OT: Blocking Sites

[Nathan England]

Remember the days when we could just pull the plug? 

If this is a windows machine, you can edit the hosts files in
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts 

You might need to hit the start button, type in "notepad" then right
click notepad and select Run As Administrator in order to edit the
files. 

Then follow the syntax of the domains and ip should be 127.0.0.1. I
don't have a windows machine, so I cannot tell you which is first, ip or
domain, but I think it is ip and then domain. 

If this is a linux box do the same thing, but edit the /etc/hosts file
and put in a bogus ip for the domains you want to block. 

I would suggest one line per domain ip combo. 

On 2015-07-07 13:26, 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 
> 
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