the fastest solution would be to route the domains via local copy of the hosts file. to say localhost or some place you approve of. then you can look for a more long term solution. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:26 PM, AZ Pete wrote: > All, > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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). > > Free/Open Source would be best, but I'll be willing to pay if the price is > right. > > I'm at my wits end with this game addition (and yes it's an addiction) and > need a solution. > > Any thoughts would be most appreciated. > > Peter > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen