Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-04 Thread Tom Evans
On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 12:44 -0400, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Norberto Meijome wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:46:10 +0200 > > Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 4) Forget about the DSL router. Box with wireless NIC, 1 NIC for home net, > >> 1 > >> NIC for the DSL > >>- same as above

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-02 Thread Chuck Swiger
Norberto Meijome wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:46:10 +0200 Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 4) Forget about the DSL router. Box with wireless NIC, 1 NIC for home net, 1 NIC for the DSL - same as above, just have to tell your box how to connect to your ISP ok, this is interest

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-02 Thread RW
On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:33:50 +1000 Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > :) i figured...but i asked just in the crazy chance that PPoE meant u > could use any Ethernet capable device (like a NIC) to connect to DSL. > Oh well, it'd been cool if true :D > If I were you I'd go with your origi

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-02 Thread Feargal Reilly
On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:33:50 +1000 Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > :) i figured...but i asked just in the crazy chance that PPoE > meant u could use any Ethernet capable device (like a NIC) to > connect to DSL. Oh well, it'd been cool if true :D I can't speak in the general case, b

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-01 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:16:13 +0200 Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 02 July 2007 03:45:39 Norberto Meijome wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:46:10 +0200 > > > > Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 4) Forget about the DSL router. Box with wireless NIC, 1 NIC for home

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-01 Thread Momchil Ivanov
On Monday 02 July 2007 03:45:39 Norberto Meijome wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:46:10 +0200 > > Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 4) Forget about the DSL router. Box with wireless NIC, 1 NIC for home > > net, 1 NIC for the DSL ^^ > > - same as above, just ha

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-07-01 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:46:10 +0200 Momchil Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 4) Forget about the DSL router. Box with wireless NIC, 1 NIC for home net, 1 > NIC for the DSL > - same as above, just have to tell your box how to connect to your ISP ok, this is interesting. You mean, plug the

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread r17fbsd
At 11:43 AM 6/29/2007, zbigniew szalbot wrote: As far as I remember, when installing FBSD I chose not to install Linux binary compatibility (not sure if that matters though). But my question is more general. Can Linux software be safely (and securely) used on a unix platform? I am happy to use

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread Momchil Ivanov
On Friday 29 June 2007 09:13:09 zigniew szalbot wrote: > > > > If you use the wireless in the DSL modem, you'll be bypassing the BSD > > server. > > Just one question here. If I plug the router to the lan NIC and configure > it to take DHCP and DNS settings from the BSD box, then the wireless will

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread zbigniew szalbot
Hello, > I'll 2nd the suggestion for IPCop www.ipcop.org It's Linux, not BSD -- not my first OS choice, but it's a mature, feature laden product (that already has squid built in) that is better and more secure than something > you could whip up yourself in a weekend. As far as I remember, when i

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread Rob
Gaye Abdoulaye wrote: ADSL line. At some point I would like to use an old pc with freebsd on it to sit between the router and the rest of my home network. If your are searching a BSD like solution, you have pfsense: http://www.pfsense.org/ But what I use IPCOP: http://www.ipcop.org/ With so

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread RW
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:00:01 +1000 Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:42:58 +0200 (CEST) > "zigniew szalbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Great! OK I am encouraged to give it a try. But hardware-wise I > > will need to NICs and plug my modem line into one NIC

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hi there again, >> Great! OK I am encouraged to give it a try. But hardware-wise I will >> need >> to NICs and plug my modem line into one NIC and then the other NIC will >> be >> used to connect the Dlink router. I figure the Dlink router essentially >> becomes redundant but it is a wireless mach

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-29 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:42:58 +0200 (CEST) "zigniew szalbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great! OK I am encouraged to give it a try. But hardware-wise I will need > to NICs and plug my modem line into one NIC and then the other NIC will be > used to connect the Dlink router. I figure the Dlink rou

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hi, > Back in '96 I used to run squid on a (linux Slackware) 486 DX 100Mhz, 64 > MB RAM > for 20 to 30 computers, with a dialup line. I can't imagine why it > wouldn't > work or be overkill for your setup :) I actually have the same setup in > mind > (down to the compaq + Dlink in bridged mode :-D

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:07:05 +0200 (CEST) "zigniew szalbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Basically, will squid not be an > overkill for a family network consisting of 3-4 machines? The box I want > to devote for gateway/pc purposes is a Compaq PIII 866 Mhz with 512 MB RAM > and 40GB HD. Hi Zignie

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Jun 28, 2007, at 4:07 PM, zigniew szalbot wrote: I use squid and dansguardian. Very easy to setup. /usr/ports/www/dansguardian I have never tried squid but it seems quite a big package. I have also seen oops but not sure which to choose. Basically, will squid not be an overkill for

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hello, Thank you all who have responded! >> > utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it would >> > have to be something that would allow me to define keywords based on which >> > sites containing them would get automatically blocked on the fbsd gateway. >> > I'd rather u

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hello, Thank you all who have responded! >> > utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it >> > would >> > have to be something that would allow me to define keywords based >> > on which >> > sites containing them would get automatically blocked on the fbsd >> > gateway. >>

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hello, Thank you all who have responded! >> > utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it >> > would >> > have to be something that would allow me to define keywords based >> > on which >> > sites containing them would get automatically blocked on the fbsd >> > gateway. >>

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread zigniew szalbot
Hello, Thank you all who have responded! >> > utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it >> > would >> > have to be something that would allow me to define keywords based >> > on which >> > sites containing them would get automatically blocked on the fbsd >> > gateway. >>

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread Dantavious
On Thursday 28 June 2007 18:08:33 Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: > On Jun 28, 2007, at 3:40 PM, zigniew szalbot wrote: > > On the software side I am also looking for some kind of parental > > control > > utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it > > would > > have to be something

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread Jeffrey Goldberg
On Jun 28, 2007, at 3:40 PM, zigniew szalbot wrote: On the software side I am also looking for some kind of parental control utility. I guess I can use pf. But would that be enough? I think it would have to be something that would allow me to define keywords based on which sites containing

Re: freebsd / gateway / parental control

2007-06-28 Thread Gaye Abdoulaye
zigniew szalbot a écrit : Hello, I am looking for advice. I have a dlink router/modem that connects to my ADSL line. At some point I would like to use an old pc with freebsd on it to sit between the router and the rest of my home network. What kind of set up should I be aiming for to make it po