Setting up an internet gateway with web usage logging
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Setting up an internet gateway with web usage logging
Hello,
I would like to setup a Linux server that simply sits between my firewall/router & the rest of the network.
I do not wish it to cache. It simply needs to provide NAT so the network can browse the internet.
However, I would like to able to log all of the intrernet traffic. I need to know what websites paticular users are accessing & whether they are using MSN Messenger, ICQ etc etc.
I am sure this is possible, but being new to Linux I don't know what software will provide the above our how to go about setting it up.
Can anyone who could provide a step in the right direction?
PS2: the NAT would be done by your current firewall/router, not by squid... if you want the squid box to do NAT also, then you could do that with iptables...
cool... let me know how it goes... and if you have any further questions don't be shy... i can share a known-good squid.conf with you if you want... i can also show you which iptables rules you'll need for the transparency... good luck... have fun...
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