Proxy + Content Filter

[aix0]

Hi

This might be a shot in the dark. I've just setup a Squid proxy on a Redhat box, i've client ACL's and port ACL's sorted and everything is working fine. I've also got DansGuardian running in front of that for content filtering.

So when the client machines connect via proxy all content is filtered accordingly (porn, shopping, streaming etc), the only problem i've got is; we have a policy where Internet access is un-restricted between 12 and 2.

At present this isn't working the way I would like it to. When a request hits port 8080, it's being delt with by DansGuardian first and then passed to Squid. In the DansGuardian conf file I can't find anything that allows me to control filtering by time. I need to tell DansGuardian to not filter content by phrases or words between 12 and 2 but to still restrict access to any site / url's defined the banned file.

Sorry if I haven't explained clearly, my brain if well fried (vi overdrive). But if anyone has any idea or solution to what i'm trying to explain i'd be most grateful!!

Thanks in advance!

 

[M0KUJ1N]

A rather nasty and kludgy solution (but a solution nonetheless) would be to turn off Dansguardian at 12pm and turn it on again at 2pm using cron

 

[aix0]

It could be done, but when DansGuardian was shutdown nothing would be listening on port 8080 and there would be no access at all. (I think). Plus, i'd still need to have 'some' stuff restricted (webmail, streaming etc).

 

[deano]

what version of dansgardian are you using?

cheers
Deano

 

[c-22]

Hi

Thanks for the response, the version of DansGuardian is 2.8.0.6.