----- Original Message ----- From: "jose b. chua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 9:52 PM Subject: RE: [squid-users] Squid and controlling access to internet in a classroom
> > From: Geir Fossum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I'm running the computersystems at a school. > > I wonder if there is a simple way to let the teachers toggle > > internetaccess > > on/off via a webpage and a ON/OFF button ? > > Which in turn reconfigures Squid and restarts the service. > > Interesting problem. Are we to assume that there are several classrooms, and > a teacher in one should not be able to shut off or turn on Internet access > in other classrooms? A simple redirect_program that checks for an on/off > variable (set by a webpage script) against the IP of a clasroom's > computer(s) is the solution that jumps out at me. > > Could also have the teacher power down the hub/switch the classroom > computers are connected to. =D > Hi, Yes, there are several classrooms and the teacher should only be allowed to toggle internetaccess on/off in the classroom he/she is using. The IT-staff should always be allowed to toggle every classroom on/off. Would it be hard to write such a redirector that check for a on/off parameter in the URL ? Regards, Geir
