DNS problem -

[Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA]

On 12/11/13 18:58, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 10Nov2013 20:18, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote:
>> [...] Further more their system
>> does other things that I don't want to lose, namely the "free time"
>> during the wee hours when I can allow the Apple computers to connect
>> with iCloud, [...]
> Regarding reigning in the Apple stuff, what approach are you using here?
>
> Cheers,

Most of the time I only allow connection to the iCloud, iTunes, etc. 
between midnight and five local time which is what they allow without 
tracking usage. I can open that if there is a need to connect at other 
times.

I also have another filter that controls specific LAN addresses from 
connecting to the WAN except between midnight and five.

And another that I hope blocks WAN traffic to my NFS also on the LAN.

I use the Tomato 1.28 version of DD-WRT which permits a lot of control, 
logging, and I can view usage at any time even in real time which is a 
good way to see what my system download/upload speeds are as stuff is 
transferred.

I also keep a daily record of the ISP'slogged data for my daily usage so 
I always know where I stand. I get 25 gigs per month but it costs me $10 
a gig for anything I want beyond that. I've been managing our usage for 
about seven years now and it works well for me.

Bob

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