networking - Block access to certain websites from other computers on shared internet connection

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2013-08
  • Dheeraj V.S.

    I have very little knowledge about networking. I have an internet connection on my PC (running Windows XP). I've enabled internet connection sharing to other computers on my network connected using a WIFI router.

    I want to block use of GMail (in general, specific domains) from other computers, but should be able to access them from my own machine.

    I can't edit my hosts file because my machine too would lose access. I guess I need to configure my wireless router for that. But I have no idea how to do so. My wireless router is a Zyxel P-660HW-T1 v2.

    I'd appreciate any pointers.

    • Answers
  • ekaj

    If you're using IE, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab. Click on Restriced Sites, and you can add that domain / whatever websites there (I imagine there are similar features in other browsers). This, however, depends on other using not messing with these settins, or disabling their access to edit such features.


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  • heavyd

    Yes this is possible. I have done this configuration with both the DD-WRT and Tomato firmwares on on a Linksys WRT54GL. In my particular configuration I had a WRT54G acting as the router connected to the internet and my WRT54GL was bridging the connection to a couple of devices that I had wired to the WRT54GL.

    I am no longer using this configuration, but I did have it running for over a year so I know that it works. I don't know if any of the stock firmwares support it, so you may have to install a 3rd part firmware on the router in order to get this feature.