Kids spending too much time on the internet? Would be nice to be able to add their device MAC addresses to a group that blocks Internet access (maybe routes all traffic to localhost address) between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00 or whatever you set it too.

The client IP based rules will be the next level of sophistication; and can help pi-hole grow into "parental control" device as well. Also, it would be great if certain IP(s) can skip gravity (always or as per schedule).

[image] Zoaky: Would be nice to be able to add their device MAC addresses to a group that blocks Internet access (maybe routes all traffic to localhost address) between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00 or whatever you set it too. You could achieve that with a bit of coding. You'd need to use the…

As a non-coding pi-hole user, it would be of substantial benefit to me to not have to leave the pihole ui to setup a cronjob. Just something to consider...

[image] lostsignal: it would be of substantial benefit to me to not have to leave the pihole ui to setup a cronjob. While I agree with your point of view, I must remind you that Pi-hole is, at it's base a DNS resolver, not a parental control tool. Also, I believe having Pi-hole installed, is…

There is nothing in your response I disagree with. Tinkering, learning, modifying to fit needs - yes, all valuable. Absolutely. I also agree that the Pi-Hole isn't designed to be all things to all people. I also believe the pi-hole shouldn't be the exclusive domain of the tech savvy, the tinkerers,…

Is the Pi-Hole the best tool for timing internet access? Many of the newer routers already have this feature, along with manual assignment of DNS servers by MAC address, bandwidth limits, etc. Rather than have Pi-Hole duplicate what other platforms already do, might it be better to use what alread…

Agreed. Makes sense. We're not in opposition here. I hope you've realized by now (as we're responding to one another on various threads atm), I'm also learning more about the system (not that I'm abusing the feature request system in order to learn)...

Feature requests are always welcomed.

Pfsense is a really good router/firewall that can offer parental control on a schedule for those that need it.

PFsense fails when it comes to application filtering. I think OPNsense can add extra mile to it. Thanks

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Block internet access at certain times

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