WRT54GX v2 : Access restrictions rules fails

Hi,
I have updated the router (WRT54GX v2) with the last firmware "Firmware Version: 2.00.20".
I have setup some website URL to block in the access restrictions screen.
I tried several samples like :
http://www.xxxx.com, http://*.xxxxx.com, www.xxxxx.com
Only one URL has been blocked one time. I tried again for 2nd time to access to the same website and then all url were allowed.
Currently all URLs blocked can be accessed.
Is there some people which have the same problem ?
Thanks

Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried it but no success. I have learned something interesting though:
With this hardware/firmware Wrtg54c v2.0 / Firmware 1.00.7 you cannot have 2 enabled ALLOW rules that apply to the same MAC address. If you try then ALL internet access for that device is blocked.
I guess that if you allow one time slot it aUtomatically denies everything else, and the deny overrides any second Allow you create. Like I say - this is a guess because in there is no documentation.
It is possible to have an ADD and a DENY rule for one device. ie you can ALLOW internet access 6am to 11pm and have a second rule to DENY access between 5 - 6 pm. This seem to work for my limited testing.
I did want to test one rule applying to IP address range and another to a MAC address - and then I discovered that when you use the 'Assign Static IP' function - that also does not work. ie - give it a MAC address and tell the DHCP function to always assign it a specific IP has no effect. Whether the IP is in the normal DHCP range or outside of it seems to make no difference.
Verily I say unto you "This firmware is a buggy".
(Mod note: Edited for guideline compliance.)
Message Edited by kent07 on 01-18-2010 09:40 PM

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Access restrictions - Any documentation or suggestions?

I want set up fairly simple internet access rules - but it's just not working. I cant find any documentation beyond the very basics in the manual. Can someone help me with the logic behind defining overlapping Access Restriction rules?
I'm assuming the restrictions work in the same way for all the simple wireless routers - but for the record I have a WRT54GC V2, firmware 1.00.7. I think that's the latest - cant find any upgrades to the firmware.
I can set up simple rules - allow/restrict a pc or group by MAC or IP address. That is documented, and easy. The problem comes when I try to combine rules.
Say I want a PC to have internet access 9 - 5, Mon to Fri, but allow facebook only between 1 - 2 pm on those days.
I set up the first rule to Allow 9 - 5 by MAC address and it works. I set up another rule for the same MAC address to Allow 1 -2pm , but block facebook.com. During that period (1 - 2pm) internet access works, and Facebook delivers a black screen "Blocked by Linksys Router" - As expected.
But at 2.01pm when the second rule is no longer active - all internet access stops. All sites just time out.
I've also tried defining 3 rules: 9am to 1pm, 1 - 2, and 2 -5pm, but that has the same result. All pages fail to load.
I've been playing with this for a while trying global DENY rules and adding ALLOW exceptions, changing the order I create the rules, etc - but I just cant make it work.
Any suggestions? am I missing something simple? or is it just a feature that does not work?
Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried it but no success. I have learned something interesting though:
With this hardware/firmware Wrtg54c v2.0 / Firmware 1.00.7 you cannot have 2 enabled ALLOW rules that apply to the same MAC address. If you try then ALL internet access for that device is blocked.
I guess that if you allow one time slot it aUtomatically denies everything else, and the deny overrides any second Allow you create. Like I say - this is a guess because in there is no documentation.
It is possible to have an ADD and a DENY rule for one device. ie you can ALLOW internet access 6am to 11pm and have a second rule to DENY access between 5 - 6 pm. This seem to work for my limited testing.
I did want to test one rule applying to IP address range and another to a MAC address - and then I discovered that when you use the 'Assign Static IP' function - that also does not work. ie - give it a MAC address and tell the DHCP function to always assign it a specific IP has no effect. Whether the IP is in the normal DHCP range or outside of it seems to make no difference.
Verily I say unto you "This firmware is a buggy".
(Mod note: Edited for guideline compliance.)
Message Edited by kent07 on 01-18-2010 09:40 PM

WRT54GS Access Restriction for WiFi Connected Devices

I have the WRT54GS v4 running with the latest Firmware Version: v1.06.3 -- I am attempting to add Access Restrictions for a few MAC addresses and IP addresses (my kids iPod Touch and laptop).
I am simply wanting to deny total internet access from 9pm to 7am. I have gotten it to work but ONLY for computers that are actually plugged into the router (cat 5 internet cables). All the computers/devices that connect to the router via wifi do not seem to be restricted at all. I am thinking this is an issue with the router in that it ONLY seems to apply the Access Restriction rules to those devices that are actually directly connected by hardwire.
Has any one else noticed this issue for WiFi connected devices? Access Restrictions do not seem to apply to WiFi connected devices.
Please help -- I would hate to have to buy another router.

