Very true.  However, it is cheap, as in free, and it is simple to do.

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Kramer, Jack <[email protected]>wrote:

>   Doesn't stop someone from entering an ip address manually…
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> From: Erik Goldoff <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:43:20 -0500
> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: Web filter?
>
>    +1
>
>
>
> *Erik Goldoff***
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> *From:* Jonathan Link 
> [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>]
>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 11:33 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Web filter?
>
>
>
> Simplest?  Don't enter DNS Server information, or if it gets it via DHCP,
> enter an invalid one manually.  Then enter the validhosts into the hostfile.
>
> I'm presuming that the users of this won't have admin access to the
> machine.
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Joseph L. Casale <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Sure, and it depends on strict the blocking must be enforced.
> I use squid proxy, and if it was ultimately required that the rules not be
> circumventable, you could place these machines on a subnet without
> externalaccess and allow internet access via a proxy or simply some acls on
> a router as your requirements don’t look large and hard to maintain…
>
>
>
> *From:* Eric Brouwer [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 9:24 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Web filter?
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>
>
> We're looking to deploy PCs at several locations that are to be used
> strictly foraccess to a couple of our websites.  We're looking for a simple,
> cheapsolution to block internet access to all websites, and then add in the
> handful of sites we'd like them to access.
>
>
>
> Any one doing ahtyhing like this?  A recommendations?
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Eric
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