Firewalls?

Question

Can firewalls be set up to block certain websites?

If so, how do you put them up and take them down?

Answer 1

Go into Internet Explorer
Under Tools go to Internet Options
Click on the Content tab
Click on Enable
Click on the Approved Site tab
Add any sites that you want to block to that list and mark them as never
Finally, go the the General Tab and set up a Supervisor Password so no one else can go in and change the Approved settings without the password
Do not lose the password or you will be unable to change those settings in the future

Answer 2

Firewalls aren't used to block websites. For that you'd want an internet content manager or a proxy server. Firewalls are used to block network traffic on specific TCP or UDP ports. HTTP is what web traffic is and comes across on TCP port 80. If you used a firewall to close port 80, all web traffic would stop not just certain sites. You can block certain website in Windows by going to the Internet Options in your Control Panel or under Tools in Internet Explorer. You want to check out Content Advisor for that.

Answer 3

yes firewalls can block websites...to view a blocked website you will have to approve it or put it in the trusted sections ..as to how to do it ...depends on what firewall you use but tools or options would be a good place to look ..best of luck

Answer 4

yes your firewall can block websites. That's because thay have a virus or spy or malware. You can turn your firewall off to view these sites but I would not recomend it. For that reason I won't tell you how to turn your firewall off for your own protection.

Answer 5

For in bound traffic, Thats what a firewall is