White List for Internet Access

[Guest Steve Freides]

I have a client that is considering moving from a Novell environment to

a Windows-server environment. One of the concerns is that we have a

product we're using on the Novell side that provides "white list" web

access functionality - users can only visit approved site, and the sites

are maintained in text files on the server. Access is by groups, e.g.,

group A can visit all the sites listed in texfileA.txt, group B can

visit al the sites listed in textfileA plus those in textfileB, and so

on.

 

I'd appreciate knowing about products that offer this functionality in a

Windows environment. The client currently has SBS-2003 but will

probably get all new servers and start from scratch.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

-S-

[Guest Peter]

Re: White List for Internet Access

 

Steve Freides wrote:

> I have a client that is considering moving from a Novell environment to

> a Windows-server environment. One of the concerns is that we have a

> product we're using on the Novell side that provides "white list" web

> access functionality - users can only visit approved site, and the sites

> are maintained in text files on the server. Access is by groups, e.g.,

> group A can visit all the sites listed in texfileA.txt, group B can

> visit al the sites listed in textfileA plus those in textfileB, and so

> on.

>

> I'd appreciate knowing about products that offer this functionality in a

> Windows environment. The client currently has SBS-2003 but will

> probably get all new servers and start from scratch.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> -S-

 

 

The Novell Product you describe sounds like BorderManager with SurfControl.

Microsoft has a similar product in Internet Acceleration Server(ISA) 2006

which can also use SurfControl.

 

HTH

 

Peter

 

P.S. ISA 2008 should be out "Real Soon"

[Guest Steve Freides]

Re: White List for Internet Access

 

"Peter" <spamfree@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message

news:46938fd2$0$24742$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Steve Freides wrote:

>

>> I have a client that is considering moving from a Novell environment

>> to

>> a Windows-server environment. One of the concerns is that we have a

>> product we're using on the Novell side that provides "white list" web

>> access functionality - users can only visit approved site, and the

>> sites

>> are maintained in text files on the server. Access is by groups,

>> e.g.,

>> group A can visit all the sites listed in texfileA.txt, group B can

>> visit al the sites listed in textfileA plus those in textfileB, and

>> so

>> on.

>>

>> I'd appreciate knowing about products that offer this functionality

>> in a

>> Windows environment. The client currently has SBS-2003 but will

>> probably get all new servers and start from scratch.

>>

>> Thanks in advance.

>>

>> -S-

>

>

> The Novell Product you describe sounds like BorderManager with

> SurfControl.

> Microsoft has a similar product in Internet Acceleration Server(ISA)

> 2006

> which can also use SurfControl.

 

We are using a product called LinkWall on Novell, which is normally used

for Blacklisting but also has an "Allow" mode - we're using it in Allow

mode. I am not familiar with SurfControl.

 

Thanks.

 

-S-

> HTH

>

> Peter

>

> P.S. ISA 2008 should be out "Real Soon"

[Guest Michael M.]

Re: White List for Internet Access

 

Sounds like as Peter mentioned that ISA could do it, also there are lots of

hardware appliances that do this, ones I know of is Barracuda and Threat

wall.some routers infact have this built in like the ZyWall range.

 

Mike.

 

"Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com> wrote in message

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> "Peter" <spamfree@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message

> news:46938fd2$0$24742$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>> Steve Freides wrote:

>>

>>> I have a client that is considering moving from a Novell environment to

>>> a Windows-server environment. One of the concerns is that we have a

>>> product we're using on the Novell side that provides "white list" web

>>> access functionality - users can only visit approved site, and the sites

>>> are maintained in text files on the server. Access is by groups, e.g.,

>>> group A can visit all the sites listed in texfileA.txt, group B can

>>> visit al the sites listed in textfileA plus those in textfileB, and so

>>> on.

>>>

>>> I'd appreciate knowing about products that offer this functionality in a

>>> Windows environment. The client currently has SBS-2003 but will

>>> probably get all new servers and start from scratch.

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance.

>>>

>>> -S-

>>

>>

>> The Novell Product you describe sounds like BorderManager with

>> SurfControl.

>> Microsoft has a similar product in Internet Acceleration Server(ISA) 2006

>> which can also use SurfControl.

>

> We are using a product called LinkWall on Novell, which is normally used

> for Blacklisting but also has an "Allow" mode - we're using it in Allow

> mode. I am not familiar with SurfControl.

>

> Thanks.

>

> -S-

>

>> HTH

>>

>> Peter

>>

>> P.S. ISA 2008 should be out "Real Soon"

>

>