[LinuxUsers] Parental Control Software

[Manny]

Jeez, How about Trust!

If you want filtering and tracking move to China.

How else will the kids learn about the birds and the bees!

I remember the good ole days when you could curl up with a good
magazine and ....

Sorry, yeah,  OpenDNS works great.  Keeps most of the casual "mistype"
redirection from occurring. Best run on a router to protect all
computers connected to it. Best of all it's free.

You just need to figure out a way of updating the IP address that
OpenDNS has and the true IP address that your internet provider gives
you. I do it manually, not to reliable.

--Manny


On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Chris Louden <chris at chrislouden.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Randall Whitman <909linux at whizman.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would start off with something like OpenDNS, its free and works great.
>>
>> Chris, thanks for bringing that to my attention!
>> I was not aware that OpenDNS offered that - very good to know.
>> A web interface rather than having to install more software,
>> may be easier for a lot of people.
>>   Linkname: Block Web Sites and More with OpenDNS
>>        URL: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/tools/013008open_dns.htm
>
> Yes, OpenDNS allows you to select from several levels of blocking,
> minor to extreme. As well you can customize it to add specific sites.
>
> The only limitation is that home users generally get a DHCP address
> from the ISP. To work around this OpenDNS has made a client (Windows
> and Mac) which will keep their system up to date with your IP.
>
> You can even customize the blocked page noticication with your own message.
>
>
> -Chris
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