Re: Want to block HTTP(web) access but not filesharing
Re: Want to block HTTP(web) access but not filesharing
- Subject: Re: Want to block HTTP(web) access but not filesharing
- From: Peter Sichel <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:24:36 -0400
On May 26, 2009, at 9:51 AM, Rahulkumar Tibdewal wrote:
However, the below solution is for
"If the server is acting as an internet gateway for clients on your
LAN"
And this is not the exact case.
It can also work if your actual gateway supports transparent proxying,
but this is not all that common.
Client and server are in same network but this Server is not acting
as an internet gateway for Clients.
However this particular server has power to stop internet access for
that particular client.
To do so suppose I will send block internet message on that machine.
It sounds like you plan to install custom software on each client that
will block internet access when instructed by your server. Is that
what you are thinking?
This is not the most common approach since it requires physical access
to each client and cooperation from the client to block its own
Internet access when you ask it to. The user could easily bypass this
by disabling whatever custom software you installed, or plugging a
different computer into your LAN.
The more common approach is to exert control at the Internet access
router your clients use to reach the public Internet. Would that be
an option for you?
Kind Regards,
- Peter
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