Are you sure you have enter the correct MAC address or IP address? Wired connections use different MAC and IP addresses then wireless connection...

Access restriction question

I have a WRT54G v2 wireless router/access point (Firmware Version v2.02.7) ...and I am using access restrictions with some success, but I have one question - is there any way to setup a rule (or rules) such that site blocking is time-based?
For example, the internet is up and available, except for myspace.com, which is blocked between 7pm and 5am.
I know that a time window that spans midnight requires two rules, but what I don't know is how to have a rule that is both site-based AND time-based. If I create a new rule and change its status from "allow PCs" to "deny PCs", the router's web-based GUI immediately disables the blocked protocols, blocked sites, and blocked keywords fields...and so it seems that what I am asking for is not possible...unless I am missing something.
Any ideas? Thanks.
cheers,
Steve
Message Edited by Scuba_Steve on 09-18-2007 12:10 PM

Okay...the answer is this - NO. So what to do? Install a different firmware. I installed Tomato and it blows the doors off of the standard Linksys firmware...and the supported access restriction rules are far more powerful and intuitive.

How to set 'colliding' access restrictions in wrt610n - what are rule preferences?

Hello. I want to set up access restrictions to one MAC address (my kid's machine) basing on week days. From Su to Th allow less access time while during Fr-Sa afternoons access time should be longer. The question is how to program it in router. I know I can set rules with "allow" and "disable" keyword, but I don't know rules preference.
When I set (Su-Th 6-21) allowed access time then router automatically denies defined machine internet access outside this time range. The problem is in the power of thus calculated denying time. I want to allow more access time in weekend, so I hoped if I can simply add "Fr-Sa 6-22:30 allowed access time" rule. I hoped that router will regard explicitly set time over inexplicitly set time but it appears it is not so.
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Agh! Thanks for your reply, it was good incentive to test the problem little more. Now I'm pretty sure that wrt610n algorithm has problem - it lies with power cuts. In my flat, the last internet user usually turns off power board when goes to sleep. After power is resumed router seemed to work flawlessly yet herein lies the problem and I hope I've found solution.
The tests I have done:
1. 2 rules (as mentioned in my first post). Kid's machine works (this is day now). Didn't played with rules times. Just turned router off. When router was turned on, two other (parents) machine get internet access while kid's machine didn't! Kid's machine was banned from internet against the rules. Router has proper time set - I checked it's status.
2. I turned both rules to "disable access" versions (1. disable access Su-Th 21-23:55; 2. disable access Fr-Sa 22:30-23:55). This rules should work almost the same way (the only problem is, that no rule can expand over midnight, so the third rule should be added, banning access from midnigts to early mornings). The router was switched off. Then on. All three machines now has internet access. I hope, router will ban access in the afternoon automatically, as is set
My deduction. Algorithm bases on time points. When marked time comes, algorithm do, what it should do (but only, if router is powered). When you set "turn internet access on" time (this is "allow rule"), router turns on the access precisely at the chosen moment of time. If router was dead at that time, it doesn't turn the access on however, when power is restored. But when you set "disable rules" in place of "enable rules" I hope it should work and I tested, that this way router gives access after turning it on. Router should disable internet access to the kid's machine at selected time - at least until smart kid does not turn the router off a few seconds before the switch_off time and soon after turn it on But then there is plenty of more powerfull means of control, so I don't worry too much Yet it seems to me, there is a flaw in algorithm, which doesn't run properly after power on.

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I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this problem. I have set access restrictions on my WRT610N router and they execute an hour earlier than set.
I checked the time zone settings, the system clock and all seem correct. I have a rule that is supposed to turn off access to the Internet at 11:55pm. However, the rule gets executed at 10:55pm.
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I keep trying to set access restrictions for my wrt54g router for time. There is no 12 for time so I'm selecting 11:55 pm to 6am but I keep getting an error message of, "end time must be bigger then begin time." I get this no matter if I select 9pm, 10pm, etc.........
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I just upgraded my firmware for my router to the lates and my access restictions no longer function like they did under my old firmware (wrt54g v2.2)
currently I have my access restrictions set up like this
1 allow ip:100 24/7
2 allow ip:101 24/7 with keyword restrictions and web sites blocked
3 allow ip:101 24/7 with keyword restrictions and web sites blocked
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1 allow ip:100 24/7
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4 allow ip:101 24/7 with keyword restrictions and web sites blocked
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2 disabled
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The Access Restrictions feature of a Linksys router allows you to limit Internet access on your network. You can deny certain computers’ Internet access or block certain applications and services. This article will provide instructions on how to set up Access Restrictions by blocking certain days or hours.
Here is the link for the same: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=20b29e54474a4a17aff594cb659747ea_4041.xml&pid=80&r...
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ABOUT wrt54g 'Access Restriction'

