[Gllug] Proxy/ Web Filter...

[Ian Baillie]

Lots or reading to be done, but thanks for that !


Ian

At 13:10 08/03/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Vincent AE Scott(gllug at codex.net)@Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 01:04:54PM +0000:
>> Ian Baillie(ian.baillie at westminster.org.uk)@Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at
09:57:28AM +0000:
>> > I need to set up a machine to act as a proxy server/ firewall and filter
>> > inappropriate sites.
>> > 
>> > Could someone please guide me to the appropriate how-to's and other
sources
>> > of information.
>> > 
>> > Also, with regard to filtering, could certain users be given passwords to
>> > access all pages ignoring filters?  Are there any filtering agencies
which
>> > supply readily prepared filters which you can subscribe to (and add to)?
>> > Is it possible to disallow access to only part of a site, e.g. can access
>> > Yahoo, but not Yahoo Mail?
>> > 
>> > Thanks in advance
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> for firewalling on a 2.4 kernel, you could always start here:
>> http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/index.html#HOWTO
>> 
>> to setup a transparent web proxy:
>> http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/mini/TransparentProxy.html
>> 
>> for content filtering and access control:
>> http://www.squidguard.org
>> 
>> and to get rid of annoying banner ads:
>> http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net
>> 
>> 
>> if you get all of teh above setup, you'd have a pretty controlable
>> setup.  but it will require manuall updates.
>> 
>
>
>bad form, i know.
>but, if you further want to (restrict access | provide a better service)
>to users, might i also suggest reading up on:
>http://www.lartc.org/HOWTO//cvs/2.4routing/output/2.4routing.html
>
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