[ale] selective DNS server for DHCP clients?

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Wed Feb 27 15:07:04 EST 2013


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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