I know the ASUS firmware has a schedule based parental control that ties to mac address not just IP. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > if you have a router with either dd-wrt or one of the better commodity > routers, you might be able to input those domains into a block list. you > could, with some fine tuning, even block entire IP ranges (like all of > china for instance). Also, if you are willing to setup a spare laptop to do > this, you can use the Iptables firewall and setup the proper scripting in > there. SInce that would be a lot more secure than the commodity router, it > won't be so easy to bypass. you might also consider blocking any VPN > tunnels as they can get around the domain blocks. One nice thing about > Linus as a firewall is that you can log in and use either wireshark on a > remote session or just run tcpdump and exclude any traffic not to or from > your kids machines. This will give you an idea of where they are headed > online. I used to do this a lot when I ran an OpenBSD firewall here on a > virtual machine. It gave me the ability to monitor net traffic and see if > anything was amiss. THe only issue I see right now i > s spending money on power to run a 200 watt drain on the electric for a > computer. > > -eric > > On 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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