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VMG1312: Parental Controls: Difference between revisions

Describe how the parental controls work in the OS
(Created page with "It is possible to block access to specific services or websites based on schedules within the VMG1312: * Log into the ZyXEL Router. You can typically do this at https://192.1...")
 
(Describe how the parental controls work in the OS)
* You are also able to block specific URLs or keywords.
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= Under the bonnet =
 
As your author has been puzzled by the parental controls not working as expected, he delved into the workings.
 
It uses a combination of ''iptables'' and ''ebtables'' (although strangely not, it appears, ''ip6tables''). A userspace application ''webipqd'' handles URLs and keywords, its configuration is in ''/var/url_list''.
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