[ale] selective DNS server for DHCP clients?

[Pete Hardie]

Doesn't squid require changing the browser proxy settings?  I'd prefer
something that does not rely on changes on the laptop, since I don't
control the software, etc - we already have enough trouble getting the wifi
settings to work

Pete Hardie
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Better Living Through Bitmaps


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> After another round of disagreements concerning homework, I've determined
>> that my daughter can't resist the lure of time-wasting Internet sites.  The
>> wrinkle is that she has a school-issued laptop, so I can't install anything
>> on it to block access to the time-sinks.  So here's what I think I can do,
>> and I need to know if it's possible:
>>
>> I already have a DHCP server on my desktop, providing fixed IPs and a
>> different DNS server for my ReplayTV boxen.  I'd like to target her
>> laptop's DNS to one running on my desktop, without using that one as my
>> desktop's DNS (I can use the router)
>>
>> I also need a good tutorial on DNS servers - I have dnsmasq, which seems
>> like it might work for my purposes - have the sites I need to block be
>> mapped to 127.0.0.1 for her laptop, while letting the rest to resolve
>> normally
>>
>> So is this feasible?  If not, is there a good alternative?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>>
>> Pete Hardie
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>> Better Living Through Bitmaps
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> Are you wanting to block site with DNS?  You might be better setting up
> squid.
>
>
> http://milky.manishsinha.net/2009/06/06/speeding-up-internet-surfing-squid-bind/
>
> This is what I think you are looking for...
>
> http://qmail.jms1.net/djbdns/bind-blocking.shtml
>
>
> http://ct-bond.blogspot.com/2010/03/blocking-malicious-websites-with-dns.html
>
> http://www.deer-run.com/~hal/sysadmin/dns-advert.html
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