[Gllug] ADSL Linux

[Sudhir Anand]

>From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk]On Behalf
>Of Vincent AE Scott

>Sudhir Anand(anand_sudhir at yahoo.co.uk)@Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at
>01:41:39PM -0000:
>
>> For use at home I prefer using a proxy server to allow other
>PCs to access
>> the internet.  I have two children aged  11 & 15.  A proxy
>allows me to
>> monitor the sites they visit and they only have access when
>either my wife
>> or I decide.  By shutting down the proxy, they will be
>denied internet
>> access.  This is one area where Linux's user access is far
>superior to
>> windows.
>
>look for squidguard. [1]
>it integrates into squid very easily, allowing you to block access to
>groups of sites, i.e. gambling, pr0n, etc.  it can also be setup to
>allow/deny access based on time of day, along with requiring a user to
>authenticate first.
>
>used in conjunction with a transparent squid proxy, and tight
>firewalling rules, you can easily censor off large chunks of the
>internet from those you perceive as being incapable of exerting self
>control.
>

At the moment I use apache.  I think squid is packaged with SuSE.  To do as
you suggest, would I have to install squid and then squidguard.  Is
installation of squid straight forward?  Any tips on installing squid and
squidguard will be appreciated.

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