C++ Website Blocker

[TheUnholy]

How would I go about making a Website Blocker in C++?

[NoXzema]

Probably can't. You'd want to run all networking through something (like a kernel module) that can cipher through the data to determine what to block. That would probably require at least C.

Much easier ways abound (and safer).

[TheUnholy]

But if it is that difficult in C++, then how do people do it so simply in Java, VB, and Pyhton?

[NoXzema]

Good question. I may be misunderstand the concept behind modern traffic blocking.

[Stewbond]

Of course it's possible, but it's more about your network architecture than your language.

Where would you install something like this? I'd suspect that you have a setup like this:

PC with browser ]====[ Router ]====[ Gateway PC ]====[ Modem ]====[ Internet

In this case ]====[ represents an ethernet cable.

You'd have to setup your gateway PC to bridge the two ethernet ports (like a router would), but to also intercept the TCP/UDP packets, perform a check, and filter data. You could write this filter in C++ if you like. You may need to go to a very low level and write a driver to do this for you.

Most likely, it's just easier to implement this in your router if the options are already available there.

[TheUnholy]

Stewbond wrote:

Of course it's possible, but it's more about your network architecture than your language.

Where would you install something like this? I'd suspect that you have a setup like this:
PC with browser ]====[ Router ]====[ Gateway PC ]====[ Modem ]====[ Internet


In this case ]====[ represents an ethernet cable.

You'd have to setup your gateway PC to bridge the two ethernet ports (like a router would), but to also intercept the TCP/UDP packets, perform a check, and filter data. You could write this filter in C++ if you like. You may need to go to a very low level and write a driver to do this for you.

Most likely, it's just easier to implement this in your router if the options are already available there.

I do not understand any of that.