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Date:      Fri, 10 Apr 1998 23:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Edward naillon <enaillon@nvinet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Packet Filter for High School
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980410234821.28437j-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01bd64af$b41a0360$0100a8c0@server.ior.com>

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On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Edward naillon wrote:

>  We have installed a linux proxy/cache server that filters out
> innapropriate internet sites from our students. The problem is that we
> have no packet level enforcement. Students can go around this server and
> straight to the internet. Our State ISP is being stubborn about
> modifying our wellfleet router to allow only packets from our proxy
> server (and several select workstations) to pass. Can I do this with a
> freebsd system? All it needs to do is deny any ip addresses from passing
> that are not in an allowed list.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Ed
> Naillon

Absolutely!  FreeBSD comes with ipfw, a IP packet filtering tool.  You
could probably run your proxy on the FreeBSD box too.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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