[Cialug] Blocking

[Allen Kiddoo]

Can't you change the dns setting on each computer. Filter = opendns.com No
Filter = ISP

Allen Kiddoo
Ioway Record Printing Co.
316 West Third St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
563.263.7822 office
563.506.0446 mobile
Chat: Skype: akiddoo


On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Nick Fox <nfox at foxmediasystems.com> wrote:

> Yup. There is thinking outside the box. But then you can't use it on
> those other machines. Otherwise great idea Tom.
>
> -Nick
>
> Tom Pohl wrote:
> > Couldn't you use OpenDNS as the DNS servers that are handed out via
> > DHCP and statically set non filtered DNS servers on the computers you
> > don't want to be filtered? :)
> >
> > -Tom
> >
> > On May 7, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Nick Fox wrote:
> >
> >
> >> This is true, but it is a global filter. OpenDNS cannot block based on
> >> your internal IP for a specific computer. Personally its not a bad
> >> idea
> >> to switch to OpenDNS anyhow. I did sometime ago. What is needed here
> >> is
> >> something that can handle web content filtering on a Private IP basis.
> >> While  am sure there are more options than Fortinet and Vyatta, they
> >> are
> >> two I am familiar with and have seen great results from.
> >>
> >> -Nick
> >>
> >> Allen Kiddoo wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have read that schools and libraries use it to filter sites.
> >>>
> >>> AK
> >>> Chat: Skype: akiddoo
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Nick Fox <nfox at foxmediasystems.com
> >>> <mailto:nfox at foxmediasystems.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    OpenDNS doesn't allowing filtering for private IPs does it?
> >>>
> >>>    -Nick
> >>>
> >>>    Allen Kiddoo wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Switch dns to opendns.com <http://opendns.com> <http://opendns.com>
> >>>> Then get free account.
> >>>> You can set filter rules there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Allen Kiddoo
> >>>> Ioway Record Printing Co.
> >>>> 316 West Third St.
> >>>> Muscatine, IA 52761
> >>>> 563.263.7822 office
> >>>> 563.506.0446 mobile
> >>>> Chat: Skype: akiddoo
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Nick Fox
> >>>>
> >>>    <nfox at foxmediasystems.com <mailto:nfox at foxmediasystems.com>
> >>>
> >>>> <mailto:nfox at foxmediasystems.com
> >>>>
> >>>    <mailto:nfox at foxmediasystems.com>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>    Dan Hockey wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have a netgear router that has abilities to block sites
> >>>>>
> >>>    based
> >>>
> >>>>    on key words
> >>>>
> >>>>> or address'. The problem is when I turn on this it blocks
> >>>>>
> >>>    these
> >>>
> >>>>    sites to
> >>>>
> >>>>> every one. I would like to block access to sites based on ip
> >>>>>
> >>>>    address, so a
> >>>>
> >>>>> certain niece can't get to those sites with her computer. Are
> >>>>>
> >>>>    there any
> >>>>
> >>>>> routers can do something like this or do I set a linux box
> >>>>>
> >>>    to do it.
> >>>
> >>>>> -dh
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> >>>>    Fortinet Firewalls provide great success for such things.
> >>>>
> >>>    However
> >>>
> >>>>    if you
> >>>>    are more inclined to free...you might consider Vyatta. If you do
> >>>>    want to
> >>>>    go the Fortinet route, contact me directly and I can help
> >>>>
> >>>    you with it.
> >>>
> >>>>    --
> >>>>    Nick Fox
> >>>>
> >>>>    Fox Media Systems, LLC
> >>>>    Owner / President
> >>>>    1338 57th St.
> >>>>    Des Moines, IA 50311
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> >>
> >> Fox Media Systems, LLC
> >> Owner / President
> >> 1338 57th St.
> >> Des Moines, IA 50311
> >> www.foxmediasystems.com
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