How do i block websites on linksys network?

Question

i have a bunch of of people (friends and family) using my network and wanted to block myspace so anyone who goes on my network cannot use it. how do i block myspace from my network, so that anyone who uses my network can't access myspace from it?

Answer 1

Go to Run on your computer

Typd in cmd and press enter (or run a command line)

Type ipconfig

Type the Default Gateway number in your internet browsers address bar (the place where u would write google.com)

Login if you know the password

Go to Access Restrictions

And at the botom youll see blank spaces where you can put in websites to block.



Also if you have trouble getting into your ipconfig, the number SHOULD be 192.168.1.1

Answer 2

go to a computer thats directly plugged into the router. Open the internet and type in this in the address bar http://192.168.1.1/

It will ask you for your username and password. Username is "admin" (no quotes) and password is either "admin" as default or what ever u chose the password to be. Once u log in, on the top ull see the tab called Access Restrictions. Click on it, go to the bottom till u see "Website Blocking by Url". Then enter www.myspace.com then click save. Any more help email me at [e-mail]

Answer 3

You have to have a proxy server to do this. The way we do this at home is that I have a server running Squid/SquidGuard. All computer are blocked by the Linksys router/firewall from direct Internet access. All of the browsers are configured to connect to the Squid port (3124) on the proxy server. SquidGuard is what determines whether you're allowed to connect to the server.



My proxy server happens to be a Sun Ultra 5 running Solaris 9, but you could just as easily set it up to run on an older PC running Linux.

Answer 4

In the address bar, type "192.168.1.1" (no quotes) and enter your username/password. The defaults are "admin" (no quotes) for both - I recommend changing them if you haven't. Then, go to "Access and Restrictions" at the top and you'll have options to block sites by URL and so forth.