IT setup using Ubuntu-server

[Ante Karamatić]

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:09:14 +0300
"Jad madi" <jad at syntux.net> wrote:

> 1-) central authorization layer for Internet access, File sharing

Radius (freeradius) with LDAP backend (slapd). I would go with LDAP as
a backend just because of the file sharing.

> 2-) Users and groups to restrict access on Internet or allocate
> bandwidth 
> 3-) restrict internet usage for certain groups to certain
> hours.

One option is squid + squidguard. Another is chillispot, which connects
to radius server. Whatever you choose, you'll have to extend it for
your needs. There's no one-config-fits-all, so you'll have work to do.