[Technical] dynamic Internet browsing control

[Kost Anthony]

Hello Wayne.

This issue has been a bugbear for us over the years. We have finally
started on a development project with a contractor to build a .NET sql
database solution for this. Roughly it will work like this.
All classes have a code in our "Data Central" SQL box
We have calculated how many classes  we can have on our internet pipe
for a satisfactory experience. Slots can be modified as bandwidth
increases
Staff will book a slot from a web page
Border manager does the internet access group security function.
School timetable is woven in

It's a $10 k solution. Delivery is at end of september.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:tech-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Wayne Hewett
Sent: Sunday, 19 June 2005 5:52 PM
To: tech at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Technical] dynamic Internet browsing control

Greetings
Does any school use dynamic internet browsing control applications?

It has been policy at Rosebud Secondary to allow students to have full
but filtered access to the web. 
We have the normal controls of IUAs, bans and real time account
monitoring, everything goes well. We operate on a student user pays
system once the free allocation has been exceeded. Internet cost is not
an issue since we are only a modest user.
There are times that I want some rooms or pods retstricted to the
internet - but still having access to the intranet. In a perfect world,
this could be teacher activated from an excutable from their laptop, or
scheduled well before. The IT help desk should be out of the loop in
terms of dynamically connecting or disconnecting the room.

There is a product called Browse Control out of the UK, but it is
expensive and only opeates at the IP level. I would like this to operate
at the MAC addreess level.

Any ideas?

TIA

Wayne Hewett
Rosebud Secondary College


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