control of internet access

[Asmo Koskinen]

Reiner Schmid kirjoitti:
> I use it ,too.
> It is for Feisty, but it is easy to fix for Gutsy.
>   

I do not use dansguardian (in our school is in fact firewall and proxy 
behind our gateway), but I think that if we need one (gateway, proxy, 
dansguardian, etc) it is much easier setup another server for that than 
setup working Edubuntu.

Look for SME Server: http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation

"The fact that it serves as a "gateway" means it has separate interfaces 
with each network, and provides security and routing. "If you configure 
your server to operate in server and gateway mode, your server will 
require either:

 1. two ethernet adapters (one to communicate with the local network and 
the other to communicate with the external network/Internet)"

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter5


Why I think that way?

If you already use Edubuntu with two NIC's, that way you don't have to 
mess up with Edubuntu server - you can leave all as it is in 
Edubuntu/LTSP environment. You just add one machine between your 
Edubuntu/LTSP server and real Internet.


How much that need for another server?

Very basic i586/686-machine do that. You do not need 3D-graphic card or 
something.

 "Version 7.0 of SME Server is based on CentOS 4.4 and uses the 2.6 
series Linux kernel."

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter4

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I have lots of howto's (both LTSP 4.2 and LTSP 5, in finnish) and next 
one will be Edubuntu 7.10 Classroom (two NICs) AND SME Server (two NICs) 
as Internet content filter.

http://wiki.contribs.org/Dansguardian

http://wiki.ubuntu-fi.org/LTSP_Ohjeita

So thank you for asking ;-).

Best Regards Asmo Koskinen.