We use NXFilter. Its free. We have two servers serving 6 schools. Around 1200 devices.
On Feb 22, 2017 13:31, "That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]> wrote: > we replaced a couple of those when we took over a network once. The > company, bullguard or whatever was pretty good to deal with. I didnt like > the management software that was required for the units, java based, but it > was old. The feature set was pretty slick though. FYI fortigate gives a > decent trade in discount on watchguards > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Jordan Gregory < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have had great luck with watchguard. Their basic security suite for all >> of their firewalls includes comprehensive web proxying and all for a >> fraction of the cost of fortigate. >> >> Hit me up off list if you want more info. >> >> Full disclosure: we resell watchguard, so I'm biased :) >> >> On Feb 22, 2017 10:31 AM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Expensive >>> but Fortigate is excellent for this, the school can also set up a >>> youtube content account to tie into the policies to control what youtube >>> content is available and whats not >>> Expensive though as it scales >>> no ip proxy bypass, no dns control bypass, locally installed >>> certificates and you can mtm inspect ssl. Its pretty hard to get around a >>> well configured fortigate >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Any kid with any smarts at all can do direct ip to proxy with no >>>> effort. If they want to keep the kids out of the porn, then the system >>>> must be airgapped. No real world internet connection. Perhaps go do >>>> google searches and cache all the stuff they would be likely to need for >>>> class room assignments, then break the connection and tell them it is on >>>> the computer... go find it. >>>> >>>> *From:* Ken Hohhof >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:11 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Recommended DNS for content filtering K-12 >>>> >>>> >>>> No such thing. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So ask (1) who is requiring this or (2) who is paying for this? Then >>>> ask, what is their approved solution that they are willing to approve >>>> and/or pay for? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If this is genuinely not being pushed by some government mandate, I >>>> would question DNS as being too simplistic. Just recently the TV news here >>>> had a story about parents show were shocked, shocked to discover their kids >>>> school-issued computers allowed them to use Google Hangouts, which the kids >>>> were using for inappropriate messages. The idea that you can block all >>>> inappropriate content by a simple method like what DNS servers you use, >>>> seems naïve to me. So, should the DNS servers let you go to Wikipedia, or >>>> not? CNN is dishonest media, should that be blocked? What about RT? Or, >>>> for an example of what happens when you try to censor the Internet by >>>> blocking IP addresses, look at the news stories about Cogent blocking >>>> Cloudflare IP addresses associated with Pirate Bay but also causing >>>> collateral damage to other sites sharing those IPs. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:44 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Recommended DNS for content filtering K-12 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> What is the recommended DNS for airtight content filtering for Schools? >>>> Specially Porn block >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Gino Villarini* >>>> >>>> President >>>> >>>> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>> >> > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
