Can I restrict a web site on my PC?

[kbaasit]

Hi, I want to keep my kids from going to some web sites. Anyway of doing this?

Am using IE 6.0 in Win 2K.

Thks

[kstatefan40]

Well, here is one for starters:
http://netnanny.com/
$40, but seems to have plenty of features. I'll see if I can find a free one tomorrow morning. How old are the kids, what kind of content do you want restricted, how much control do you want to have, and how much computer knowledge do they have?

[ghost2003]

If you want to block them from specific sites you can always use your host file.
This site explains how to do this http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

[kram 2.0]

Are you, by any chance, using a router on that computer?

kram

[rspassey]

tools, internet options, pirvacy, sites for specific cites, rents did this to me and i got around it lol jk jk, ur kids unless the are 15 year old comp nerds like me wont figure it out

[kbaasit]

No router. Just a wireless network adaptor connected to my PC.

[Lamilia]

use norton internet security it's blocked me from having a bad day on yahoo plenty of times oh yeah don't let them use yahoo either I think the pictures you can still see if you do a picture search. why block bad websites it's good for them helps them learn I mean maybe the firt few times they will be like but it'll fix itself just kidding

[DragonNOA1]

Considering you don't have a router and you have specific sites to block, host seems to be the way to go. GL

[Jaggannath]

Ignore the vacuous comments kbaasit... netnanny is one my cousin uses, and she's happy with it. It's quite popular, so they must be doing something right

EDIT:
If you're wanting to block them from specific sites, which your first post seemed to imply, it's most likely easier to just put them in the restricted sites list on the XP internet options, so that they can't go to them without worrying about running a program

[DragonNOA1]

^Good point. I forgot about that Jag. Much easier to enter and manage sites by blocking them with IE's restricted site list. Easier to break, but you get a nice GUI interface to enter them(lol). I guess a lot depends on how computer savy the kids are.

[Jaggannath]

Yeah, agreed DNOA1, it depends on how savvy the kids are... but I'd hope that the kids would be like we were when we were young; if Mum and Dad said don't and ALSO put in something to stop us, there was a reason
If they just said no, it was because it was fun

[kstatefan40]

If your kids are smart in the computer arena, or over say 12 years old, you might want to look into something a little more hack proof. Let us know that detail - as it is quite important. Putting up parental controls isn't going to stop a kid who knows what he is doing. Trust me - I'm 15 and scored in the top 93% on an Internet Security certification exam (out of over 3000 people in the US who had taken it, I was ranked 114th) - the only way to break security is to know how it works. Kids nowdays aren't stupid, and just saying "I put that there for a reason" isn't going to do it.
My internet security article details a little about children and online safety. You can view it here: http://www.pcmech.com/show/network/781
Pages 9 and 10 are specifically useful in this case.
Sometimes, its best just to monitor logs, have a remote log (or log service that is hidden...), and either nail your kids if they view a questionable site, restrict bad sites as they find them, or if the log has been tampered with (a quite obvious - both to you when theres nothing there and to the child, who thinks they can get away simply by clearing it - shortcut) talk to your kid(s).

Your situation and goals really determines what you should do. Let us know, and we can help you find the best solution.