Guest Jen Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I am trying to block https://vtunnel.com as a blocked website under parental controls. My children have discovered at school that you can bypass filters and visit sites you want by first using this https://vtunnel.com site and it will take you where you want to go. I can add it to a restricted site in internet explorer but it can only be added to IE under each user account ID and then they can edit it. With parental controls, when I try to block it using Parental Controls, User Controls, Windows Vista Web Filter, Block a Specific Website, I get an error message stating: "only websites starting with http:// can be added to the allow or block lists". Quote
Guest Victek Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 > I am trying to block https://vtunnel.com as a blocked website under <span style="color:blue"> > parental > controls. My children have discovered at school that you can bypass > filters > and visit sites you want by first using this https://vtunnel.com site and > it > will take you where you want to go. I can add it to a restricted site in > internet explorer but it can only be added to IE under each user account > ID > and then they can edit it. With parental controls, when I try to block it > using Parental Controls, User Controls, Windows Vista Web Filter, Block a > Specific Website, I get an error message stating: "only websites starting > with http:// can be added to the allow or block lists".</span> Do you know about the free OpenDNS service? By changing the DNS server settings in TCP/IP properties on the PC (or adding the DNS server addresses in the static DNS server settings in your router) all site address requests are routed through the OpenDNS servers which offer free content filtering. Go to www.opendns.com, note the DNS server addresses, create an account and configure the content filtering to your liking. In particular there's an option to add specific addresses to a "blocked" site list. If you decide to try this and need help setting it up post back. Quote
Guest Jen Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I have just discovered that I can add an https: website through internet explorer by going to tools, internet options, content tab, click settings under content advisor, approved sites tab, type website under allowed websites, and then click "NEVER". This is the only way I can add this site. I cannot add it throught parental controls under the user account in the list of blocked websites and if I add it just to restricted sites under the security tab in internet explorer I would have to do this by logging in to their user account and then they would be able to edit it. Very confusing - a round about way to try to accomplish something. I hope they fix this! Ideally, you should be able to do this when you set up parental controls and not have to go to internet explorer. Quote
Guest Sonny Wortzik Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:31:02 -0700, Jen <Jen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >I have just discovered that I can add an https: website through internet >explorer by going to tools, internet options, content tab, click settings >under content advisor, approved sites tab, type website under allowed >websites, and then click "NEVER". > >This is the only way I can add this site. I cannot add it throught parental >controls under the user account in the list of blocked websites and if I add >it just to restricted sites under the security tab in internet explorer I >would have to do this by logging in to their user account and then they would >be able to edit it. Very confusing - a round about way to try to accomplish >something. I hope they fix this! Ideally, you should be able to do this >when you set up parental controls and not have to go to internet explorer.</span> Ideally, one would not have to rely on a computer program to control his/her children. Quote
Guest Sam Hobbs Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 "Sonny Wortzik" <SonnyWortzik@invalid> wrote in message news:6osfr45cr1hbfqg562debh9cv9ftv1se4d@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue"> > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:31:02 -0700, Jen > <Jen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >>I have just discovered that I can add an https: website through internet >>explorer by going to tools, internet options, content tab, click settings >>under content advisor, approved sites tab, type website under allowed >>websites, and then click "NEVER". >> >>This is the only way I can add this site. I cannot add it throught >>parental >>controls under the user account in the list of blocked websites and if I >>add >>it just to restricted sites under the security tab in internet explorer I >>would have to do this by logging in to their user account and then they >>would >>be able to edit it. Very confusing - a round about way to try to >>accomplish >>something. I hope they fix this! Ideally, you should be able to do this >>when you set up parental controls and not have to go to internet explorer.</span> > > Ideally, one would not have to rely on a computer program to control > his/her children.</span> Ideally, yes; but the world is not ideal. There are too many temptations and other influences from organizations that insist they have a right to free speech and such. Realistically speaking, anyone getting advice here about how to control children might be outsmarted again by children with their own network of support for how to outsmart adults. Quote
Guest Sonny Wortzik Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:30:51 -0700, "Sam Hobbs" <Gateremovethis@SamHobbs.org> wrote: <span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"> >> Ideally, one would not have to rely on a computer program to control >> his/her children.</span> > >Ideally, yes; but the world is not ideal. There are too many temptations and >other influences from organizations that insist they have a right to free >speech and such.</span> Those are effective only when parents aren't. Quote
Guest MBUnit Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Jen wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I am trying to block https://vtunnel.com as a blocked website under parental > controls. My children have discovered at school that you can bypass filters > and visit sites you want by first using this https://vtunnel.com site and it > will take you where you want to go. I can add it to a restricted site in > internet explorer but it can only be added to IE under each user account ID > and then they can edit it. With parental controls, when I try to block it > using Parental Controls, User Controls, Windows Vista Web Filter, Block a > Specific Website, I get an error message stating: "only websites starting > with http:// can be added to the allow or block lists".</span> What firewall on the machine are you using? If you find out what the IP for that site is, you can block the IP with a firewall rule. You can do this. You can download and install CurrPort which is free, start CurrPort, go to the Web site in question using IE and look for the connection using CurrPort to see what IP is being used, the Remote IP . If you can do that, get the IP, then you can set a rule with Vista's firewall to block the IP the remote site is using. Quote
Guest Sam Hobbs Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 "Sonny Wortzik" <SonnyWortzik@invalid> wrote in message news:63jgr4t44ukure526e4kdggr9oiqaeranh@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue"> > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:30:51 -0700, "Sam Hobbs" > <Gateremovethis@SamHobbs.org> wrote: ><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> >>> Ideally, one would not have to rely on a computer program to control >>> his/her children.</span> >> >>Ideally, yes; but the world is not ideal. There are too many temptations >>and >>other influences from organizations that insist they have a right to free >>speech and such.</span> > > Those are effective only when parents aren't.</span> Since we are far off-topic I won't continue but I still see the world quite differently. Quote
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