Blocking websites

[SkuTe]

I've added a website to my Vodafone account to be blocked (in Content Controls -> Blocked Websites), but it is still allowing the website to be accessed.  I did chat to someone a while ago, who suggested changing Content Control Profile from one setting to another and re-doing things, but that hasn't helped.

How do you get the Blocked Website list to work ?

[Anonymous]

The content controls will only work if you are using Vodafone's own DNS servers.  If you are using a Vodafone router and have not touched the values (ie not changed them to cloudflair or google DNS) then it should just work.  If you are not using the Vodafone modem/router then you'll need to set the DNS servers to:

90.255.255.90 and 90.255.255.255

If you are using your own equipment, using these DNS servers can help speed up the initial modem log in.

Vodafone support:  these are your own advertised DNS servers if you don't understand why it is legitimate to post them here then speak to someone from a higher support level before you remove the post (as happened last time)!

[SkuTe]

Yes, I'm using Vodafones standard setup

[Anonymous]

In which case it should work, provided you've not set the IP and DNS settings on your individual devices.  The problem is that some Apple, Google, and Microsoft devices (not Windows itself) just ignore the DNS settings provided by the router.

I can confirm that the settings do generally work though!

[SkuTe]

I'm hoping it would work for Windows 10 - but so far even  the adult settings as well as website blocking don't seem to work