Re: Program to monitor employee internet usage

["Jared Lyvers" <jared () lewiscommunications com>]

I too would recommend Squid.  I have been using it for our agency for
about 4 years and it does the job just right.  It is a full proxy so not
only can you monitor employee usage but you can also block access to types
of websites that will cause problems in a windows environment.  I think
most everyone here knows of a few sites like this.  I have also found it
very usefull for those that roam w/ a laptop.  You can setup ACL for users
and use it as a way for those that roam to gain access back into the
internal intranet.

There are several log analyzers that can be used but Sarg is one of the
easiest.  Hell, I have actually used webalizer before to graph out lists
of top site employees are going to.  Kind of fun to post on the intranet
for everyone to see what others are doing on the net.  Good way to keep
everyone on there toes and away from non work related websites.

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// Jared Lyvers
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// Director of Interactive
// Director of IT
// LPI Certified
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> Not selling any product - at our facility we use Surfcontrol - Superscout
> product.
>
> Spencer Hall
> Sr. Network Analyst/ISO
> St. Vincent's
> Jacksonville, Fl
>
> > > > Chris Davis <davisfactor () gmail com> 12/28/05 13:53 PM >>>
> You might want to look at the Squid proxy and the log analyzer Sarg.
>
> http://www.squid-cache.org/
> http://sarg.sourceforge.net/sarg.php
> If you look at the sample report on the Sarg site, you might notice
> the graph and clock icons between the num and userid fields.  This
> will show you a few stats about the user including what times the user
> was on the Internet and how much bandwidth was consumed.
>
> There seems to be a ton of log analyzers for Squid so if Sarg doesn't
> seem to fit the bill, look at the Logfile Analysis link on the Squid
> site.
>
> This will require a Linux box and you'll also want to force everyone
> to go through your proxy and deny ports 80 and 443 on your firewall
> except to your proxy server.  If you run Active Directory, changing
> everyone's Internet Explorer connection settings is very simple.
>
> -chris
>
>
> On 23 Dec 2005 16:49:48 -0000, invstg8r () hotmail com
> <invstg8r () hotmail com> wrote:
> > A member of management has asked me to research available programs to
> > log internet usage (web surfing) on our corporate network.
> >
> > We are running a Windows server with a mix of XP and 2K clients.
> >
> > What have some of you used to provide this in a report that management
> > can use to show that a user is spending too much time on the internet?
> >
> > I don't have a Linux box up and running, but if the right Linux based
> > app is suggested, I would consider going that route.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > - Mark A.
> >
> > P.S. Please try and keep this on topic, I've seen questions lke this
> > before degrade into a privacy violation, "big brother" type of debate.
> >
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