There are options: I use dansguardian for the blacklist feature which is useful for the
high school age kids. My configuration is this: Mostly I have used a Dlink D604 as my
firewall configured with the 10 available access rules, one of which creates a default
deny situation. another rule permits only my systems to use port 80. Another good router
for this is the Zonet ZSR0104UP (with one usb and one parallel print server). But I have
now learned netfilter well enough that I am building something based on openWRT. (I will
let everyone know when this is done). The advantage of dansguardian is it can be
cron'd so that it turns off. This keeps the kids out of the multiplayer games and
other generally permitted things when they should be sleeping. (the Dlink clock is broken
due to an NTP bug). Please note: You must keep your permitted systems under good physical
and authentication security for this to be effective. You also have to warn the piano
teacher and other homes where computer access may seem innocent enough. (I have kids from
5 to 19). Currently, my dansguardian is configured with a large blacklist but I am adding
items so frequently that I will also build it whitelist style for the WRT version (Kids
get into trouble in lots of places like shady chat rooms that are not in the normal
filters - for this reason the subscription proxies ala Linksys are not on my short list
but you may find one valuable). Whitelists will be as much work, but I will be more
confident in what is being allowed. I struggle with the broken system problem still. For
now the systems used for CD's where the kids must have install priviledges - are kept
off the net, and the systems on the net are tightly locked or easily reinstalled. Also
note: you get more mileage from a number of cheap PC's and appliances than a single
big gaming system - especially if it means you have to share a computer - don't!. I
happen to have a talent for building systems from scraps or $30 routers and configuring
firewalls, but I can see where it can be a neccessary skill for any parent of many / or
challenging children. As a computer professional I love the internet. As a parent, the
internet really has a lot of concealed dangers that require a REALLY HIGH LEVEL OF
DILIGENCE. It is here and part of the culture... but the kids don't understand that
they are targets or at lease a vector to their parents data, or their parents employers
data. And your heart screams each time ....
good luck.
<><Randy
<><Randall Grimshaw
Room 203 Machinery Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
315-443-5779
rgrimsha(a)syr.edu
>> wipe_out(a)users.sourceforge.net 01/08/06 2:49 PM >>>
Hi,
Is there anything for parental control that works on Linux??
I have a friend who has a son that enjoys the internet, he had windows
on his PC but in less than a week completely destroyed the install
because of all the stuff he installed..
So we moved him onto a Linux system and so far its working great..
The problem now is that he is getting far to wrapped up in looking at
porn and not the innocent kind..
Is there any parental control software for Linux available??
Thanks..
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