Guest John Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Hi I am looking for recommendations on any apps that will help monitor user web activity to determine which users are wasting their time instead of doing their job. Many Thanks Regards
Guest Jabez Gan [MVP] Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Re: User web activity monitoring Hey John, Never used this before, but you can try and let us know :) http://www.systracker.com/Monitor_Internet_Usage.asp -- Jabez Gan Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:eK%23dGZjGIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi > > I am looking for recommendations on any apps that will help monitor user > web activity to determine which users are wasting their time instead of > doing their job. > > Many Thanks > > Regards >
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Re: User web activity monitoring Hello, You may use a web proxy. Nearly all of them include reports on users activity. The goal is to make mandatory the use of this proxy. Firewall must block direct http/https connexion outside. Clients must be set to go through the proxy (GPO for Internet explorer). Or use the other way: Port mirorring of the internet router, and capture whole traffic through ntop for example. You will get IP of workstations, harder to trace if you have dynamic DHCP. First tips: your users MUST be aware of this logging. Second tips: just say that you trace, even if you don't. Most of them will stop ;) -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com French blog: http://www.lotp.fr "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:eK%23dGZjGIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi > > I am looking for recommendations on any apps that will help monitor user > web activity to determine which users are wasting their time instead of > doing their job. > > Many Thanks > > Regards >
Guest Steven L Umbach Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Re: User web activity monitoring That will best work when done at the gateway such as a proxy server or firewall. I know Sonicwall firewalls have such capability with their Viewpoint add on. An advantage of using such a firewall is you can enable content filtering also that helps limit what websites and content type a user can access. Then again some of use are good enough to do our job and be on the internet at the same time so I would not necessarily put too much worth into web useage alone as a factor determining user productivity. Steve "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:eK%23dGZjGIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi > > I am looking for recommendations on any apps that will help monitor user > web activity to determine which users are wasting their time instead of > doing their job. > > Many Thanks > > Regards >
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