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disallow www Access on Terminal Server

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by rindi1 2 views

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Hi,
We have a terminal Server (windows 2003 Server) To which people can connect to from the internet via vpn. To conserve Bandwidth and since the users already have a local Internet connection, I want to disable all connectivity to the internet from the terminal Server for most users. Only Powerusers who are allowed to administer the Server should be able to access the Internet. I've had a look at the Group Policy object editor but cannot find anything which would block internet access. I want the users to be able to use the internet explorer for local purposes only.
Can anyone help me with a solution to that problem?

Thanks.

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by haileyan

Setup a bogus proxy server for each TS user profile. Check the box that allows them to bypass the bogus proxy server for local subnets. This will prevent them from getting on the internet but allow them access to local intranets. You can setup a group policy to hide the connection menu in internet explorer so that more savy users can't turn off the proxy setting.

by rindi1

That works more or less, but still isn't exactly what I need, as it is still possible to connect to the Internet when the application doesn't need the settings in Internet Explorer. According to M$ it isn't possible to do it the way I want, so I will have to install a proxy server which needs authentification. That way it would work correctly. Only for that I will need to waste more time and more hardware resources.

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