Blocking Websites

[Tammi]

I'm trying to block myspace.com from my daughter. I've tried entering the
entire website in to the restricted zone on IPs several times. It still
allows me in. I must be missing something??? Is there somewhere else I have
to apply a security control? I have myself as administrator.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I'm trying to block myspace.com from my daughter. I've tried entering
the entire website in to the restricted zone on IPs several times. It
still allows me in. I must be missing something??? Is there
somewhere else I have to apply a security control? I have myself as
administrator.

Are you using Content Advisor in IE?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/security/contentadv/config.mspx

I've never used it, so I can't say how reliable it is.

Note: No software is a substitute for supervision, and a smart, motivated
kid can eventually outwit nearly any parent. Leave the computer in a public
area. Talk to her about safe surfing, and make her a 'partner' in this,
rather than being a tough cop.

 

[Guest]

I would second Lanwench's opinion, but if you need to block access:

Have you tried entering the domain into the hosts file? Something along the
lines of:

127.0.0.1 myspace.com

You may have to add several of the subdomains too. Here is a link to see how
hosts files work:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial51.html