Dear all:
once the duration of rule expired. It won't apply another rule by the time serial.
For example, I set up one of PCs was allowed to access internet between 7:00am~11:55am. This PC could access to internet after 11:55am, even I set another rule for this PC with duration 12:00pm~18:00pm.
Is any solution for my needs.
Beswt Regards
tom
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The Access Restrictions feature allows you to limit Internet access on your network. You can deny access to certain computers, block certain applications and services, and block certain websites by the use of keywords or by the URL at a given time. This feature allows you to customize up to 10 different Internet Access Policies for particular computers, which are identified by their IP or MAC addresses.
Here is the link Implementing Access Restrictions for computers: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=20b29e54474a4a17aff594cb659747ea_4041.xml&pid=80&r...

Setting time access restrictions

I'd like to use time access restrictions to allow access from 7AM to 1AM; but software won't allow. Am I missing something or is it that inflexible? I used to be able to do this without a problem with my Cisco router.

Did you try this?
Develop one rule for access everyday between 7 AM and 11:59 PM
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I have a WRT54GS 1.1, firmware 4.71.1, and cannot block sites. I can create DENY rules to selectively block my kids, but must set up 2 rules for each MAC address, one to block 1200-0600 and another to block 9PM-1155PM, leaving 6AM-9PM open for the internet. Problem is, by having to use DENY rules, I cant block sites by URL or keyword - that only works on ALLOW rules. If I make a generic ALLOW rule, the URL blocking works, but none of the DENY rules then work, allowing internet access 24/7. I tried a generic ALLOW, 24hrs, and named all MAC addresses. This was followed by specific DENY's, by MAC, to filter. The ALLOW rule was the only rule being used - all others stop. Help?

Policies are evaluated from the top down, i.e. it starts with the first and continues from there. For each policy it is checked whether the time of day matches and if the IP address/MAC address is in the list of pcs. If a policy matches it is evaluated, i.e. either it denys the traffic for deny policies or it allows the traffic for allow policies. If you have configured URL/keyword blocking those are excepted in allow policies.
The important thing: with the first matching policy the processing ends! No other policies are evaluated. If you have a allow all policy with 24/7 time and some computers listed this will be the only policy which will be evaluated for those computers.
Thus to use URL blocking from 0600-2100 and to block all internet the rest of time you should be able to use two policies:
1. allow traffic 0600-2100 for listed PCs blocking certain URLs
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This should work. Unfortunately, the access restrictions implementation varies between routers and has a long history of flaws. Thus no guarantee that it will work this way. Still, the basic rule remains the only the highest matching policy gets evaluated and no other.

Java3D + Newer Eclipse Version - Access Restriction (solution + question)

Current eclipse versions don't go well with java3d. Programs that worked fine before now produce 100s of strange errors, e.g.
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Java3D is installed correctly and everything was (and is) working perfectly well with older eclipse versions. I googled for a solution and found out that changing
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to <i>"warning / ignore"</i> eliminated the error(s).
Can anyone explain me what is going on here? Why is Java3D "Deprecated and restricted"? Is the default setting of eclipse correct or oversuspicious? Did I miss anything else? Will the next java3d / eclipse version be fix this? Do I have to fix this?
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Hi,
my Eclipse Helios SDK 3.6.1 installation also shows this behavior, even if all classes of all three Java 3D-jars are declared as accessible in their access rules! See:
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I have no idea what is going on here. Following work arounds do the job well without accepting 'forbidden references':
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B. An alternative is to create and add a 'User Library' in this way:
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Project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries Add Library .. -> User Library -> Next select J3DAll Finish
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WRT310Nv2 - No Access Restriction Option?

Hi, I searched for an answer but I can not seem to find it.
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Message Edited by bamfsig45 on 03-29-2010 04:07 PM

Thank you. I did the reset like you suggested and then the Access Restrictions settings showed up. I get it all set up and save my settings. Then later come back to the computer and realized it had crashed ( I think I have bad/failing memory) and I log into the router and it went back to the way it was before the reset.
My computer crashing shouldnt affect the router settings I wouldnt think?
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