| Gavin W. Burris on 2 Mar 2015 06:45:58 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Child Proofing my Home Network |
Hi, John. I recommend going minimalist, if this isn't for yourself and not immediately accessible for fixes. The most minimal thing would be to set OpenDNS DNS on the existing modem/router LAN settings tab. Done! I think I may do this myself sometime soon. I have a feeling that deploying a more complex solution will prompt much eye-rolling when its movie night and everyone has to sit patiently while you fiddle with the pi/ddwrt/whatever for an hour. I've been there, and done with that! :D Cheers. On 09:27AM Mon 03/02/15 -0500, john boris wrote: > I am not set on the Pi. I was just trying to find a solution that was low > power. My wife is a blood hound for power using devices. I want to find a > solution that will eventually my son can install at his place. He is > computer savvy enough to do it but the kid is a single parent and he is > struggling. > > I have never dealt with DDwrt but will add that to my list to investigate. > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:50 PM, John Kreno <john.kreno@gmail.com> wrote: > > > John, > > > > I think you or someone else had mentioned something like openDNS earlier > > in the thread. Maybe a router that has DDwrt and support for OpenDNS would > > be a better fit for your particular application. I don't know what your > > current internet speeds are, and I can't predict what they will be next > > year or the following year, but one important thing to keep in mind about > > the RasPi is that the on board Network is usb based, and then you either > > have to vlan your traffic into that one interface for public/private or you > > have to add a second interface either wired or wireless that will also be > > usb based on the same bus. Just some things to think about, maybe someone > > on the list already covered. I have only been following this on and off. > > Are you set on the Pi as the hardware end of the solution? > > > > -John > > > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 2:20 PM, john boris <jborissr@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> No problem thanks > >> > >> > >> On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Carl Johnson <cjohnson19791979@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I've not seen Smoothwall on ARM either. I wasn't trying to push you one > >>> way or the other. Just mentioning another way to do it is all. > >>> > >>> On February 28, 2015 1:54:37 PM EST, john boris <jborissr@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Yes but I haven't seen it on th Pi > >>>> > >>>> On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Carl Johnson < > >>>> cjohnson19791979@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> It's not only for Arduino's. I have it running, in one example, on a > >>>>> newer Dell R210 II. > >>>>> > >>>>> On February 28, 2015 12:49:26 PM EST, john boris <jborissr@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Yes. Pfsense runs on Arduinoni I think and isn't an option I have > >>>>>> thought about > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Carl Johnson < > >>>>>> cjohnson19791979@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> In addition to Smoothwall, pfSense has a bunch of add on modules > >>>>>>> that can be plugged in too. pfBlocker is one, forexample. Pfsense has a > >>>>>>> somewhat steeper learning curve though. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On February 27, 2015 4:09:34 PM EST, john boris <jborissr@gmail.com> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Smoothwall was mentioned off line and I will investigate it as I > >>>>>>>> investigate e2guardian > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Friday, February 27, 2015, Rich Freeman < > >>>>>>>> r-plug@thefreemanclan.net> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:31 PM, john boris <jborissr@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> > When i first got involved with the Internet in the early 80's I > >>>>>>>>> could be 99% > >>>>>>>>> > sure the person on the other end of the bbs or the email was who > >>>>>>>>> they said > >>>>>>>>> > they were. Today you almost need a dna test to make sure the > >>>>>>>>> person on the > >>>>>>>>> > other end of the wire is a real person. > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I tend to agree. My personal sensibilities are to be fairly > >>>>>>>>> liberal > >>>>>>>>> on this stuff. However, from experience I can say that kids can > >>>>>>>>> end > >>>>>>>>> up doing things that are really dumb, and this puts at risk their > >>>>>>>>> own > >>>>>>>>> safety, or the security of the family. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Maybe the kid wants to download free movies online because that is > >>>>>>>>> what all the other kids are doing. Then the parent ends up being > >>>>>>>>> hit > >>>>>>>>> with pay-up-or-be-sued letters to the tune of thousands of dollars. > >>>>>>>>> The kid in elementary school obviously has no sense of what $10k > >>>>>>>>> is. > >>>>>>>>> Maybe the kid runs into this really friendly but persuasive other > >>>>>>>>> kid > >>>>>>>>> online who isn't a kid at all. Kids can sometimes be very quick to > >>>>>>>>> trust strangers while assuming the worst of their own parents. I > >>>>>>>>> remember my stepdaughter as a kid describing some guys her age as > >>>>>>>>> creepy and others as nice, and I got the sense that the distinction > >>>>>>>>> was in how nice-looking or charming they were. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> All of these are teachable moments of course. The problem is that > >>>>>>>>> there are some kinds of situations that are irreparable. I > >>>>>>>>> believe in > >>>>>>>>> letting kids make mistakes so that they can learn from them. If > >>>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>> means a burnt finger or a broken $10 toy, it is a learning > >>>>>>>>> experience. > >>>>>>>>> It becomes a problem when the costs start getting serious or the > >>>>>>>>> injuries becoming life-changing. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Parenting is often a lot harder than it might seem... > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> Rich > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- > >>>>>>>>> http://www.phillylinux.org > >>>>>>>>> Announcements - > >>>>>>>>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > >>>>>>>>> General Discussion -- > >>>>>>>>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC8000X > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC8000X > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC8000X > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> John J. Boris, Sr. > >> Head Freshmen Football Coach > >> Camden Catholic High School > >> > >> > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________________________ > >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- > >> http://www.phillylinux.org > >> Announcements - > >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > >> General Discussion -- > >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > John Kreno > > > > "Those who would sacrifice essential liberties for a little temporary > > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- > > http://www.phillylinux.org > > Announcements - > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > > General Discussion -- > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > -- > John J. Boris, Sr. > Head Freshmen Football Coach > Camden Catholic High School > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- Gavin W. Burris Senior Project Leader for Research Computing The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug