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Can i BLOCK SPECIIC WEBSITES IN GPO FOR ALL USERS UNDER THAT POLICY
I am creating a new GPO and wondering if there is a way that i can block specific websites. I am also using privilege manager and although it seems like pretty good software I am still trying to figure it out a little better. As usual guys all the help is greatly appreciated
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As tigermatt stated, the GPO is for Internet Explorer and not other browsers like Firefox unless you have a special proxy server in place.
However, there is a free application on the market called Untangle (www.untangle.com) that can be setup to filter these sites from all browsers, etc.
Untangle Web Filter (Information):
http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=141
However, there is a free application on the market called Untangle (www.untangle.com) that can be setup to filter these sites from all browsers, etc.
Untangle Web Filter (Information):
http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=141
It may be possible to achieve this then, but it certainly isn't a recommended method of achieving the results you are expecting. Managing it in Group Policy introudces a whole load of issues, most notably the fact that if a user is an Admin on their local machine they could probably override the group policy easily.
Although it depends on the size of your environment, I would get an ISA Server if you really need this functionality.
Although it depends on the size of your environment, I would get an ISA Server if you really need this functionality.
We use one of these appliances:
http://www.contentkeeper.com/
If you have the money this is really easy way to manage filtering websites.
Cheers
Stu
http://www.contentkeeper.com/
If you have the money this is really easy way to manage filtering websites.
Cheers
Stu
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