Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: Web filters don't like web-redirection, as web-redirection is inherently a method of defeating web filters. I'm no Sonicwall expert, but I'm surprised it cannot differentiate between a student and a staff member. This seems like a failing on the Sonicwall and how it's setup, and I would reach out to support on this issue.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District CSSU NetAdmin <[email protected]> , 4/4/2014 10:19 AM: We are a K-12 school district with 4 K-8's. Two use OpenDNS integrated with AD to manage who can get to what site. For example, adults can go to Facebook but students cannot. Because so many sites are providing content on Facebook, we need to figure out a way to allow Facebook for adults but not students at the other K-8's. We use Sonicwall for our web filter/firewall and its AD Connector really isn't great. Is it possible to redirect the Facebook url to a different website- Google for example- in Group Policy or can we deliver a host file and based on user either point to the real Facebook IP or not. (This way sounds real messy.) Thanks for your help!
