New Setup

AtticusAtticus Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
edited February 2006 in Science & Tech
Hello!

I'm setting up 4 computers for a multi-media club and i need to be able to regulate what the kids are accessing on the net. Are there any good freeware internet filters/monitors? We've used NetNanny in the past but its a touch too expensive for this particular community-funded program. Also, a good freeware firewall/antivirus would be great. Thanks in advance.

Nick

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    www.dansguardian.org + www.smoothwall.org + old crappy PC with two network cards = free and really good solution :thumbup:
  • reelbigfishreelbigfish Boston, MA Member
    edited January 2006
    Some Linksys routers will also allow you to block certain URLs and have access restrictions based on the particular computer and time of day. I set up one to promptly stop letting a womans son from access the net after 9pm on school nights.
  • AtticusAtticus Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
    edited January 2006
    I'm going to try and set up a server using Fedora Core 4. Once i get the server going, i'll see about setting up a firewall. Will those work within Linux or do those have to be on a seperate system?
  • reelbigfishreelbigfish Boston, MA Member
    edited January 2006
    I believe smoothwall is a linux os which acts soley as a firewall.
  • fingerflingerfingerflinger Ohio
    edited February 2006
    As a high schooler, I plead with you not to run Bess. It's a headache for anybody doing research(or looking for games) It blocks all forums, all websites with free hosting, and even Wikipedia! I understand the reasoning, but it's just too harsh and doesn't make execeptions.
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