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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:37 pm 
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Can I restrict one computer (with its MAC address) to accessing just one website through the router?

Right now I can set this restriction on a Windows 7 computer using the family settings but to save money I am thinking of purchasing a Chromebook. It does not run windows so I believe I would have to do this through the router.

The router is also used for public access so I do not want to blacklist stuff. I just want to whitelist one site for this particular computer.

I realize someone savvy can change the mac address or do other wacky things but that is not a concern for me. I just want to stop the average jamoke from visiting any other site besides the one I whitelist.

Furthermore, this location has ATT Uverse so I cannot put DD-WRT on the router.

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There's an extension for the Chrome browser that might do the job:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... a?hl=en-US

also, if you already have windows hardware, you could save money and run a version of kiosk linux on it:

http://webconverger.com/

http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... d-faq.html


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:05 pm 
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Raspberry Pi hardware is around $25 and you can run free linux kiosk on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

http://lokir.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/r ... -chromium/


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NearWessSideHussra wrote:
Raspberry Pi hardware is around $25 and you can run free linux kiosk on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

http://lokir.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/r ... -chromium/


The Chromebook, BTW, also runs Linux.

Setting up routers to support whitelists.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/diy-it ... n-routers/

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:21 am 
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Good info; thank you both..

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Anyone use the Chromebook for anything other than browsing? I assume it doesn't have the horsepower for running an IDE, but given how everything is getting cloudy, I won't be surprised to see more happen for developers to code and run in the cloud.

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Not a lot of horsepower, but, y'know, they can do real work. In the same way the Pentium I could.

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