[plug] User-level monitoring/changing proxy/firewall tool

[Nima Talebi]

Hey

Try Nagios

Nima

On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 11:34, Simon Scott wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I have a need for the following
> 
>  - web based interface for historic and hot monitoring of Squid proxy logs
> ('hot' meaning a periodically updated webpage showing who is surfing what
> right now) - there are plenty of 'generate graphs/html pages for last
> week/month/year' type of tools, but nothing I can find allows a real-time view
> of the current activity.
> 
>  - A simple web based interface for someone to allow/disallow user access to
> proxy, or to apply simple time based rules (allow if 9am-5pm mon-fri) - I
> guess a simple interface to Squid's ACLs would suffice
> 
>  - A simply web based interface to subtley alter firewall (iptables) rules to
> allow/deny certain port forwarding rules (they have a remote maintenance
> contract with a Lotus Notes server and wish to close the port when not
> specifically in use - but a generic interface where certain rules can be
> switched on/off would be cool)
> 
> 
> The server is already set up with simple porn filtering rules, and we have
> played with proxy authentication via win nt.... which adds more complexity
> unfortunately.
> 
> Has anyone seen any tools which border on fullfilling these requirements?
> 
> Otherwise I may start a project to implement this sort of thing as webmin
> modules - anyone interested in the same sort of outcome and wish to help?
> 
> 
> Thanks


Nima Talebi
Network Consultant
prusikloop
 e: nima at prusikloop.com
p: +61 8 9380 4244    
f: +61 8 9380 4354    
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