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by jamess233

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I have a client that needs to allow her employees Internet access to be able to order parts and lookup information from a specific website. But she does not want them to have open access to the Internt due to proir abusive surfing practices. Is there a software product or a way to setup the net that would limit access only to sites she has approved? Her ISP is AOL, and she has a very small operation (3 employees), so price is very much a consideration. The solution would need to block access byboth AOL and Internet Explorer. Any suggestions?

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by sharon

How does she connect to the internet? If she uses broadband, she can look at cable/dsl routeres. d-link has one that has a built-in firewall and internet gateway. the price is pretty reasonable. I'm sure there are others out there like it.

by jamess233

This might be one way to go, but currently her connection is dialup. I don't know if they can justify DSL, their Internet needs are very limited. Normally less than one hour total each day.

by sharon

Sounds like a software solution would be better for her needs. Do an internet search for "restrict internet access" There are lots of software packages that she can buy. Cybersitter sounds like it would do what she needs. One of their features is: Allow access to ONLY specified sites ("White List")

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