iBoss Hardware/Network Based Filtering
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:17 am
I'm new to this forum and find the "Family Safety" section very helpful, thank you all. I have read almost all the threads on filtering but haven't been able to find any information of one particular product.
In my HP group meeting one brother mentioned he uses iBoss Home (http://www.ibosswebfilters.com/residential.html). It is a wireless N router/4-port switch with built-in parental controls. The device sits between the modem and the home network.
I realize iboss is a commercial product (although it runs on Linux) so maybe talking about non-free/opensource here is bad manners. The fact no one has mentioned it surprises me as it's been around for at least 3 years. Maybe that fact is a red flag.
However I'm very interested in knowing what people think of it, particularly those who have hands-on experience. The reviews I've read (CNET) say the hardware it self isn't the best (wireless range, transfer rates, etc) but the parental controls are excellent.
The device is $50 and requires a $60/year subscription. With all the talk about using untangle, opendns, homemade firewalls, "Mormon ITX", dansguardian, dd-wrt, etc. this seems like arguably the best way for a non-techie home user to provide network based protection.
Here is a comparison of iBoss and OpenDNS: http://www.ibosswebfilters.com/ibh_prod ... rison.html
In my HP group meeting one brother mentioned he uses iBoss Home (http://www.ibosswebfilters.com/residential.html). It is a wireless N router/4-port switch with built-in parental controls. The device sits between the modem and the home network.
I realize iboss is a commercial product (although it runs on Linux) so maybe talking about non-free/opensource here is bad manners. The fact no one has mentioned it surprises me as it's been around for at least 3 years. Maybe that fact is a red flag.
However I'm very interested in knowing what people think of it, particularly those who have hands-on experience. The reviews I've read (CNET) say the hardware it self isn't the best (wireless range, transfer rates, etc) but the parental controls are excellent.
The device is $50 and requires a $60/year subscription. With all the talk about using untangle, opendns, homemade firewalls, "Mormon ITX", dansguardian, dd-wrt, etc. this seems like arguably the best way for a non-techie home user to provide network based protection.
Here is a comparison of iBoss and OpenDNS: http://www.ibosswebfilters.com/ibh_prod ... rison.html