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Squid block upload file whitelist5/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() We have no DHCP and use static IP assignments throughout the school including machines connected via wireless. ![]() We have no fears of needing to grow beyond our /25 subnet’s limit anytime soon. We are a pure 32bit Novell OpenSUSE environment, both desktops and servers, with a single Netgear ProSafe Firewall connecting us to a donated Time-Warner RoadRunner cable connection (Thank You, Time Warner RR!!)Įach desktop is setup without routing so they are limited to communications within the subnet only. Whitelisting means that we have to manually maintain a list of approved websites, but the parents are confident that the students are only able to access pre-approved web sites.īefore getting into the implementation details, I would like to detail how our network is laid out to put this project into context. To meet these needs we decided that we were limited to WhiteListing – managing a list of all allowed websites and blocking everything by default as opposed to blacklisting where everything is allowed except for a specific list of banned sites. One of our challenges is filtering Internet access so that the students may have access to the Internet as much as possible while not requiring constant, direct supervision. I am the technology coordinator for a small, private K12 school in rural Upstate New York. ![]()
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