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<p>All,</p>
<p>I have two boys who's video gaming on their laptops is out of
control. If me or my wife aren't *constantly* looking over their
shoulders, they will be playing games. And they are savvy enough
to have their educational lessons open in one tab and games in
another and alt-tab away from the game when we are walking past.</p>
<p>I need a solution that will block their game sites, while still
allowing access to all the other sites that are needed for school,
lessons, research etc.</p>
<p>Is there some method I can block DNS requests to certain domains,
while keeping others active for only their computers? I want
something *very easy* to set up and maintain that runs on Windows
(all computers in my home network are Win based). I have a Windows
file server I could load some kind of proxy software on and have
the kids computers hit the proxy to resolve DNS calls. But again,
I don't want to screw around with complex proxy servers, "net
nanny" based software, etc. Also, simply editing their hosts file
isn't terribly realistic either.</p>
<p>Basically, I want a solution where I can easily enter a domain to
be blocked (or removed for access) for only their PCs, without
having to sink hours and hours into
learning/configuring/maintaining some complex software solution.
I'd also rather not have to load some kind of net-nanny software
onto each of their computers (which would be a pain to constantly
have to maintain the block list on each machine).</p>
<p>Free/Open Source would be best, but I'll be willing to pay if the
price is right.</p>
<p>I'm at my wits end with this game addition (and yes it's an
addiction) and need a solution. </p>
<p>Any thoughts would be most appreciated.</p>
<p>Peter</p>
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