[K12OSN] How to block myspace.com

[Gentgeen]

Nice idea, set the host file to 192.168.xx.xx (or what ever internal
network IP) and set up an old P1 as the webserver there.  The have the
index.html page explain what is going on and why.  A lot nicer then the
"localhost" IP.

Question though -- if the kid actually know that
myspace.com=63.208.226.43  wouldn't he/she be able to bypass the host
file/DNS entry?

Gentgeen

On Thu, 25 May 2006 09:22:46 -0700 (PDT)
Hoover Chan <chan at sacredsf.org> wrote:
> Interesting tactic.
> 
> Another one along the same lines, if you have access to your own DNS 
> servers and can create virtual Web hosts, is to have them point to a
> real  place, your own, with a message about why they were directed
> there.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> Hoover Chan                   chan at sacredsf.org
> Technology Network Coordinator
> Schools of the Sacred Heart
> 2222 Broadway St.
> San Francisco, CA 94115
> 
> 
> On Wed, 24 May 2006, Doug Simpson wrote:
> 
> > One easy way to do this is to go into the /etc/hosts file and add
> > these sites  at the end.
> >
> > examples:
> >
> > 127.0.0.1 myspace.com
> > 127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com
> > 127.0.0.1 what.ever.else.com
> >
> >
> > Do not disturb the first 127.0.0.1 line in there!!!! It has to be
> > there and  correct for some things to work right.
> >
> > What this will do os cause the server to oint attemped connections
> > to the  localhost.  If you have a webserver running, it will show
> > your local site. .  .
> >
> > Quick and dirty, but you will drive yourself nutz trying to keep up
> > with all  the variations of sites. . .
> >
> > There are places you can get lists of thousands of entries to ut in
> > the  /etc/hosts file that will do this very effectively.  If I can
> > remember, I  will look that info u later. . .
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > Dave Prentice wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> I'm sure this has been dealt with before, but I can't figure out
> >how to  > search the archives. Is there an easy way on K12LTSP to
> >prevent students  > from logging on to myspace.com? I've heard so
> >many potential dangers that I  > don't want them accessing it from
> >school. > Thanks,
> >> Dave Prentice
> >> 



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