- Content Filtering Software for Router
- Posted by TheScullster on March 22nd, 2007
Hi all
Have just taken delivery of Netgear router which claimed content filtering
provided.
This turns out to be time limited Trend Micro offering which includes virus,
spam software as well.
Is there any content filtering software which will work with the DG834
router and allow user settings/password access ?
In other words like the Trend Micro offering but without all the virus &
spam stuff.
TIA
Phil
- Posted by tony h on March 22nd, 2007
the filtering is done by the pc, not the router.
you could try installing the trend software using advanced options to not
install av+as.
sadly i have tries a couple of different ones, and they are all a pain, my
kids (16,14,8,8) need access to sites for homework that just get blocked due
to use of words like 'sex' somewhere on the page. far more pain than it's
worth in most cases. i did spend some time letting them get on with it, then
going through history and adding sites i didnt like to the hosts file.
i soon got bored with that method, now all the kids pcs have firefox as
default and ONLY browser, and have foxyfilter enabled
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4351/ it's a free solution that solves
vast majority of the problems (just turn off body text checking if you want
useable pcs). oh, and firefox is here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ , it's
what IE7 is trying to be.
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- Posted by Gaz on March 22nd, 2007
TheScullster wrote:
K9 web protection is an excellent free content filtering programme,
however it runs on individual workstations not on routers. It really is
excellent and simple to use, it doesnt seem to hog resources, and is
reliable and quick, significantly better to any of the paid for software i
have tested.
Gaz
- Posted by John on March 22nd, 2007
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
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It depends on your definition of "content" filtering. Programs like Net
Nanny will allow you to filter out things like the word "sex" for instance,
but then if your kids have to do geography homework and need to research
Middlesex or Sussex, then they've had it so it can be a good or a bad thing.
If you just want to restrict vertain websites or put a block on the times of
day that they can access the internet, you may have a page within your
router manager that allows you to do that. Here's an idea of what my Linksys
WAG54GS offers http://www.prestoncwu.co.uk/dvd/image3.jpg
John
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- Posted by Colin Wilson on March 22nd, 2007
In a few short tests that i've done with this, i'll also add my
recommendation for it.
It's free, so you've lost nothing trying it anyway !
It has a time / calendar function built in to restrict access, as well
as the normal content filtering (categorised, pick what you want).
You can bypass it temporarily or permanently for specific sites, and if
the kids figure out how to uninstall it, it will email you a warning to
say it's been removed !
- Posted by Gaz on March 22nd, 2007
Colin Wilson wrote:
Also, they have a beta which is even more comprehensive including (i
believe) messenger logging and p2p controls, and enforces safe searches in
google!
The software has to be amongst the best pieces of free software i have ever
used, it does exactly what is says it does, and it doesnt use dumb blocks
such as preventing access to sites such as http://thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/
Sometimes when you come across a piece of software so good, you wonder why
nobody has ever heard of it...
Gaz
