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Firewall

A more reliable way to ensure that PCs don't bypass the proxy can be implemented using the firewall. The firewall can be configured to allow only the proxy server through, i.e. to make HTTP requests to the Internet. All other PCs are blocked, as shown in the diagram below.

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Relying on a firewall, as in the above diagram, may or may not be sufficient, depending on how the firewall is configured. If it only blocks access from the campus LAN to port 80 on web servers, there will be ways for clever users to find ways around it. Additionally, they will be able to use other bandwidth hungry protocols such as Kazaa.




Last Update: 2007-01-24