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Which sites are best to block for a family PC?

  • 31-01-2015 3:19am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭


    I've been asked to fix up a windows computer and to ensure that no Irish gambling sites can be accessed, if possible. I know how to do this, but I don't know what sites to block yet.

    I'm curious if anyone knows a packaged solution (like a browser plugin) or just websites themselves to block as unfortunately supervised access can't always be guaranteed.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    OpenDNS. Block em at the router level, hardest to circumvent.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 534 ✭✭✭eezipc


    Norton DNS is the one I always use. It has three different levels.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    If it's windows 7 try Microsoft family safety. Or else edit the hosts file in system32/drivers/etc and point the urls at 127.0.0.1


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TenLeftFingers


    All good and helpful suggestions, thank you. As for finding a list of URLs to use, is there anything already 'assembled'?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I use the mvps block list anyway to block all malware and ad sites but if you Google the department of Education filtering for schools it has a list of sites by category- one if the categories is gambling.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TenLeftFingers


    Orion wrote: »
    I use the mvps block list anyway to block all malware and ad sites but if you Google the department of Education filtering for schools it has a list of sites by category- one if the categories is gambling.

    Wow, thanks so much Orion. That's exactly what I'm looking for!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    NannyNet is a good piece of sortware I've heard but best to block them on the router's settings itself.


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