How can I restrict web access so users can access sites unrelated to work?
A few years ago, someone got the idea that its a good idea to block bad web sites, i.e., those that contain material that The Company views inappropriate. The idea has been increasing in popularity, but there are several things to consider when thinking about implementing such controls in your firewall. It is not possible to practically block everything that an employer judges inappropriate. The Internet is full of every sort of material. Blocking one source will` only redirect traffic to another source of such material, or cause someone to figure a way around the block. Perform site-blocking, is typically easy to implement. Hostnames can be rewritten as IP addresses. But other possibilities exist, as well. Connections can be proxied. Web pages can be fetched via email. You cant block them all. The effort that youll spend trying to implement and manage such controls will almost certainly far exceed any level of damage control that youre hoping to have. However, you can implement a web
