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Flitering Software to prevent kids accessing certain sites

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  • 30-09-2007 10:56am
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    car
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭


    Would any of ye recommend software that I can get for my friends kids computer to stop them going onto sites they shouldnt. I set up their broadband last night and with in 10 minutes of one of them looking up wrestling stuff popped up they shouldnt see for another 10 years... at least.

    sorry if I posted this in the wrong place, please feel free to move.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    If they are smart kids, only removing the network cable works.


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    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    I'd agree with the above - they'll just stick a copy of portable firefox on a memory stick. My advice is leave it - they will probably get bored of it in a week.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    for unsuitable pop-ups and adverts I;d suggest using Firefox with adblock as this will stop unsuitable pop-up adverts.

    but if their actively looking up stuff, do a search pn google and you'll find plenty of logginh software that will allow you to keep track of what there doing


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    John2002
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭John2002


    http://www.netnanny.com/


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    gibo_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 782 ✭✭✭gibo_ie


    An excellent FREE software: http://www.k9webprotection.com/
    This is a home version of the comercial Bluecoat application. Tis very good!


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    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    Try http://www.scrubit.com/


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    thefinalstage
    Registered Users Posts: 3,502 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


    And yet any pc literate 12 year old can disable any of that software... :(


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    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,518 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    I tried NetNanny. Awful piece of software.
    Failed even basic testing.. Didn't even support IE7, when it was rolled-out as an automatic upgrade.. Avoid..


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    car
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭car


    thanks guys, these r only beginners, but today was day 2 and they are flying, so I better put some kind of protection on it, dont want to give their mother a heart attach


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    fatherdougalmag
    Registered Users Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭fatherdougalmag


    ZoneAlarm is doing the trick for me. Well, it doesn't catch absolutely everything but it certainly interferes enough.


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    ZeRoY
    Registered Users Posts: 959 ✭✭✭ZeRoY


    netnanny working fine for me :D


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    K9 is excellent IMHO, and free too


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    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    OP: are you with eircom? If yes, then try their net protection option. I believe it is an ISP side block. I have never tried it though but maybe someone here can comment on it. If you are not with eircom then contact your isp and see if they offer a similiar package.


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    #15
    ST
    Registered Users Posts: 345 ✭✭ST


    Turn on Googles Search Filtering.

    Also some routers have filters built in which can be set-up to block sites.


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