That's the problem. Full time blocking would be a lot simpler. There is no simple way to do this with mandatory ssl on youtube, modern browsers doing dns caching, etc.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 4:32 PM James E. LaBarre <j.e.laba...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/24/2015 04:03 PM, Mike Kershaw wrote: > > To nitpick - this has nothing to do with either arp or route, since arp > > only applies to your local network and route only applies to the next > hop. > > > > You're going to have a fundamental issue because google runs massive > > server farms for these things, so there is nothing simple like blocking > > one IP. > > > > Likely the only option is multifold: > > > > 1) Generate a self-signed CA > > 2) Install it in all the browsers (or systems) in your network > > 3) Force a mandatory http and https proxy > > > > Unfortunately this won't work with chrome (which detects cert > > manipulation of google properties), and has massive security risks. > > > > You can't just use http blocking because google defaults everything to > > HTTPS now. > > I'm not looking to do full-time blocking, just something I can switch on > and off at the machine. When homework & such is done, then other sites > can go back on. Heck, I'd just set it to only connect to the school > site, but some assignments go to other educational sites. > > It's a quick and dirty fix for now, eventually will need some proper > filtering (ugh, only 4 years until she's a teenager). But that's an > entirely different thread (and what wouldn't kill the performance on an > old P4 linux laptop). > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * > Dec 2 - File Systems From Simple To Distributed High Performance > Jan 6 - Why We Can'T Have The Internet Of Nice Things: A Home > Automation Primer > Mar 2 - Consuming The Cloud: Shoot Out >
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