[ale] selective DNS server for DHCP clients?

Pete Hardie pete.hardie at gmail.com
Wed Feb 27 15:15:15 EST 2013


Know any good tutorials for this, Jim?  Or godg Google keywords?

Pete Hardie
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Use an invisible proxy by capturing all http/https traffic from her laptop
> IP and routing through your squid proxy. No changes on laptop and no more
> faceplant sucking away her IQ.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
>> 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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>>> 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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