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Need to monitor all users' web surfing? (no cost (or low cost))I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web
surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 day, or 1 month) period. We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our Linksys router. I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as good. Thanks! If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip it?
-Frank Show quoteHide quote "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web > surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists > all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 day, or 1 > month) period. > > We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through > SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our > Linksys router. > > I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as > good. > > Thanks! Your assumption is incorrect, but understandable. It's not really about
lack the need or the money. The primary reason why I want it for free is because I don't want to ask the owners to pay for it. They would probably gladly pay for it, but then they'd be asking for reports, and whether or not the reports can include this or that feature, etc. For now I'd rather keep it as a side project, that I can work on in my spare time. That way I can set up the monitoring, make sure I understand the capabilities, work out any issues, etc all on my own time schedule. Then I can decide whether or not I want to offer to provide them with reports. That explains why I mentioned that a "30 day trial would be almost as good." Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. Show quoteHide quote "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message news:b-SdnVzyR4juuozbnZ2dnUVZ_vOlnZ2d@giganews.com... > If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip it? > > -Frank > > "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message > news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web >> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists >> all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 day, or >> 1 month) period. >> >> We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through >> SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our >> Linksys router. >> >> I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as >> good. >> >> Thanks! > In my experience, the type data gathering you need is so cumbersome in its
raw form as to be almost unusable. Especially if someone intends on taking any sort of action on an individual based on it. Even though network firewalls do in fact gather this info, they are almost unreadable without an add-on ($) tool to parse the info for your intended use. There are a lot of other things that go into this. One being the proper configuration of the workstation to audit logins/logoffs (and a utility to easily parse them - if you don't want to pull your hair out ready every entry trying to find the one you're looking for). Bottom line (for me) is if I need this info and expect to be able to use it in any official capacity, I know I'm going to need a good firewall and a good log interpreter. Neither one is cheap. I have, in the past, used a perl script to parse this type of info from a firewall log. The perl script was free on the net, the firewall was a very expensive one. Just my experience. -Frank Show quoteHide quote "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message news:%23sBHW9UdHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Your assumption is incorrect, but understandable. It's not really about > lack the need or the money. > > The primary reason why I want it for free is because I don't want to ask > the owners to pay for it. They would probably gladly pay for it, but then > they'd be asking for reports, and whether or not the reports can include > this or that feature, etc. For now I'd rather keep it as a side project, > that I can work on in my spare time. That way I can set up the > monitoring, make sure I understand the capabilities, work out any issues, > etc all on my own time schedule. Then I can decide whether or not I want > to offer to provide them with reports. That explains why I mentioned that > a "30 day trial would be almost as good." > > Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. > > > > "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message > news:b-SdnVzyR4juuozbnZ2dnUVZ_vOlnZ2d@giganews.com... >> If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip >> it? >> >> -Frank >> >> "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message >> news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web >>> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which >>> lists all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 >>> day, or 1 month) period. >>> >>> We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through >>> SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our >>> Linksys router. >>> >>> I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as >>> good. >>> >>> Thanks! >> > "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message If the owners did not ask you for this kind of spying, why are you looking news:%23sBHW9UdHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Your assumption is incorrect, but understandable. It's not really about > lack the need or the money. > > The primary reason why I want it for free is because I don't want to ask > the owners to pay for it. at spying on these users??????? They would probably gladly pay for it, but then > they'd be asking for reports, and whether or not the reports can include Again, why. You are infringing on the privacy of others without the owners > this or that feature, etc. For now I'd rather keep it as a side project, > that I can work on in my spare time. That way I can set up the > monitoring, permission. If you want to monitor internet access, get the owners involved, and then notify the users that their internet surfing will be monitored. > make sure I understand the capabilities, work out any issues, etc all on And again, unless you get the owners permission to spy on their users, you > my own time schedule. Then I can decide whether or not I want to offer to > provide them with reports. That explains why I mentioned that a "30 day > trial would be almost as good." are being very suspect in your actions and motives Show quoteHide quote > > Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. > > > > "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message > news:b-SdnVzyR4juuozbnZ2dnUVZ_vOlnZ2d@giganews.com... >> If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip >> it? >> >> -Frank >> >> "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message >> news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web >>> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which >>> lists all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 >>> day, or 1 month) period. >>> >>> We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through >>> SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our >>> Linksys router. >>> >>> I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as >>> good. >>> >>> Thanks! >> > Dana,
Thanks for your comment. I agree that monitoring an employee's web access involves valid ethics concerns regarding privacy rights, etc. I feel comfortable that what I want to do in this particular situation is ethical. And of coarse, I don't have any doubt that it's legal. So at this point, if you have any expertise to offer about how to actually to get this done, I'd be very appreciative. Sincere Regards, Oscar Vogel Show quoteHide quote "Dana" <raff***@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2fc4d$46158217$944e306e$11242@STARBAND.NET... > > "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message > news:%23sBHW9UdHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Your assumption is incorrect, but understandable. It's not really about >> lack the need or the money. >> >> The primary reason why I want it for free is because I don't want to ask >> the owners to pay for it. > > If the owners did not ask you for this kind of spying, why are you looking > at spying on these users??????? > > They would probably gladly pay for it, but then >> they'd be asking for reports, and whether or not the reports can include >> this or that feature, etc. For now I'd rather keep it as a side project, >> that I can work on in my spare time. That way I can set up the >> monitoring, > > Again, why. You are infringing