Post by weepingwillow on Dec 5, 2007 23:20:01 GMT -5
www.opendns.com/
It's free! It's been helping a lot. I can see every website my h goes too,as well as block anything that might be tempting.
I blocked google images,and yahoo images because both of those sites let to much get through!
Also,If you use a home router of any kind,make sure to change the administrative password on it(in order for OpenDNS To work properly anyway the dns ip's for opendns must be provided to the router that all the computers go through for internet access, it also explains this on the opendns website too.) Most routers, will reset by either a pinhole on the back/bottom or if the power is killed and then re-plugged back in. A way to check up on this method of ridding of opendns is to either log-in to the router from time to time with your set password or just try going to a p*rn/ad*lt site from any pc that is using the router. if your password that you assigned does not work, then that means either the router was reset, the power to it was killed, or maybe your power just died. If your router gets reset (which it can for many reasons as stated above) then you need to find its default admin login info and go in and re-enter the opendns server ip's and change the password again, all routers may be different, so consult the manual of yours or contact your router's maker's tech support line.
Another major point is that if one is using an unrestricted (admin) account on windowsxp, or whatever windows you have, then that person can change the local machine dns info by just going to the properties of the specific network connection in use and specifying the dns servers they want. You CAN find free/open dns servers to use by looking online, if one is enough of a computer geek, these can be found and used freely, most major businesses/institutions will let outside net traffic utilize their private dns servers. What has to happen, is if your pc in question goes through a router, then your pc must be using the router's ip address (the router itself) as its dns server, otherwise you're skipping the opendns gateway that your router is told to use. It's a work-around basically. A way that it may be avoided is to let the person who has the addiction only use the windows pc through a restricted/guest account (this account cannot install/uninstall and possible should not be able to make system changes/networking changes to exploit this workaround).
Most computers will allow you to set-up a start-up bios password.
Then you can only access the computer by putting this in.
There are ways to reset the password,they are hard and sneaky..I won't list them here..BUT if the person was to reset it,you would know because ta-da..you don't have to put it in for them!
A bios password is the best possible way of denying total access to the computer w/out you putting in the password.
Just remember your password!! It is VERY hard to reset!!!
You should also set up a windows limited(non admin) account for them to use.
Hope all that makes sense,and is of help...This is all really great if your h is computer savvy.
It's free! It's been helping a lot. I can see every website my h goes too,as well as block anything that might be tempting.
I blocked google images,and yahoo images because both of those sites let to much get through!
Also,If you use a home router of any kind,make sure to change the administrative password on it(in order for OpenDNS To work properly anyway the dns ip's for opendns must be provided to the router that all the computers go through for internet access, it also explains this on the opendns website too.) Most routers, will reset by either a pinhole on the back/bottom or if the power is killed and then re-plugged back in. A way to check up on this method of ridding of opendns is to either log-in to the router from time to time with your set password or just try going to a p*rn/ad*lt site from any pc that is using the router. if your password that you assigned does not work, then that means either the router was reset, the power to it was killed, or maybe your power just died. If your router gets reset (which it can for many reasons as stated above) then you need to find its default admin login info and go in and re-enter the opendns server ip's and change the password again, all routers may be different, so consult the manual of yours or contact your router's maker's tech support line.
Another major point is that if one is using an unrestricted (admin) account on windowsxp, or whatever windows you have, then that person can change the local machine dns info by just going to the properties of the specific network connection in use and specifying the dns servers they want. You CAN find free/open dns servers to use by looking online, if one is enough of a computer geek, these can be found and used freely, most major businesses/institutions will let outside net traffic utilize their private dns servers. What has to happen, is if your pc in question goes through a router, then your pc must be using the router's ip address (the router itself) as its dns server, otherwise you're skipping the opendns gateway that your router is told to use. It's a work-around basically. A way that it may be avoided is to let the person who has the addiction only use the windows pc through a restricted/guest account (this account cannot install/uninstall and possible should not be able to make system changes/networking changes to exploit this workaround).
Most computers will allow you to set-up a start-up bios password.
Then you can only access the computer by putting this in.
There are ways to reset the password,they are hard and sneaky..I won't list them here..BUT if the person was to reset it,you would know because ta-da..you don't have to put it in for them!
A bios password is the best possible way of denying total access to the computer w/out you putting in the password.
Just remember your password!! It is VERY hard to reset!!!
You should also set up a windows limited(non admin) account for them to use.
Hope all that makes sense,and is of help...This is all really great if your h is computer savvy.
