I ran untangle on my test box for a few months. It was great except it kept locking up.Maybe they fixed that? Either way, Mikrotik kicks butt! -RickG
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Scott Reed<scottr...@onlyinternet.net> wrote: > I haven't used untangle. > I think one way to do this is to redirect to the proper server based on > customer IP, etc. > Thinking Mikrotik, because that is what I use, redirecting all of a > customer's DNS request to the proper internal server would be an easy > firewall rule. The internal server, which could be a really small box > doing DNS caching only, would have an address that OpenDNS knows and > therefore OpenDNS would return the proper thing for that customer. > Only problem I see with this right now is the need for one server per > filtering setup. > It does eliminate the need for all customers to have public addresses. > Only the internal servers need that. Makes changing a customers rule > set as easy as changing the redirect. > > Jason Hensley wrote: >> Kinda what I was thinking was that if they wanted to utilize the filtering >> then we would assign them DNS servers specific for OpenDNS, otherwise, they >> would get normal service. >> >> This could easily be done at the CPE / Authentication level with PPPoE. >> Now, the issue would be like Josh mentioned, if they had manual DNS servers >> configured in their computer. We would definitely have to intercept that >> traffic and redirect all DNS queries to the OpenDNS servers. >> >> Just a thought. I have, in the past, had clients request this service. >> Been awhile but thought that could be one more value-add that we could have >> in the box to help bring a little more revenue in. >> >> Anyone used Untangle in an app like this? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Israel Lopez-LISTS >> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:41 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Client Internet Filtering Upgrade - WAS: Content Filter >> Suggestion for School >> >> FYI.. Not every site will want to have the same filter settings. Since >> you can define multiple networks in OpenDNS, the IP will have to >> originate from that network to get a specific set of content-filtering. >> If the request originates from the local DNS server, then you've just >> inadvertently applied those settings to everyone who might query that >> DNS server. >> >> So you would have to force these 'filtered' networks to only request DNS >> from OpenDNS servers, and make sure each client has a public IP. >> >> -IL >> >> Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> I just thought about "how to get around this" and I wanted to share my >>> thoughts. If a location needs this filtering and you use opendns you'll >>> want to drop all forwarded DNS traffic. Force everyone to use an internal >>> DNS server which in turn looks up via OpenDNS. >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >>> improbable, must be the truth." >>> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Jason Hensley <ja...@jaggartech.com> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>> On this same subject, anyone offering "upgrades" for filtered Internet >>>> service to their clients? Anyone using OpenDNS to do this? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>>> Behalf Of ccrum >>>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:29 PM >>>> To: sc...@brevardwireless.com; WISPA General List >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Content Filter Suggestion for School >>>> >>>> OpenDNS is approved for this...best thing is it is free. >>>> >>>> Cameron >>>> >>>> Scott Carullo wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I need a web content filter for K-12 school. Paid Subscription ok. >>>>> >>>>> Please let me know what good products there are for this requirement. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Need >>>> >>>> >>>>> asap. Thanks... >>>>> >>>>> Scott Carullo >>>>> Brevard Wireless >>>>> 321-205-1100 x102 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> ---- >>>> >>>> >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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