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URL filter not working
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:25 pm
by frogfoot
I'm trying to get the URL filter to work on the 8800axl (2.32d.dh65) However it seems to be completely ineffective.
If I enter 'youtube' or 'youtube.com' into the 'Configuration - security - URL filter- domains filtering - details' page, and check the enable box, all the clients can still access youtube. Could someone else confirm this behaviour.
It seems to have no effect whatsoever.
Cheers
Tom
Re: URL filter not working
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:45 am
by billion_fan
frogfoot wrote:I'm trying to get the URL filter to work on the 8800axl (2.32d.dh65) However it seems to be completely ineffective.
If I enter 'youtube' or 'youtube.com' into the 'Configuration - security - URL filter- domains filtering - details' page, and check the enable box, all the clients can still access youtube. Could someone else confirm this behaviour.
It seems to have no effect whatsoever.
Cheers
Tom
Just tested the feature seems to work fine here
My SOP
1. Enable 'Domains Filtering'
2. Click on 'Details'
3. Add 'youtube' as a forbidden domain
4. Try and visit
http://www.youtube.com
Screen shots of my setup attached
Re: URL filter not working
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 8:54 am
by tunzis
Seems to work OK using Internet Explorer, but fails to block when using Chrome or Firefox. Is this because they connect via the https protocol?
Re: URL filter not working
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 9:21 am
by billion_fan
tunzis wrote:Seems to work OK using Internet Explorer, but fails to block when using Chrome or Firefox. Is this because they connect via the https protocol?
That's right
Re: URL filter not working
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 5:10 pm
by frogfoot
That would explain it, and makes for a pretty useless feature. When you consider many sites someone might want to block have HTTPS addresses.
eg. Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace......
I cannot understand why the router can't accomplish this. it should block when a DNS request for
www.blocked.com is detected not traffic on port 80. My old Draytek 2820 managed it without fuss.
Re: URL filter not working
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 5:14 pm
by billion_fan
frogfoot wrote:That would explain it, and makes for a pretty useless feature. When you consider many sites someone might want to block have HTTPS addresses.
eg. Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace......
I cannot understand why the router can't accomplish this. it should block when a DNS request for
http://www.blocked.com is detected not traffic on port 80. My old Draytek 2820 managed it without fuss.
Or use the 'Parental Control Provider' section to block via opendns
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