Best proggie to limit net access+msn

mightynimrod · 1 Dec 2006 at 19:30

Hi ya fellas,

A mate of mine runs his own business and his employees have been abusing the net and msn.

What's the best and easiest program out there so he can block surfing access (yet still keep emails and stuff active) and also block msn.

Cheers in advance

Steve

Xee · 1 Dec 2006 at 19:36

Couldn't your m8 just ask his employees not to abuse the privilege of having net access?

mightynimrod · 1 Dec 2006 at 19:39

Oh, wait a minute......i bet he hasn't thought of that being an employer.

Course he has......

Why do you think im here asking for advice about software?

Xee · 1 Dec 2006 at 19:53

Well if he is using a router you could block the msn port/s. As for web, well that's a little more tricky, I will let someone else tackle that one.

Killa_ken · 1 Dec 2006 at 20:02

Theres no point with the MSN thing, when we where at school, we ALWAYS got around it, the IT guys would block it and we would get around it, they would block it then we would get around it, never ending battle.

mightynimrod · 1 Dec 2006 at 20:04

I dont think they have any tech knowledge regarding msn/configuration It's a pet shop

- don't think he's using a router just modem.

Anyone used something like netnanny? Would this be fine for my needs?

benjo plz. · 1 Dec 2006 at 20:05

Something like netnanny would be fine.

M0KUJ1N · 1 Dec 2006 at 21:01

1) Invest in a router *.
2) Uninstall MSN messenger and Windows Messenger and set their login(s) to be Limited User accounts. Have an separate admin account with a strong password.
3)To limit what sites they can access use something like netnanny.

* you could include 1 and 3 in one by setting up a gateway box with IPCop/Clarkconnect running Squid and IPtables, but this is probably a bit of a techie solution

GTO · 1 Dec 2006 at 21:41

MSN is available to use online http://webmessenger.msn.com/ so even uninstalling won't stop them.

mightynimrod · 1 Dec 2006 at 21:43

GTO said:
MSN is available to use online http://webmessenger.msn.com/ so even uninstalling won't stop them.

Im sure there's programs out there that stop them being able to install the .exe for msn.

Tony Williams · 2 Dec 2006 at 00:43

Show them the inside of the job centre?

benjo plz. · 2 Dec 2006 at 01:16

mightynimrod said:
Im sure there's programs out there that stop them being able to install the .exe for msn.

The link he posted is a java ap, which cant be blocked by stopping .exe installs.

2StepSteve · 2 Dec 2006 at 02:31

as M0KUJ1N said.. setting up a PC that acts as a gateway/filtering prog and setting all the other comps on the network go thru it. U would be able to block any site, including webmessenger.msn.com .... would work well seeing as the naughty ppl arent very techie minded

vincent1989 · 2 Dec 2006 at 02:39

mightynimrod said:
Hi ya fellas,

A mate of mine runs his own business and his employees have been abusing the net and msn.

What's the best and easiest program out there so he can block surfing access (yet still keep emails and stuff active) and also block msn.

Cheers in advance

Steve

aol...trust me, my mum tried out the parental controls, and sod all would work...msn totally dead :eek:

spr33ness · 2 Dec 2006 at 10:33

Attack the HOSTS file?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file