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Offline Just17

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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2012, 01:12:00 PM »
Xenaflux,
                these routers ...  some will be modems/routers and other just routers, are available from many of the manufacturers.
 The one those pics were taken from is made by Draytek ...  one of their Vigor range.

It is a router, so is connected on its WAN side to the output of a modem/router supplied by the ISP which is set up in 'pass though' mode.

They are no doubt a bit dearer than the low cost routers with few 'extras' .....  but for the purpose IMO they are ideal.

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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2012, 07:33:19 PM »
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They are no doubt a bit dearer than the low cost routers with few 'extras'

Both cheap and expensive is depending how you look at it.
Things like computer parts get calculated in cost per day.
That always makes them look very cheap  ;D ;D ;D

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The one those pics were taken from is made by Draytek ...  one of their Vigor range.

I will look them up and take their specs as a baseline to find one brand available around here.

Thanks a lot.
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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2012, 06:22:36 AM »
As it's a laptop, your stepdaughter will probably take it out of the house and use it in various locations, so all these suggestions about setting up filtering in the router strike me as rather misguided.

The first question is, has she got the root password? If so, she or her friends will be able to undo anything you do.

If not, editing the hosts file as suggested above is the obvious way to go, but you won't stop her accessing Facebook from a friend's computer, and whatever you think of it (and I refuse to use it too because I think it's pernicious), Facebook is a preferred medium of choice for young people and they expect to communicate through it. You are trying to deny her what her generation considers normal social interaction, and I think you are in danger of alienating her.

Also, remember she will have classmates who can use a livecd to reach root files even if she can't do it using the installed system, and they might even replace the installed pclos with another OS, or if they're clever, a new install of pclos which looks the same to you but lacks your lockdowns.

I suspect those who think you need to educate her to act wisely rather than try to lock her out of the real world have a point.

But I'm beginning to sound like an agony aunt.
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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2012, 06:41:42 AM »
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I suspect those who think you need to educate her to act wisely rather than try to lock her out of the real world have a point.

 ;D ;D

You mean: have imagination.

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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2012, 08:22:31 AM »
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As it's a laptop, your stepdaughter will probably take it out of the house and use it in various locations, so all these suggestions about setting up filtering in the router strike me as rather misguided.

The home is the ONLY place the OP has control over what happens.

I do not consider it misguided to ensure that the service they allow a child access to is as 'clean' as possible.

In fact your further comments would indicate neither do you.

The OP has no control over what happens outside of the home.
Also remember there is more than one child involved here.

Ensuring the 'safest' internet experience for all concerned (in the home) is most easily achieved through one control box ......  a suitable router with good connection management.

After that is does not matter what devices are used or what means are tried on those devices, the router is in control.



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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2012, 10:27:49 AM »

           my fix for this type of  situation was to buy a very second hand router from ebay
           that supported DD-WRT . http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
           At the time I found an identical question asked on demonoid.com forums which I
          was going to link to...Unfortunately demonoid is down  & out at the moment.
          but blocking facebook is do able  Iam sure Iam not the only person using DD-WRT
          on the forums & after all   DD-WRT is  linux  & it is free         

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Re: How do I go about blocking websites
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2012, 10:54:17 AM »

           my fix for this type of  situation was to buy a very second hand router from ebay
           that supported DD-WRT . http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
           At the time I found an identical question asked on demonoid.com forums which I
          was going to link to...Unfortunately demonoid is down  & out at the moment.
          but blocking facebook is do able  Iam sure Iam not the only person using DD-WRT
          on the forums & after all   DD-WRT is  linux  & it is free         


Yes I have DD-WRT on another router ....  a Cisco/Linksys E1000 I think.

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