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OpenDNS is handy. You 1/ Sign up for an account 2/ Configure your home's router to use their DNS servers 3/ Install an agent on a machine in your home's networ
by saturdayplace 10y ago
OpenDNS is handy. You
1/ Sign up for an account
2/ Configure your home's router to use their DNS servers
3/ Install an agent on a machine in your home's network, authenticate it with your account credentials. When your router's IP address changes, this agent makes sure to update your account.
4/ Configure the sites or types of site you want to block.
Once you're up and running, If a DNS request from your network matches something that'd be blocked, you'll get re-directed to a "Blocked Content" page.
- tonteldoos 10y agoI'd need to look into what machine will be running the agent, but this is look like a really good solution. Thanks!
- stephenr 10y agoUnless you also block outgoing DNS requests on the router, this seems like a 10 minute (before being defeated) solution at best. A search for "get around opendns content blocked" returns instant, step-through guides to change your browser/OS DNS settings.
- saturdayplace 10y agoI assume that someone who's configuring their router will also be configuring their children's devices in such a way that the children won't have permissions to make those changes.
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