HAY GUYS

Lizardcommando · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 10:36 AM

How do you block sites using FireFox? Do you have to get some kind of plugin or something to do that or do you just go the options menu or something?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Arainach · Sep 20, 2007, 01:46 PM

Define "blocking sites". What are you trying to do?

How ya doing, buddy?

Domino · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 08:30 PM

I did a little digging around and found this

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145

It's an add-on that allows you to block the sites of your choosing.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Soluzar · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 08:32 PM

I'm going to assume you mean that you want to block access to sites, so that users may not navigate to them. You basically want to filter out that which you find to be undesirable or dangerous. If I'm wrong, tell me.

I'd start using OpenDNS, they have a site blocking facility. Doing it with Firefox is pointless because the user can always switch to IE, Opera or some other browser. Doing it at the DNS level is much better, because that applies to any browser.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

janus zeal · Sep 20, 2007, 03:34 PM

Or you can add an entry in the hosts file (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)

Code:

www.domainname.tld 127.0.0.1

I was speaking idiomatically.

Lizardcommando · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Domino

I did a little digging around and found this

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145

It's an add-on that allows you to block the sites of your choosing.

Cool. I'll use this thing. Thanks.

How ya doing, buddy?

Soluzar · Local time: Sep 21, 2007, 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by Lizardcommando

Cool. I'll use this thing. Thanks.

Do you not care that anyone with minimal computer skills can bypass that without breaking a sweat? If the objective is to stop little Jimmy downloading porn, it's going to be about as effective as a fence made out of damp tissue paper would be at keeping lions safely contained.

FELIPE NO

Lizardcommando · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 06:41 PM

I was going to pull a prank on this one idiot at school. I would block a ton of his favorite sites and the only browser he uses is Firefox. Yeah, he's that stupid.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

packrat · Sep 20, 2007, 08:56 PM

Here is a better prank you can pull.
Computer Prank: URL Redirect Trick Video

Much trickier to track down. >:3

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Soluzar · Local time: Sep 21, 2007, 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by Lizardcommando

I was going to pull a prank on this one idiot at school. I would block a ton of his favorite sites and the only browser he uses is Firefox. Yeah, he's that stupid.

Oh well... as long as it's not important that the sites be reliably blocked, and you're certain that the user is pretty dumb, that plugin would work. In fact, it's better than my suggestion for the purpose you have in mind. My suggestion is more a long-term strategy for home use. I somehow got it into my head you were looking to filter either porn sites for younger users, or maybe warez sites for unwise users.

There's nowhere I can't reach.