well.. the question is i don't want to block the ports or anything like
that. there r umpteen sites and its absurd to do that way..
i am in need of somethign which senses teh type of download and doesn't
allow it to happen if it's an mp3 or a movie ...
well am i asking for much here??
regards,
madhavi.
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>
> Madhavi G rearranged electrons thusly:
>
> > Can anyone suggest me any monitoring tool over the network which helps
> > me in managing & tracking down the "downloads" ( Music, Movies, etc etc)
> > from the Internet.
> > I do not want to block the Internet ( HTTP ) access for the users. I am
> > connected to a 64kbps connection..
>
> /sbin/ipchains -L -M
>
> As per my experience, most of the bandwidth on a lan is hogged by napster /
> messenger clients. Firewall napster off and you'll save a lot of bandwidth.
>
> If your boss wants, you can also firewall messenger / IM clients (and IRC) -
> that'll stop your employees from goofing off instead of working.
>
> Yeah, I know blocking is evil - but there are enough people around who abuse
> the privilege of a free, fast pipe to the 'net
>
> -s
>
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