How to block youtube without blocking google.

moonyadza · May 2, 2019, 6:08 PM

Hello,

I'm on pfsense 2.4.4
I would like to block youtube without blocking google and gmail.
indeed I can block google using pfblockerNG. But when I do so, all the google services too are blocked because they use the same servers I assume.

Can someone advise me how to procede please.

Thanks

akuma1x · May 2, 2019, 7:46 PM

Is this for a work/corporate environment, or at home?

If at work, a company internet policy set in place is A LOT more effective than firewall rules and network settings.

If at home, well... that's a little bit harder, 'cuz YouTube is basically on every fricking digital thing in your house. You could try throwing these domains into a block list on your LAN and see if it works.

https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/f/firewall-and-policies/83944/how-to-block-youtube-without-blocking-other-sites

Jeff

moonyadza · May 3, 2019, 5:13 PM

Thanks for your answer. I'm going to try and I will let you know

moonyadza · May 7, 2019, 4:36 PM

@akuma1x not working for me, maybe beacause I am using pfsense