Xenaflux]

The simplest method I found was getting a good router with comprehensive connection management built in.

Connections can be limited by time, MAC address or IP address of the connected computer.

Sites can be blocked based on content or IP address.

The router is a once off cost up front but it does all that is required and is not so easily bypassed by any device connecting to the network or a user without the router password.

This is an example of a web content filter set up in a router ...

Just18, thanks for this post.
I think it's better to get rid of my 7 year old ? modem ? and get a decent router.
I have 3 comps and 2 are used by kids (students actually )  sometime.

Does anyone has some recommendation of brandname.?