Need an ADSL Modem with a difference

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Mangoman20

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I have a client that needs a regular modem however in addition they want to have separate access control to the firewall.

They have a basic on-site tecchie but they want to be able to separatley control the firewall features. He accesses the router to unblock facebook then after facebooking he will block it again. They want to stop that.

Does anybody know of a standalone basic firewall (in the region of R1500) or a ADSL modem with separate access control to the firewall function ?
 
Why don't they just change the router's password to something which only they know?

If he resets it to add his own password, give him a warning or something, I wouldn't spend money on something this stupid ;)
 
teraside said:
Why don't they just change the router's password to something which only they know?

If he resets it to add his own password, give him a warning or something, I wouldn't spend money on something this stupid ;)
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Thats also what I initailly suggested. Problem is, rather than calling me, every now and then he needs to access the router to swap login details, restart the router etc... so he needs access to those functions but not the firewall
 
Mangoman20 said:
Thats also what I initailly suggested. Problem is, rather than calling me, every now and then he needs to access the router to swap login details, restart the router etc... so he needs access to those functions but not the firewall
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Okay,

There are many software firewalls which could do the trick, but again, if he's clued up, he could just as well uninstall it and continue playing around.

Check the leading Firewall manufacturers such as ZoneLab, Comodo and Mcafee,

In most if not all of them, you have an option to block websites and also password protect the firewall itself.

Anyone else got an idea? ;)
 
Thing is, if he has access to the router, he has access to the router, there is no way around that. Rather than try and outfox him, play it straight, and let him know that you and his employer know what he has been up to.
 
Why not get something like the Linksys WAN router. Create a mini-net between the WAN side of the Linksys and the modem, and use the LAN side of the Linksys as usual.

And don't give the man access to the Linksys.

This said: A written final warning would be more appropriate.
 
If they know which tech it is (sounds like they only have one) then why not simply ask him to stop doing it, if he does it again give him a warning, etc,,,

Being the tech chances are whatever you put up he will find a way around. Best bet would be to warn him not to do it and install some monitoring software, check the logs and see if he needs to be fired. Might sound harsh but it's that or put up with it.
 
Linksys wrt54g offers access control features, which you can implement by mac adress and only at certain times of the day. Very easy all done via http interface. Can also block sites and do nifty quality of service ie: employee 1 gets 15kb/sec whole day and employee 2 gets 30kb/sec.

All this on a standard R600 router you can by from macro, oh and it has wifi.

I will post a screenshot.
http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=theaccessno5.jpg
 
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die, sounds like it has some nifty features, I like the sound of being able to limit the speed without having to mess around with to much software.

ps, your pic is just a little small
 
Try the pic again.

Yeh, and it's a router so you just stick it in-line behind the gateway and it has a built-in firewall so you get an extra layer of protection, and if you wanna enable the wireless for laptops etc you can. SO I would say, the best thing is to set a little policy and say: OK between 3 and 5 pm on fridays all employees can view facebook otherwize at other times they must work.
 
Oooo I just had a look and it seems my D-Link can also do it, except it's under Parental Controll :rolleyes:


Pic is much better now.
 
And this ?

Thanks for your help so far fellas.

Like I said before he needs to have unlimited access to the connection settings of the router as they need to restart, change usernames etc...

Also he isnt that technically clued up..

What do you think of this device ? http://www.comx-computers.co.za/computer-store-specifications.php?products=2252

I'll use the firewall functions and put it on the inside of the network just before the ADSL modem.
 
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Install a free firewall (ipcop and smoothwall have already been mentioned.) Use a pppoe connection from the firewall through the modem (modem is only connected to the firewall box, not the whole LAN).
Create a simple (password protected) webpage that allows said kippie to enter a new (ADSL) username and password. The webpage should exist on the firewall server and will ultimately write the new username and password to a file somewhere that is read for the pppoe connection settings.
If said kippie needs to restart the modem, he can go flip the power switch.

Costs - use an old PC as the firewall server (got a Celeron lying around somewhere?), time and skills required to write the webpage.
 
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