On Wednesday 14 January 2009 20:01:49 Navdeep Singh Sidhu wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like your help in blocking some websites like YouTube and Bebo > from our staff computer. We have an old Compaq running Ubuntu 8.10.
> I have tried adding the websites to the /etc/hosts.deny list but nothing > happens. I searched Google and found a temporary solution, but once the > pc restarts that rule doesnot work. The following is what i have tried .. > * sudo /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -d www.youtube.com -j REJECT > * sudo /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -d youtube.l.google.com -j REJECT > * sudo /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -d 208.117.236.70 -j REJECT > > What do you guys recommend. All help will be appreciated. Use either IPCop or pfSense. Both are firewalls which can have web filters added. Also add ntop and allow whole world access to the ntop display. This allows monitoring of your entire net at the press of a button to any and everyone in the world. Works wonders in a school situation. -- With Sincerity, Christopher Sawtell
