For the do it yourself kit user you could try DansGuardian with SmoothWall
http://dansguardian.org/?page=smoothwall

Steven Peck

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:08 AM, helpdesk UK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally after reading further down the post OpenDNS.ORG rocks !!!
>
> cheers
>
> ED
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> 2008/7/22 Roger Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> OpenDNS sounds like it meets 100% of your requirements and is the most
>> cost-effective (no new hardware) and easy to implement (running in just a
>> few minutes).  Create an account for yourself, point your machine's DNS to
>> it,  configure the filtering categories, and see for yourself.
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>> After your testing, just point your branch office network to OpenDNS's
>> nameservers and you're done.
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>>
>> Roger Wright
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>> Network Administrator
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>> 727.572.7076  x388
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>> _____
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>> From: helpdesk UK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:50 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Monitor & Block Internal Web users
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>>
>> Hello everyone,
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>>
>>
>> I have come accross a very difficult position and hence this query. This
>> is related to a query / call for one of our Small Office customers on our
>> helpdesk.
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>> The site has 2 servers with Win2k3.....15 users.... PIX firewall
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>> Some of the users were lately downloading music & and visiting porn sites
>> and that was identified & some users were sacked instantly.
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>> Now the problem is that they dont have any budgets currently in hand to
>> invest for a ISA 2006 + GFI solution which has already been suggested....
>>
>>
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>> Now what I was thinking if I can find a product which is free but does the
>> following
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>> 1. Log
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>> 2. Reporting
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>> 3. Blocking sites using categories.
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>> 4. Block chat sites...
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>> 5. Easy to configure and make changes (bare minimum training)
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>> Not to forget easy to deploy as I would hae to read tons of PDF's
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>> Cache is not an important feature as bandwith is not a problem but would
>> be a bonus feature....
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>> Possible solutions:
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>> 1. If this solution is linux based we can install VMWARE and run Linux in
>> a virtual enviroment on one server. (I guess that would work)
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>> 2. I was searching around and came accross this product never heard of it
>> before
>> http://www.download32.com/safesquid-content-filtering-proxy-i26452.html
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>> 3. Any other suggestions
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>> What I am nverous off that I dont want to suggest a product which I have
>> not personally used OR others have not used ....I am sure you know what I
>> mean.
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>> I am sure I will get tons of reply :)
>>
>> ED
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>> --
>> Chris
>>
>> MCP
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>
>
> --
> Chris
>
> MCP

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