Firewall Restrictions not working
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:01 pm
I recently bought a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH and threw Gargoyle 1.5.10 on it.
My intent with this device was to restrict access to social media sites such as Facebook to only certain hours of operation.
I'm testing it out by hooking it into my current router (also a WZR-HP-G300NH) and then connecting to it over the wireless to test out the blocking of restricted sites.
The Gargoyle is hooked in via it's WAN port into one of the other ports on the existing router which connects to the internet.
To attempt to setup some restrictions I have done the following:
1. Logged in to the Web Interface
2. Clicked Firewall->Restrictions from the left panel.
3. In the Access Restrictions section:
3.1 In the Rule Description: text box typed Facebook.
3.2 In the Rule Applies to: section selected All Hosts.
3.3 Checked off the All Day and Everyday checkboxes.
3.4 Unchecked All Network Access
3.5 All dropdowns except Website URL(s) have been set to Block All and Website URL(s) itself has been set to Domain contains: with a value of facebook.com
3.6 I then clicked the Add button.
4. I then clicked the Add New Rule button.
5. Clicked Save Changes and waited a fairly long time...
Please Wait While Settings are Applied the popup read.
Then I try to access facebook.com with my browser, and BOOM! I can still access the site. So either I'm missing something in the settings or it doesn't work on my router.
My intent with this device was to restrict access to social media sites such as Facebook to only certain hours of operation.
I'm testing it out by hooking it into my current router (also a WZR-HP-G300NH) and then connecting to it over the wireless to test out the blocking of restricted sites.
The Gargoyle is hooked in via it's WAN port into one of the other ports on the existing router which connects to the internet.
To attempt to setup some restrictions I have done the following:
1. Logged in to the Web Interface
2. Clicked Firewall->Restrictions from the left panel.
3. In the Access Restrictions section:
3.1 In the Rule Description: text box typed Facebook.
3.2 In the Rule Applies to: section selected All Hosts.
3.3 Checked off the All Day and Everyday checkboxes.
3.4 Unchecked All Network Access
3.5 All dropdowns except Website URL(s) have been set to Block All and Website URL(s) itself has been set to Domain contains: with a value of facebook.com
3.6 I then clicked the Add button.
4. I then clicked the Add New Rule button.
5. Clicked Save Changes and waited a fairly long time...
Please Wait While Settings are Applied the popup read.
Then I try to access facebook.com with my browser, and BOOM! I can still access the site. So either I'm missing something in the settings or it doesn't work on my router.