Internet Activity Monitoring Device
I am looking for a device that will track internet usage by our office users. It will need to have AD integration if possible and be able to track which websites were visited when and for how long. I am currently running an Untangle server as a firewall but the reporting feature shows EVERYTHING that the user's computer hits on the internet (such as windows update and banner ads, etc.). Looking for a better solution. I was thinking about software installed on each client machine to monitor this, but I would like to have a network device track this if possible. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.
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Paul MacDonald
I'm pretty sure a proxy is your only bet. Can you not filter the information you get from Untangle?
Hello,
One of solutions could be Blue Coat ProxySG - http://www.bluecoat.com/products/proxysg
There is lot of HW solutions of this type from McAfee, IronPort, and others.
Regards!
One of solutions could be Blue Coat ProxySG - http://www.bluecoat.com/products/proxysg
There is lot of HW solutions of this type from McAfee, IronPort, and others.
Regards!
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Thanks for your replies I will check these suggestions out.
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I can filter the data from untangle but it has to be line by line and only if you know what your looking at. The reports I am after are for non-technical viewers. :-(
@paulmacd
I can filter the data from untangle but it has to be line by line and only if you know what your looking at. The reports I am after are for non-technical viewers. :-(
I see. Well I can't say what your options are regarding proxies, but I'm sure there are many out there that will fit your bill nicely.
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Wow Splunk is a great program! Unfortuneatly it does not translate the logs from untangle very well. I am looking into the netspective now. I have a demo scheduled and we will see if this is the right fit for our situation. Thanks a bunch.
Splunk is very powerful and flexible. You can create you own data types in it. It can parse any log it can read. In some cases you just need to train Splunk to learn how to parse. If netspective won't be right fit, send example logs from Untangle, so I will try to parse them, and help set your version with right setup.
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Netspective demo tomorrow. Will close question once I have settled on a solution.
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I gave points to everyone that had a solution based on my requirements. I included my own comment because the solution chosen was not one that anyone suggested.
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Thanks everyone for your help.
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