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Hi again,
Ok My E Tec Broadband Router with built in firewall, is it clever enough for me to block certain sites from being accessed? I have two children at home and the eldest is being nosey and looking for things he should not be! and I wondered if it is possible to block certain sites via the router?
If not what would be a solution if any available? still using windows 98 SE
Kev
Ok My E Tec Broadband Router with built in firewall, is it clever enough for me to block certain sites from being accessed? I have two children at home and the eldest is being nosey and looking for things he should not be! and I wondered if it is possible to block certain sites via the router?
If not what would be a solution if any available? still using windows 98 SE
Kev
I think WebSense was the content advisor that the county council uses on the schools in the area. Damned annoying that thing!
Yes its s steep learning curve! we do have adaware and anti virus, and I have tried to tell him that his actions are putting the rest of our network at risk from attack, but at that age he knows best! oh the joys of a parent.
I switched on the "content advisor" in windows but it blocks every single site on the planet, untill you say otherwise!
Will need to think of something though as am not happy letting him have full access as it is just now, I thought he was going to use the internet to help his education. KIDS
Kev
Hmmm... wrote:
> Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some
> of your recent posts.
>
> Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is
> more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious -
> especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
>
> Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your
> anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in
> your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing
> connections from your PC if there should be something malicious
> running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may
> need them soon.
>
> Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting
> unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've
> filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have
> a whole new world to contend with.
>
> There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might
> be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
I switched on the "content advisor" in windows but it blocks every single site on the planet, untill you say otherwise!
Will need to think of something though as am not happy letting him have full access as it is just now, I thought he was going to use the internet to help his education. KIDS
Kev
Hmmm... wrote:
> Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some
> of your recent posts.
>
> Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is
> more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious -
> especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
>
> Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your
> anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in
> your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing
> connections from your PC if there should be something malicious
> running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may
> need them soon.
>
> Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting
> unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've
> filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have
> a whole new world to contend with.
>
> There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might
> be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
Some solutions:
IE Content Advisor.
Set up seperate accounts for each user on the PC and admin the content settings in IE for each account.
Net Nanny
Simple application, uses a list of known sites/words etc to allow prents to limit their kids access, though some historical issues with images of Murray Walker;)
People will slate this but: Norton Internet Security Pro 2004/2005
Content filter in this is actually very good and flexible
I've heard there's soon to be a domestic version of WebSense. If this ever see's the light of day (and I hope not after suffering it for 5 years), then this will be the ultimate parent/filter tool on the market.
Thank God I have several years before I have to worry about my own kids doing stuff like this. Though by the time my son is old enough to gain an interest in pr0n, they'll have bio-mechanical implants for this kind of thing!;)
IE Content Advisor.
Set up seperate accounts for each user on the PC and admin the content settings in IE for each account.
Net Nanny
Simple application, uses a list of known sites/words etc to allow prents to limit their kids access, though some historical issues with images of Murray Walker;)
People will slate this but: Norton Internet Security Pro 2004/2005
Content filter in this is actually very good and flexible
I've heard there's soon to be a domestic version of WebSense. If this ever see's the light of day (and I hope not after suffering it for 5 years), then this will be the ultimate parent/filter tool on the market.
Thank God I have several years before I have to worry about my own kids doing stuff like this. Though by the time my son is old enough to gain an interest in pr0n, they'll have bio-mechanical implants for this kind of thing!;)
Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some of your recent posts.
Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious - especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing connections from your PC if there should be something malicious running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may need them soon.
Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have a whole new world to contend with.
There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious - especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing connections from your PC if there should be something malicious running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may need them soon.
Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have a whole new world to contend with.
There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
If he really wants to see a/some given site(s), there's little (read nothing) you can do to stop him. If he's determined enough, he will find a way around it, and even if you do stop him, it'll only make him more determined to find more sites...
You can probably block access to certain IP addresses, a slow and fairly insignificant measure though.
A swift kick in the ass will sort out discipline problems, not blocking internet sites.
Hi again,
Ok My E Tec Broadband Router with built in firewall, is it clever enough for me to block certain sites from being accessed? I have two children at home and the eldest is being nosey and looking for things he should not be! and I wondered if it is possible to block certain sites via the router?
If not what would be a solution if any available? still using windows 98 SE
Kev
Ok My E Tec Broadband Router with built in firewall, is it clever enough for me to block certain sites from being accessed? I have two children at home and the eldest is being nosey and looking for things he should not be! and I wondered if it is possible to block certain sites via the router?
If not what would be a solution if any available? still using windows 98 SE
Kev