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diff --git a/doc/filter-howto.txt b/doc/filter-howto.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3acd813 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/filter-howto.txt @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +Using tinyproxy with Your Home/Small Business Network + +Written: Patrick L. McGillan +Edited: Robert James Kaes (2002-06-04) +----------------------------------------------------- + +Being as this will be the most common usage and there were no clear +basic instructions for this scenario, I thought I would write up what +I did for my home system. + +First the layout of the network. A cable modem is connected through a +Linksys Router to a small hub. The computers hanging off the hub and +have a clear shot to the Internet. + +So, the connection from the Internet to the hub looks like this: + + Internet->Cable TV Line->Cable Modem->Linksys Router->Hub/Switch + +Restricting Internet web access on some of those computers (connected +to the hub) is what using tinyproxy is all about. Using the web +interface to the Linksys router, turn off all Internet access to those +computers that shouldn't have direct access to the Internet. This is +done by clicking on the advanced tab and entering the IP number in the +filter range. Now those computers have to go through a proxy, for +their access, as they have no direct access. + +On one of the Linux computers which still has Internet access (I use +an old 486) load up tinyproxy. Now have the users configure their +Internet Explorer/Netscape Navigator programs to use the proxy on the +tinyproxy computer box, along with the port number declared in the +tinyproxy configuration file. By default, there is no blocking of web +sites with this program, so I created a file, called "filter", to +start blocking some sites. + +Example "filter" file entries: + +bannerads.zwire.com +ad.doubleclick.net +ads.fortunecity.com + +This filter file usually goes into the same folder, as your +configuration file. Be sure and uncomment the 'Filter' line in your +configuration file and make sure it points at your newly created +filter file. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Copyright (c) 2002 Patrick L. McGillan <pmcgillan@dwx.com> + +This document is released under the same copyright license as +tinyproxy. You should have found a COPYING file in the top level +directory of this distribution which contains the current license.
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