1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Free filtering software?

Discussion in 'Computers & Technology Forum' started by Trotter, Sep 19, 2004.

Top Posters
  1. Trotter

    Trotter <img src =/6412.jpg>

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2003
    Messages:
    4,818
    Likes Received:
    1
    Faith:
    Baptist
    I am trying to find a good filtering internet program that is a free download.

    I have a teenage daughter who usually gets her time on the computer when I am not home, and I want something to help me to not stumble into someplace I really don't need to be...

    Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

    In Christ,
    Trotter
     
    #1 Trotter, Sep 19, 2004
  2. superdave

    superdave New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2000
    Messages:
    2,055
    Likes Received:
    0
    dansguardian is the name of an open source content filter. I know it works on Linux, and I believe that there is a windows port.

    It is better than services from an ISP like Bess, or the one from AOL, bceause it runs on the system being protected, so you can't connect in a way that gets around it.

    I have a related thread about Linux/Unix filters going too.
     
    #2 superdave, Sep 19, 2004
  3. Trotter

    Trotter <img src =/6412.jpg>

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2003
    Messages:
    4,818
    Likes Received:
    1
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Superdave,

    The other thread is what prompted me to open this one.

    Where can I get ahold of dansgaurdian?

    In Christ,
    Trotter
     
    #3 Trotter, Sep 19, 2004
  4. superdave

    superdave New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2000
    Messages:
    2,055
    Likes Received:
    0
    Sorry, I led you on.

    Dansguardian at this point is only available for Linux and several distros of UNIX.

    I will keep my eyes open.
     
    #4 superdave, Sep 20, 2004
  5. Pete

    Pete New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2002
    Messages:
    4,345
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trotter, 2 free ones at LINK

    Hope one/both work ok for you.
     
    #5 Pete, Sep 20, 2004
  6. superdave

    superdave New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2000
    Messages:
    2,055
    Likes Received:
    0
    I tried one of those but had to turn it off. It completely shut down my dns, I am going to have to check out the config. I have so many firewalls, proxies, routers, etc to configure in my home network now, adding a piece of software can be a major undertaking.

    Still no dice on the UNIX side, I have not had time to figure out why the programs won't compile properly even after I added the supporting software and dev tools asked for by the readme.

    I am really more of an O/S maintainer, so I can fix Solaris problems in my sleep, and actually do on a regular basis, but the application side is rather complex, and most of my experience is with Linux apps.
     
    #6 superdave, Sep 22, 2004
  7. Gershom

    Gershom Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 2, 2004
    Messages:
    2,032
    Likes Received:
    0
    Download.com offers free downloads for many wants and needs. Free and some free to try. They have parental filters for download:

    CLICK HERE
     
    #7 Gershom, Sep 22, 2004
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Loading...