http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:14:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/#comment-671473 vicko Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:57:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11046#comment-671473 DansGuardian is mean! Had it running in my previous job. It blocked completely random pages for no understandable reason. Had to use Gpass constantly to browse normaly. DansGuardian is mean! Had it running in my previous job. It blocked completely random pages for no understandable reason. Had to use Gpass constantly to browse normaly.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/#comment-671189 gatordrew Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:32:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11046#comment-671189 For sure, if you want complete control with access restrictions then what you have outlined above is perfect. I use OpenDNS mainly for my protection (filtering out known phishing sites, for example). Additionally, I like not having to totally rely on my local ISP for dns servers. And lastly, I really enjoy having keywords that are accessible from any computer in my network. My usage is definitely different that yours, I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't overlooked (heck, I sometimes overlook the easy alternative!) For sure, if you want complete control with access restrictions then what you have outlined above is perfect. I use OpenDNS mainly for my protection (filtering out known phishing sites, for example). Additionally, I like not having to totally rely on my local ISP for dns servers. And lastly, I really enjoy having keywords that are accessible from any computer in my network. My usage is definitely different that yours, I just wanted to make sure that it wasn’t overlooked (heck, I sometimes overlook the easy alternative!)

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/#comment-671181 Ashraf Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:03:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11046#comment-671181 In addition to what Jack said: if you read OpenDNS's privacy policy, it is not the most impressive although kind of understandable. In addition to what Jack said: if you read OpenDNS’s privacy policy, it is not the most impressive although kind of understandable.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/#comment-670950 jack Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:22:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11046#comment-670950 while opendns is a good solution for sure. but i prefer using tools that i have absolute control over. dansguardian also allows me to control when/if she has access other sites like facebook and such. while opendns is a good solution for sure. but i prefer using tools that i have absolute control over. dansguardian also allows me to control when/if she has access other sites like facebook and such.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/09/easy-web-content-filtering-with-dansguardian/#comment-670829 gatordrew Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:13:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11046#comment-670829 While this is a great tutorial, wouldn't OpenDNS be an easier way to control what content your step daughter could see? While this is a great tutorial, wouldn’t OpenDNS be an easier way to control what content your step daughter could see?

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