Parental Control options with routers

Hi - I'm curious about which routers I can use with parental controls. From what I understand Linksys uses a web-based company (Cerberus?). Do I need a particular type of router or will any work? I need an 8-port and wireless would be good but not necessary. Thanks for any info.
nickblix

I believe Linksys has Parental Control on a simplified version. Unlike before, as I noticed it, the old router models would have the Internet Access Policy option.If you’d like to know more about Parental Controls, click on the following links:Getting to know Parental controlshttp://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=85fd15dec47b4d06bc459e0854881781_21458.xml&pid=80&respid=0&snid=1&dispid=0&cpage=searchSetting up parental controls to block specific websites http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=3f929507766a432aa28c3aeca9e19833_Setting_up_parental_controls_to_block_specific_websites_.xml&pid=80&respid=0&snid=1&dispid=0&cpage=searchConfiguring the Parental Controls feature through Linksys Smart Wi-Fi App http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=31a6ce5823a44320a6d09260eb6214e7_Configuring_Parental_Controls_on_Cisco_Connect_Cloud_through.xml&pid=80&respid=0&snid=1&dispid=0&cpage=search

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Hi Carolyn. Is there any special reason repairing permissions would work for this? I stopped doing that years ago since I never had it fix anything. (OS X Permissions have deep and seemingly intractable problems, but the repair function doesn't seem to help.)
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Hi,
Despite the great sounds coming from the big ISPs about parental controls, they're determined to make a really simple concept absolutely impossible.
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