Can certain webpages be blocked through Group Policy?

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Hi, I was wondering if for example hotmail.com could be blocked via a group
policy?

Thanks
 
Hi,

Group Policy doesn't do internet security. There is a whole other Server for
that - Windows ISA server. However, you may look into a free linux firewall
server or a hardware one. You could block Hotmail's IP on it. ISA is amazing,
but not cheap. I run it in both my networks and it is awesome for "user
access control".

Cheers,

Lara
 
Can ISA show what badwidth users are taking up on the internet and what
webpages they have accessed?
 
Hi,

I am pretty sure it can do the Bandwidth but I haven't done it yet. It
definitely logs everything. However the logs can be quite hefty. I love it
because I can block urls with the * (multi) and you don't need the IP's. I
can also make the users authenticate to the Domain before accessing the
Internet. This has pretty much stopped the Laptop users because they can't
use the internet.

I use it to track usage and also to block sites etc. However, we have a 10GB
line all to ourselves so bandwidth isn't an issue even with 2400 users.

Cheers,

Lara
 
Hi,

That I haven't tried. However, I know you can actually do that in IE alone
(without ISA) with the content advisor. I am not sure if you can set it in
Group Policies at a Domain level but you could write a custom ADM if it isn't
supplied.

Personally I am not too worried about "bad words" and more about the "porn".
We have about 3 levels of filters but some websites still get through so I
block them with ISA.

Cheers,

Lara
 
what are the steps to block a website in ISA? Also, can you block media
player from accessing the internet?
 
Hi,

You can block IP's, part of URL's or entire URL's in ISA. Yes you can block
streaming video and audio. It is quite simple. I love ISA. The tracking
feature is pretty amazing as well as I can track every page each users goes
to by username. I found it very user friendly which I like. I learned
everything by simply going into the tabs and reading the help sections.

Cheers,
Lara
 
Sorry, Didn't read specifically that you wanted steps.

1> Create Firewall Policy.
2> Create an URL list and add the urls with * at the end.
eg. http://www.myserver.com/*
3> In the policy say allow and then put this URL list in the exceptions box.

Cheers,
Lara
 
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