On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 08:06:54AM +1100, Edwin Humphries wrote: > We're trying to set up an Internet gateway (ADSL) for an establishment that needs to >be able to track who is generating the > traffic.
If all you need to do is that, you can always use Squid and require authentication before it'll let anyone through. > * HTTP redirection using a recompiled version of apache running as root; the first >time a user tries any website they > get an authentication page. > * using a user program (or manual log-in via a web page and scripting) to edit the >firewall dynamically and open ports I don't know how well the Apache solution might work but Squid will, as well as authenticating, do proxying so it might be just what you are after. It seems decidely strange to open ports on your firewall when a user authenticates though. That means that as long as some other has authentication the port will be open for me. > (Sorry if the explanations here are not clear - I'm not the Linux expert, just the >project manager) > > Does anyone have any other ideas - simpler ones would be good. Use Squid, it works and this kind of thing is designed into it. Anand -- `` We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. '' -- Buddha, The Dhammapada -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
