The big problem with the dummy proxy server solution is that it can be bypassed by any user with access to an alternate browser. There are even some browsers that run off jump drives with no installation, so it is extremely difficult to make this work consistently. In a K-12 environment, I would strongly suggest looking into some sort of proper content filtering if you don't already have. We run Websense and it will let you lock things down as granularly as you want. Great product and does exactly what it's supposed to. It's not cheap but I am under the impression a K-12 school has a legal obligation to at least attempt to filter inappropriate content so there's solid justification for it. James Prudente Network & Systems Coordinator Islip Public Schools From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Strader Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:19 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: restrict internet access for several users Darren, What if the users need access to specific Internet sites? If you set a dummy Proxy server, it inhibits all traffic, correct? ________________________________ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tools@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:08 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: restrict internet access for several users Dave- Whenever this question comes up, the best answer is usually to use a Proxy Server to control this. If you have ISA from MS then you can use its capability to integrate into AD to control access for specific users and groups. However, in the absence of a proxy server solution, you can kludge a solution using IE Maintenance Policy. Basically use the feature in IE Maintenance policy to set a proxy server setting in IE to set a "dummy" proxy server. By setting that, IE essentially fails when trying to access any sites for the users who receive that policy. Darren From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Clapham Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:03 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] restrict internet access for several users I need to restrict internet access for 7 users on our school network. They still need access to the file server but only to disable the internet. Our users will login to several different computers through out the day so I am not able to lock a certain computer down. We are running Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 with XP Pro SP2 on the workstations. I have been through the User Configuration and can only find a policy that will remove the IE icon from the desktop and quick launch. This might work if I could find a way to disable the IE on the Start Menu as well but am open to other ways also. Thanks Dave Clapham Pawnee Heights School Rozel, Kansas