Re: Network access control / logging for SOHO environment

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IPCop.  (www.ipcop.org).  Yes, the OS it uses used to be a Linux variant,
but there is NO reason to ever see a unix command prompt.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Douglas Handy
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 12:23 PM
> To: PcTech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCTECH] Network access control / logging for SOHO environment
>
> One of my customers wants to put DSL / Cable at each of several small
> satellite offices which currently only have dialup internet acccess now.
> However, at a minimum they want logging of web sites visited.  And
> depending
> on what audits of the logs reveal, maybe content control too..  Sites
> would
> have 2 to 4 PCs each.
>
> AFAIK, this eliminates using the cheap stuff like Linksys, right?
>
> They don't want to drop in a *nix PC (no current *nix experience in
> house),
> and they want easy remote administration since the offices are scattered
> around the country.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions on hardware to consider?
>
> Doug
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