What's the firewalling like?

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Post #340,464 by malraux 3/13/11 5:38:44 PM Reply	What's the firewalling like? I need a certain amount of flexibility with the filtering to keep tabs on my teenager... Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #340,466 by folkert 3/13/11 7:17:44 PM Reply	Re: What's the firewalling like? What exactly are you looking for? Its got lots of things, gimme something specific you are looking for.
Post #340,467 by malraux 3/13/11 7:46:56 PM Reply	Re: What's the firewalling like? Filters by website, logging, inserting a transparent proxy, stuff like that. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #340,469 by folkert 3/13/11 7:57:35 PM Reply	Nope. none of that. You'd be better off using a an IPTables based firewall you can tweak its setup that does the proxying. There are "web based control" router/firewall setups that do that. Personally, if you want that level of stuff... nobody but you is going to be able to make what you want.
Post #340,501 by boxley 3/14/11 2:49:52 PM Reply	my $25 dlink clone does all of the above but a cheap linux box does it better Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep

Tired of craptastic routers. - (malraux) - (11) - March 13, 2011, 12:44:43 PM EDT

Maybe it's the wiring or interference? - (Another Scott) - March 13, 2011, 01:49:33 PM EDT

I switch to an Airport Extreme. - (folkert) - (8) - March 13, 2011, 02:23:40 PM EDT

Ditto - (Steve Lowe) - March 13, 2011, 02:49:23 PM EDT

mostly happy with mine as well - (SpiceWare) - March 13, 2011, 03:12:43 PM EDT

What he said. - (mvitale) - March 13, 2011, 05:19:47 PM EDT

What's the firewalling like? - (malraux) - (4) - March 13, 2011, 05:38:44 PM EDT

Re: What's the firewalling like? - (folkert) - (3) - March 13, 2011, 07:17:44 PM EDT

Re: What's the firewalling like? - (malraux) - (2) - March 13, 2011, 07:46:56 PM EDT

Nope. - (folkert) - (1) - March 13, 2011, 07:57:35 PM EDT

my $25 dlink clone does all of the above - (boxley) - March 14, 2011, 02:49:52 PM EDT

You might try this... - (folkert) - March 16, 2011, 12:15:53 AM EDT

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