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How to access or enable browsing history logs?

kyle6uk
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Hi, 

I want to be able to view incognito web browsing history as I suspect my child may be using VPN/Private browsing to access adult related content. 

I have read a few articles which says to login to router and check logs. I have done this and check event logs but don't see browsing history. 

Is this something I can enable to start tracking a certain devices activity when connected to WiFi? 

Router - THG3000

 

Thanks in advance. 

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Cynric
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@kyle6uk  You can't if it's over VPN. You may if it's private-mode browser. You have no chance at all if Tor is running.

You could try using Wireshark on your computer to watch your LAN, but you'd have to either us it when your child is active or let it run and go through the logs.

Xer0n3
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Previous reply correct, VPN and 'other' such technologies create a separate layer. In order to mitigate this there are a few things you can do. Call Vodafone and put barring in place (for you, use your cellular for adult stuff) then create a non-administrative account for your child with full parental controls on the devices after removing all the VPN settings you personally do not use and uninstalling anything your child may be using to create such connections, onion, tor, openVPN, etc. That should put all the necessary controls in place to stop your child viewing mature content and make their cyber space safer for them to use. Hope this helps. Friendly neighbourhood Hacker Xer0n3.

Xer0n3
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2: Seeker

Also please note : Tor and VPn are fully encrypted tunnel traffic or distributed networking and wireshark will not be capable of decompressing the encrypted packet data, you'll get, protocol, IP, etc, probably not domain or content even in the hexidecimal packet content. For non-encrypted though, it's great.

Cynric
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@Xer0n3 I don't if you noticed, but the thread is a year old and "stale".

Yes, a year of trying to decrypt AES and finding the VPN provider only? More for those who land here and don't want to waste their time. Better to put the controls in place in the first instance, worry afterwards.

Cynric
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

A year? It's documented online. Did you not look in the Wireshark Wiki for starters?