Re: [PLUG] Child Proofing my Home Network

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Gavin W. Burris <bug@wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:

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
> >>>>>>>>>
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University of Pennsylvania

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