What is the service that lets you change your DNS settings to route through a safe-site filter?
March 18, 2007 2:16 PM Subscribe
What is the service that lets you change your DNS settings to route through a safe-site filter?
Just weeks ago I remember reading about a simple service that would let you modify the DNS servers on your computer so that all internet traffic would be routed through a "safe-site" filter so that it'd block questionable sites.
There was nothing to download or anything of that nature and it was free...just simply modifying the DNS servers on your computer.
Any ideas?
Just weeks ago I remember reading about a simple service that would let you modify the DNS servers on your computer so that all internet traffic would be routed through a "safe-site" filter so that it'd block questionable sites.
There was nothing to download or anything of that nature and it was free...just simply modifying the DNS servers on your computer.
Any ideas?
Yes, that would be OpenDNS. If you have a router handing out network settings to your computers, you'd just modify your router's DNS settings.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:26 PM on March 18, 2007
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:26 PM on March 18, 2007
Response by poster: No, I'm familiar with OpenDNS (I've been using that for around 6 months)...OpenDNS doesn't block things like pornography...or is there some setting I'm missing?
It's certainly not the service I was thinking of.
posted by JPigford at 2:49 PM on March 18, 2007
It's certainly not the service I was thinking of.
posted by JPigford at 2:49 PM on March 18, 2007
Best answer: Ah, then you're looking for ScrubIT. Discussed here and in a recent AskMe I can't find offhand.
posted by Partial Law at 3:09 PM on March 18, 2007
posted by Partial Law at 3:09 PM on March 18, 2007
Response by poster: That's it! Thanks Partial Law. :)
posted by JPigford at 3:11 PM on March 18, 2007
posted by JPigford at 3:11 PM on March 18, 2007
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posted by effugas at 2:21 PM on March 18, 2007