Home network Update: Adult and Child friendly
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@g.jacobse said:
I agree - I"m most familiar with Untangle,..
It's a resource hog.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
You could do filtering with Nxfilter in a linux vm http://www.nxfilter.org/p2/ which can also log.
You could also use Pfsense and do everything on that box including the captive portal and filtering.
I don't recall seeing the Captive Portal as an option... but that is ideal. UT has a captive portal and I've used it before.
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@g.jacobse said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
You could do filtering with Nxfilter in a linux vm http://www.nxfilter.org/p2/ which can also log.
You could also use Pfsense and do everything on that box including the captive portal and filtering.
I don't recall seeing the Captive Portal as an option... but that is ideal. UT has a captive portal and I've used it before.
The AP has a captive portal option.
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@g.jacobse said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
You could do filtering with Nxfilter in a linux vm http://www.nxfilter.org/p2/ which can also log.
You could also use Pfsense and do everything on that box including the captive portal and filtering.
I don't recall seeing the Captive Portal as an option... but that is ideal. UT has a captive portal and I've used it before.
Pfsense has a captive portal. and it's more advanced than the Unifi one.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@g.jacobse said:
I agree - I"m most familiar with Untangle,..
It's a resource hog.
That was one of the discussions that @scottalanmiller and I had. At the time of it's implementation (nine years ago), I wasn't getting into the shell and doing much. It ran, throughput seemed on par with what I had been seeing with the Cisco PIX, I needed a manageable solution - for another Non Profit (meaning they didn't have money to spend) Several libraries where using it,.. seem decent etc.
Now that I am in a more educated position, and have access to better technical resources (looks around at those here at ML) I understand more about it. And I have resources which I am able to tap now I didn't have previously.
I have two older desktops at home,.. I can drop PFsense on them and go that direction - and see how it handles. Only other things I would need is a switch,.. but maybe I have one - the only Linksys 16 port switch just isn't up to par anymore...
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I would look at the Cisco SG200 line of switches if you need a managed switch. Unbquiti has the Unifi switch for access switches but I haven't gotten a chance to use any of them yet. (the have the edgeswtich for coreswitches as well)
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I've been having really good luck with Netgear's switches. Their Smart Switches have been working fantastically. Although not sure I would get one for home use.
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@coliver said:
I've been having really good luck with Netgear's switches. Their Smart Switches have been working fantastically. Although not sure I would get one for home use.
I've only had issues with Netgear stuff
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@coliver said:
I've been having really good luck with Netgear's switches. Their Smart Switches have been working fantastically. Although not sure I would get one for home use.
I use those for home.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
I've only had issues with Netgear stuff
With ProSafe?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@coliver said:
I've been having really good luck with Netgear's switches. Their Smart Switches have been working fantastically. Although not sure I would get one for home use.
I've only had issues with Netgear stuff
That's unfortunate to hear. Been working wonderfully here. I've also heard many good things about the HP switches although I haven't had the chance to use one.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I've only had issues with Netgear stuff
With ProSafe?
Yep, I believe they all were NETGEAR PROSAFE GS748T
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@coliver said:
HP switches although I haven't had the chance to use one.
HPs it greatly depends on the models. Some of them are great. Some of them are really sensitive to things like fox and hounds if they get on a port and will cause the switch to reset. Most switches are made to handle this very low voltage (under 5v).
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I've only had issues with Netgear stuff
With ProSafe?
Yep, I believe they all were NETGEAR PROSAFE GS748T
I've got 3 of those in service right now. I have 4 of their new SS3300's as well.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@coliver said:
HP switches although I haven't had the chance to use one.
HPs it greatly depends on the models. Some of them are great. Some of them are really sensitive to things like fox and hounds if they get on a port and will cause the switch to reset. Most switches are made to handle this very low voltage (under 5v).
Fox and hound? I've never heard of this before.
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@Dashrender said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
@coliver said:
HP switches although I haven't had the chance to use one.
HPs it greatly depends on the models. Some of them are great. Some of them are really sensitive to things like fox and hounds if they get on a port and will cause the switch to reset. Most switches are made to handle this very low voltage (under 5v).
Fox and hound? I've never heard of this before.
http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-Networks-26000900-Pro3000-Generator/dp/B000FTADX0
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Triplett-Fox-2-Hound-3-Wire-Tracing-Kit-with-Carrying-Case-3399/203345750 -
Oh.. a toner.. Fox and hound... lol
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@Dashrender said:
Oh.. a toner.. Fox and hound... lol
I guess we are more country around here. That's what we call them.
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We just take the devices away as the means to limit usage, so no need for any special stuff there, and we've got a hardware firewall, because I'm pretty nuts.. I mean hardcore... as it is (drop amp, 8 cable modems, etc...)
Anyway, even most off the shelf things, like Netgear routers come with pseudo-"firewalls" (by means of NAT) and allow you to limit time (or create windows of access) based on IP and MAC address.
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For the filtering part, what about OpenDNS?
