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I want some help here to block MapleStory game. I a not able to find out any solution for the same. I tried looking for some steps but nothing is listed properly. There are kids at my home who keeps on playing it and does not leave the system. So I want some way to block it completely. I am having a Windows XP system configured on a router. I am sure there will be some option available in the router itself that will allow me to block the game.
As it is a web based game you can download application in your pc which has parental control feature. Many antivirus comes with that. In parental control you just need to add the url of the game site and then done. The website will be blocked. No one will be able to access the same. It is the most easiest way to keep kids away for various website without making changes in your router or internet settings.
You can do one more thing here. If you know about the router settings then go in the router and in that look for parental control. Ample of routers comes with the parental control settings. So without installing a third party software you can block the website through router itself. That will be more easier according to and it is less hectic also.
What ever you do the website will be still accessible through proxy. Parental control is just an temporary solution. It is necessary that you use a application that complete protection feature. You can get that in eBlaster type application. There are tons of advance parental control tools available on the web that allows you to completely block a website or access to an online service. The configuration on the same is also quiet easy.
If you have a netgear router or know how to modify the hosts file. Make : gameguard.mapleglobal.com point to some other ip or block gameguard.mapleglobal.com and it will prevent them from going to the site and from stupid game. this is the dumbest game and making kids fat!