How to Block a website from being accessed

[coolmarine24]

Hi guys, is it possible to use WINGATE to block users on the netwrok from accesing certain websites?? if so how?? Thank You..im new at this sorry if this is a dumb qiestion

[alejandroc]

Hi,

If you want to restrict access to a certain site for all users, you can activate the ban list. On the users section, double click on System Policies then goto Ban List, check the Enable Ban List checkbox, and create a new policy with the Add button, selecting the proper criteria for the sait you want to ban.

Hope it helps.

Alejandro

[coolmarine24]

Hi Alejandro thaks for your hepl, i have done what you told me but im still able to access the website....do i need to reboot or do something to make sure it works??..i added the ip to the banlist for the website i want to block

[alejandroc]

What kind of criteria did you enter? Also, how are your client computers connecting to wingate?

Alejandro

[coolmarine24]

On the users section, I double clicked on System Policies then went to Ban List, check the Enable Ban List checkbox, and under criteria I added the ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx of the server that i wnat to block... the rules says "if server matches ip address"

[coolmarine24]

also i should let u know that i just downloaded the wingate trial program and installed it thats it..i have not configure anything else besides that ban list restriction.......this is a small netowrk with a windows nt doamin controller adn a cisco router

[alejandroc]

okay, the restriction seems to be properly set. You can try going to the services section, and double click on WWW Proxy Server. There, on the Policies configuration, in the box Default rights (system policies), select the option "Must also be granted".

I'm asuuming your clients are able to acces the internet, and you didn´t configure anything else on the clients (ie, you're using ENS-NAT). If so, you should be able to see, in the activity pane, when the users are accesing the internet. Can you see such activities?

Let me know it that works.

Alejandro

[coolmarine24]

i do not see such those activities i only see my local computer name also wingate login: register for everything...thats all i see in the activiteis pane......thanks alot for your help

[alejandroc]

ok, if no activity appears then it means that your network clients are not accesing the internet via wingate but probably directly? You may have to configure your clients so they will use the proxy settings or the Wingate Client. How are the client machine's internet settings configured?

Alejandro

[coolmarine24]

they are configured to automatically detect proxy settings,, get automatic ip dns dhcp etc

[alejandroc]

okay, so how is your network connected to the internet. A dialup acces, ISDN, DSL? Is the wingate server machine also de domain controller? It seems there is another service on the network providing internet access to your clients or they connect directly to your router. Check that your wingate server has a static IP, and maybe try configuring the proxy settings on a client (uncheck the autodetect settings box). The server name has to be the name or static IP of the wingate server machine. The port for most services should be 80. Once setup that way, every request the client machine makes should appear on the activity pane in wingate.

Alejandro

[coolmarine24]

ok Alejandro I will try all of that thaks for your help, my network connects to the itnernet via a T-1 Line by the way. there is a router in place thats connected to the switc that all the pc's are hooked up to