SID_NY

Hi Folks,

I've nephews at my sister's home and they are in a growing age where they just want to surf the internet in the leisure times and especially goto the websites recommended by there "friends". My brother-in-law, somehow, has got a suspicion that these kids may be visiting some unethical and unhealthy, or in real means, "porn" websites. He asked me if he can block the access to these websites by any means?

I dont think of any way, but is there any better suggestion anyone has? I heard about some software that can do it but i'm not 100% sure.

Let me rephrase my question. Is there a way we can block the unwanted or porn websites that our children may have quick access to?

Thanks in advance.

cricketplaya

keep the computer in the kitchen/family room.

teggy

Software like NetNanny, WebSitter should get that job done.

They're not freeware, and you will have to pay for them. NetNanny goes for about $40.

brother_quraysh

or if you're using windows vista - enable parental controls in the Control panel menu

Aisha dubaiwali

There is this software suite you can use SID and it is called contentprotect.. it is highly advanced with many features and you can control what they view, block specific types of websites, control the amount of time spent on the internet etc. i know because i personally used it for my relatives.

www.contentwatch.com

hollowman

I tell you the simple trick SID

If you are running Windows XP just do this

Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Type the following text in that Run box: notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Step 2: Now just go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following:

127.0.0.1 google.com (just for example)

Save the file and exit. That’s it. None of the above sites will now open on your computer.

You can block as many websites as you like with the above trick. If you want to unblock the sites later, open the same file as mentioned in Step 1 and delete the above lines.

MANIAC24

you could just enable parental controlz and put ur own password and block all the sitez/content that u dont want the kidz 2 see or jus check the history if they hadnt cleared it..

brother_quraysh

hey why have you got my penguin king

Asif2000

The better way to do it is to block everything but what you want to allow. This works better because you can never keep track of new emerging sites. You would have to constantly update the list of blocked sites.

Do the following instead

The settings are under Control Panel | Internet Options | Connection (tab) | LAN Settings

1. Put a checkmark next to "use a proxy server" and click on "bypass proxy server for local addresses"
2. then click on Advanced and specify the addresses you want to bypass separating each entry with a semicolon ; example: www.myhomepage.com;www.microsoft.com;www... You can list as many as you want. If you have a long list, you may want to write it down in Notepad as a TXT file and then copy/paste it into IE/Firefox.

MANIAC24

lol brother_quraysh i had this b4 u and therez no need 2 argue and besidez i joined GS b4 u so i been had this

STONECOLD

let them look at it....if you stop them looking at home...theyl find somewhere else to do it!!!

Boston

Keep the computer in an open area where you can see. Software such as Netnanny, etc. are pretty good, but they are a annoyance when you are trying to do something. Simple measure such a one global account for everyone rather than individual accounts, restricted privleges so that kids can't hide their trail, etc. are simple yet effective measures. The more restrictions you have on them, they are more likely to find a way around it; If at not your home, maybe at their friend home. Keep is simple and transparent.