N7 Web filtering. - Nexus 7 General

8 year old is getting Nexxy 7 for Christmas. Need to put some restrictions in place to prevent his precious eyes seeing things he shouldn't ; )
Does anyone know of any decent apps\methods to restrict web browsing?
I think I have everything else covered - with the help of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997986
Suppose if it comes to it I can just freeze the browser with tit backup.
Thanks,
Andy.
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If you are looking for a free solution opendns might be an option for you... You set the dns servers either in the device or router
Opendns then filters traffic based on your ip... Might be worth a look
Steve

Thanks for reply.
Have thought about this.. How do you go about changing DNS servers on Android though? (It would probably be 4.2)
Setting the DNS on the router I could do - but that would filter everything in the house wouldn't it?
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Not something I thought about. The lol a quick Google search gives a few reply... There is a set dns application in the play store.
Thought about doing it on the router... Connecting to any other network would result in unfiltered access so not ideal.... There are other proxy services out there... Might be worth looking in play store for a solution?
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Is this possible?

Is it possible to create a proxy server on my home pc then when i go out and use wifi i can connect to my proxy at home to get web browsing through my home internet
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cantkill32 said:
Is it possible to create a proxy server on my home pc then when i go out and use wifi i can connect to my proxy at home to get web browsing through my home internet
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It is possible, but why would you do such a thing?
You are already connected to the internet using wifi? What does the proxy accomplish for you?
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Well my school blocks apps and some websites so the proxy would bypass it
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cantkill32 said:
Well my school blocks apps and some websites so the proxy would bypass it
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It depends how they block it. A vpn would be better for what you are trying to do. If your urls are in cleartext and they use a commercial filter that uses pattern matching, it wont work.
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No harm in trying, how would i set up a vpn
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cantkill32 said:
No harm in trying, how would i set up a vpn
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Its a bit beyond the scope of this forum, but you can usually set it up right from your router if it is modern or high end.
Otherwise you will need a server. windows and linux can do this. You are are probably looking to build an ipsec vpn. Just google it. It can be tricky. On the milestone side, you need a rom that supports a tunneling kernel module (older ROMs mostly). This is usually called tun0.
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ive been trying to get it to work for hours, setting up a private vpn on windows 7, looking for free vpn services, this is rather difficult

Xoom VPN client?

Looking to use vpn on the xoom to get into my corporate account.
I just got the 3g xoom yesterday so I haven't really looked to see if there is something already in the OS, but any help to get pointed into the right direction would be awesome.
Thanks!
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rmarquez1974 said:
Looking to use vpn on the xoom to get into my corporate account.
I just got the 3g xoom yesterday so I haven't really looked to see if there is something already in the OS, but any help to get pointed into the right direction would be awesome.
Thanks!
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The xoom has built in VPN, just go to Settings > Wireless > VPN
It supports PPTP, L2TP, L2TP/IPsec PSK and L2TP/IPsec CRT
Hi,
My firm is usimg a Cisco VPN,
is it also working with it? Which one should I use?
Isthere a third part client working with Xoom and Cisco?
Cisco offers one in the market, but its needs some certificate depositated by myfirm on a Cisco server which is not possible .
Any idea??
Thanx
Thank you wolfcry....
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Internet content filter options?

Hello all,
I am trying to install a browser content filter on my Nexus 7 but have failed to find a decent option. I have tried Mobicip but it was a buggy piece of junk and didn't even filter anything! I am investigating CloudOn Safe Browser but it has gotten mixed reviews on the Play Store. Has anyone used this or any other filtering app on their Nexus 7s? I am interested on hearing what content filter app you guys use. Thanks!
Anyone?
Do u mean an add blocker. I don't know if one for android exists if so, but ad away blocks in app ads (root) and might be possible to add a source to block web adds or whatever want.
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maybe opera mobile ? it can filter i.e. ads by specifying a hosts file without root
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antiker1 said:
maybe opera mobile ? it can filter i.e. ads by specifying a hosts file without root
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OK, cool. I'll check out opera. Didn't know it could add block.
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If this is for home use, you can create an account on OpenDNS for free, set your router to use OpenDNS servers and filter it at that level...but that would filter your whole home.
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I want a content filter that filters inappropriate stuff on the Internet. I don't want to use OpenDNS because I don't want to filter the whole house.
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I want a content filter that filters inappropriate stuff on the Internet. I don't want to use OpenDNS because I don't want to filter the whole house.
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Try this. Has a free and paid version. Looks like it does content filtering as well as some other nice things (antivirus, anti theft, etc).
Check out "Dr.Web Anti-virus"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drweb.pro
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You could set the dns servers on the tab to opendns
Theres an app called set dns that looks good for this
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Here is another free one.
Check out "Safe Browser -The Web Filter"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudacl
I also saw K9 (used the PC version and it was good)
There are a bunch of 4 to 5 star free web content filters in the play store.
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Thether..

Has anyone figured out how to use a phone's data connection as a wifi connection for the Kindle. In this particular instance an iPhone.. Yes I know they suck and I want to get rid of mine, but in the mean time... I looked into it a little bit, my phone is jailbroken, and the only app I have come accross is PdaNet, which I guess uses adroid too. I just could not get it to work so thats why I am coming here. I am leaving for a long road trip from FL to NC in a couple of weeks and I thought it would be useful. Thanks in advance!!:good:
AW: Thether..
If you have an iphone 4 or later, you can use the personal Wlan hotspot feature.
If you have a 3gs you can only enable a personal bluetooth hotspot for a PAN.
If you have a rooted Kindle you can install the Bluetooth PAN app over the Play Store.
Regards
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Chattanuga said:
If you have an iphone 4 or later, you can use the personal Wlan hotspot feature.
If you have a 3gs you can only enable a personal bluetooth hotspot for a PAN.
If you have a rooted Kindle you can install the Bluetooth PAN app over the Play Store.
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Thanks for the reply I got it solved though. I installed an app called tetherme from cydia. Works great if anyone else is interested!

Wifi HTTPS Issue

Hey guys, so ever since updating to 4.3 I've been having trouble with my wifi connection. It's not just mine it's my partners as well we have C6903's running the latest generic au firmware. It's seems that when connected to wifi I can access normal websites it works fine but if they use https they time out as if I didn't have internet. I've noticed to that apps that I assuming use ssl such as hangouts and the bank apps don't work either but apps such as tapatalk work fine. Anyone else having an issue like this or know how to fix it? Btw I've tried changing dns settings to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and still no luck.
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Superhornet75 said:
Hey guys, so ever since updating to 4.3 I've been having trouble with my wifi connection. It's not just mine it's my partners as well we have C6903's running the latest generic au firmware. It's seems that when connected to wifi I can access normal websites it works fine but if they use https they time out as if I didn't have internet. I've noticed to that apps that I assuming use ssl such as hangouts and the bank apps don't work either but apps such as tapatalk work fine. Anyone else having an issue like this or know how to fix it? Btw I've tried changing dns settings to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and still no luck.
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Type of connection (WiFi or 3G/4G) should not affect to the SSL, I think there is a problem with you router. Check that TCP port 443 is open.
For your information, I'm on 4.3 (.136) too and I have no problems with secured content.
Well that's what I thought too, but then why do no other devices on my network have an issue?
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Superhornet75 said:
Well that's what I thought too, but then why do no other devices on my network have an issue?
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Did you tried to open HTTPS using antoher Hotspot/WiFi network?
try other firmware. i also have a lot of issues with australian one hwever not the https one. the generic ncb is a good one. i am still on austrlian fw cause i think it may helps me with getting 4g from vodafone. dont know, havent test yet. but i always want to change to ncb

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