[TriLUG] Childproofing

[Roy Vestal]

I have port 80,8080,443,8443 blocked for all IPs but my squid 
webproxy/dansguardian server. I also use OpenDNS with the Moderate 
settings and force it from the router. I also block google, yahoo, and 
M$ dns servers at the router.

IMHO, it's my job to protect my kids AND my wife from the crap out 
there. Yes, this causes management headaches due to whitelisting, but my 
wife and I know what the kids are getting into and can counsel them.

YMMV,
-Roy

On 11/10/14 8:37 AM, Ken MacKenzie wrote:
> So as my kids get older and more online I am starting to deal with content
> filtering.
>
> So at present I have set up the main workstation/home computer with a
> combination of privoxy and dansguardian and have the internal routing
> forcing people through different internal routes (local to the machine
> itself) based on their user name.
>
> This so far is proving to be a pretty good solution but it is not global
> for the whole network.  Now granted I know what I would have to do to make
> it global for the whole network but current hardware setup does not support
> that and not sure I want to go that route.
>
> So another option is of course OpenDNS.
>
> Which brings me to my main question, has anyone used it before?  My
> particular interest is thoughts on general privacy using something like
> OpenDNS.  I mean yes in theory no different from hitting any other DNS, but
> in the OpenDNS model they have my IP associated with my Email address
> directly provided by me.
>
> My main reason for thinking OpenDNS might be a better solution is the
> combination of being able to make it global for the whole house with no
> installations and regardless of OS.  Also that they maintain the lists to
> keep the filtering sane.
>
> Ken