on the privacy of others without the owners > permission. If you want to monitor internet access, get the owners > involved, and then notify the users that their internet surfing will be > monitored. > >> make sure I understand the capabilities, work out any issues, etc all on >> my own time schedule. Then I can decide whether or not I want to offer >> to provide them with reports. That explains why I mentioned that a "30 >> day trial would be almost as good." > > And again, unless you get the owners permission to spy on their users, you > are being very suspect in your actions and motives >> >> Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. >> >> >> >> "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message >> news:b-SdnVzyR4juuozbnZ2dnUVZ_vOlnZ2d@giganews.com... >>> If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip >>> it? >>> >>> -Frank >>> >>> "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message >>> news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's >>>> web surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which >>>> lists all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 >>>> day, or 1 month) period. >>>> >>>> We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through >>>> SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our >>>> Linksys router. >>>> >>>> I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as >>>> good. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>> >> > > Not at low cost or no cost, unless there is a Linux solution you like,...but I
don't do Linux. MS ISA Server is an excellent product and has vast capabilities, but even it by itself does not make monitoring a particular user easy to do. There is an add-on made by GFI that runs on ISA that adds more of that functionality to ISA. None of this is cheap. -- Show quoteHide quotePhillip Windell www.wandtv.com The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats. ----------------------------------------------------- Understanding the ISA 2004 Access Rule Processing http://www.isaserver.org/articles/ISA2004_AccessRules.html Troubleshooting Client Authentication on Access Rules in ISA Server 2004 http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/8/918ed2d3-71d0-40ed-8e6d-fd6eeb6cfa07/ts_rules.doc Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Partners http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/partners/default.asp Microsoft ISA Server Partners: Partner Hardware Solutions http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/edgesecurity/partners/hardwarepartners.mspx ----------------------------------------------------- "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message news:O6wm3H8eHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Dana, > > Thanks for your comment. I agree that monitoring an employee's web access > involves valid ethics concerns regarding privacy rights, etc. I feel > comfortable that what I want to do in this particular situation is ethical. > And of coarse, I don't have any doubt that it's legal. So at this point, if > you have any expertise to offer about how to actually to get this done, I'd be > very appreciative. > > Sincere Regards, > > Oscar Vogel > > > > "Dana" <raff***@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:2fc4d$46158217$944e306e$11242@STARBAND.NET... >> >> "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message >> news:%23sBHW9UdHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Your assumption is incorrect, but understandable. It's not really about >>> lack the need or the money. >>> >>> The primary reason why I want it for free is because I don't want to ask the >>> owners to pay for it. >> >> If the owners did not ask you for this kind of spying, why are you looking at >> spying on these users??????? >> >> They would probably gladly pay for it, but then >>> they'd be asking for reports, and whether or not the reports can include >>> this or that feature, etc. For now I'd rather keep it as a side project, >>> that I can work on in my spare time. That way I can set up the monitoring, >> >> Again, why. You are infringing on the privacy of others without the owners >> permission. If you want to monitor internet access, get the owners involved, >> and then notify the users that their internet surfing will be monitored. >> >>> make sure I understand the capabilities, work out any issues, etc all on my >>> own time schedule. Then I can decide whether or not I want to offer to >>> provide them with reports. That explains why I mentioned that a "30 day >>> trial would be almost as good." >> >> And again, unless you get the owners permission to spy on their users, you >> are being very suspect in your actions and motives >>> >>> Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message >>> news:b-SdnVzyR4juuozbnZ2dnUVZ_vOlnZ2d@giganews.com... >>>> If it has to be free, you must not need it very bad. Why not just skip it? >>>> >>>> -Frank >>>> >>>> "OscarVogel" <R**@divecochran.com> wrote in message >>>> news:eLHoB%23SdHHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web >>>>> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists >>>>> all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 day, or 1 >>>>> month) period. >>>>> >>>>> We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through >>>>> SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our >>>>> Linksys router. >>>>> >>>>> I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as >>>>> good. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>> >>> >> >> > OscarVogel wrote:
> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web Logging each and every URL for every user would be very log-file > surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which > lists all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 > day, or 1 month) period. > > We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through > SBS 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our > Linksys router. > > I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as > good. > > Thanks! intensive. Why do they connect through a W2K3 server if you have a hardware NAT router? If you suspect someone of surfing to specific URL(s), you could use many open source packages to monitor/log that. Snort (there's even a Windows version), but an awful lot to set up and tweak. ntop (Linux) will show you most visited sites and tell you the IP address - if you have reverse zones configured it'll look up the names for you. The free one-sensor version of PRTG (Windows) will show you bandwidth to/from any particular IP address so you can see if anyone's visiting it. Squid (proxy for Linux) can probably be configured to log EVERYTHING if you really want, but you'd give up your W2K3 as router or add it in as another hop. I suppose if all of the traffic flows through the W2K box anyway, a Windows solution would be best. How about a firewall that only allows surfing to approved sites (I know that won't work for many businesses)? ....kurt Try downloading and evaluating websense. http://www.websense.com
If you choose to buy it, it gives you everything you will need. And you can report on virtually anything. Show quoteHide quote On Apr 2, 10:02 am, "OscarVogel" <R***@divecochran.com> wrote: > I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web > surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists > all the web sites that each user has visited over a 1 week (or 1 day, or 1 > month) period. > > We have a small network of 50 users who connect to the internet through SBS > 2003 STANDARD Edition. The SBS connects to the internet through our Linksys > router. > > I'd prefer an open source solution, but 30 day trial would be almost as > good. > > Thanks! > I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web You may want to download my freeware utility done specifically for> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists this specific need. http://www2.tech-mentor.com/uwr Thanks. But I think your utility requires ISA which I don't have (SBS 2003
Standard). Show quoteHide quote "Tech-Mentor" <alain.ho***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1176337930.724213.275310@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... >> I'm looking for an open source software that can monitor each user's web >> surfing. For example, I want to be able to generate a report which lists > > You may want to download my freeware utility done specifically for > this > specific need. > > http://www2.tech-mentor.com/uwr > > >  
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