monitor network

Hi

I have a guesthouse with a wifi network installed. How can I monitor the
number of connections and check if guests are accessing dodgy sites.

"Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a guesthouse with a wifi network installed. How can I monitor the
> number of connections and check if guests are accessing dodgy sites.

Couple of questions.
Is the guesthouse in any way hooked up to the main house for the
internet/wifi connection.
In other words I am asking how the guesthouse gets the connection to the
internet.

About monitoring what sites are being visited.
First ask yourself if this is immediate family you want to monitor.
If it is family I can see doing some monitoring.

Now if these are guests who pay to stay at the guesthouse, or even friends
of yours, why would you want to monitor their online activities.
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Hi

I have a broadband connection coming into the house through a phone line.
This plugs into a Belkin ADSL2 Modem with Wireless-G Router. I have a
desktop pc connected to the modem via a wire.

I also have a Linksys Wireless-G Access Point connected to the router and
this is sited in another part of the house.

So when Guests arrive with a laptop and ask for internet access I give them
the code and away they go.

What I need to do is monitor how many guests are connected to the network at
any one time and also monitor if guests are accessing dodgy sites. This is
for my own protection because if a guest is logged on and doing something
illegal them maybe I need to have a record of this. I would make it clear
to guests that all surfing is recorded.

Thanks



"Dana" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>>
>> I have a guesthouse with a wifi network installed. How can I monitor the
>> number of connections and check if guests are accessing dodgy sites.
>
> Couple of questions.
> Is the guesthouse in any way hooked up to the main house for the
> internet/wifi connection.
> In other words I am asking how the guesthouse gets the connection to the
> internet.
>
> About monitoring what sites are being visited.
> First ask yourself if this is immediate family you want to monitor.
> If it is family I can see doing some monitoring.
>
> Now if these are guests who pay to stay at the guesthouse, or even friends
> of yours, why would you want to monitor their online activities.
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>

"Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I have a broadband connection coming into the house through a phone line.
> This plugs into a Belkin ADSL2 Modem with Wireless-G Router. I have a
> desktop pc connected to the modem via a wire.
>
> I also have a Linksys Wireless-G Access Point connected to the router and
> this is sited in another part of the house.
>
> So when Guests arrive with a laptop and ask for internet access I give
them
> the code and away they go.
>
> What I need to do is monitor how many guests are connected to the network
at
> any one time and also monitor if guests are accessing dodgy sites. This
is
> for my own protection because if a guest is logged on and doing something
> illegal them maybe I need to have a record of this. I would make it clear
> to guests that all surfing is recorded.
>
> Thanks
Try the following links

http://www.avsweb.com/mom/
http://software.techrepublic.com.com...x?docid=243832
http://software.techrepublic.com.com...x?docid=229011
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> "Dana" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have a guesthouse with a wifi network installed. How can I monitor
the
> >> number of connections and check if guests are accessing dodgy sites.
> >
> > Couple of questions.
> > Is the guesthouse in any way hooked up to the main house for the
> > internet/wifi connection.
> > In other words I am asking how the guesthouse gets the connection to the
> > internet.
> >
> > About monitoring what sites are being visited.
> > First ask yourself if this is immediate family you want to monitor.
> > If it is family I can see doing some monitoring.
> >
> > Now if these are guests who pay to stay at the guesthouse, or even
friends
> > of yours, why would you want to monitor their online activities.
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> >>
> >>
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"Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I have a broadband connection coming into the house through a phone line.
> This plugs into a Belkin ADSL2 Modem with Wireless-G Router. I have a
> desktop pc connected to the modem via a wire.
>
> I also have a Linksys Wireless-G Access Point connected to the router and
> this is sited in another part of the house.
>
> So when Guests arrive with a laptop and ask for internet access I give
them
> the code and away they go.
>
> What I need to do is monitor how many guests are connected to the network
at
> any one time and also monitor if guests are accessing dodgy sites. This
is
> for my own protection because if a guest is logged on and doing something
> illegal them maybe I need to have a record of this. I would make it clear
> to guests that all surfing is recorded.
>
> Thanks

http://www.guardiansoftware.com/index.html
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> "Dana" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "Tiscali" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have a guesthouse with a wifi network installed. How can I monitor
the
> >> number of connections and check if guests are accessing dodgy sites.
> >
> > Couple of questions.
> > Is the guesthouse in any way hooked up to the main house for the
> > internet/wifi connection.
> > In other words I am asking how the guesthouse gets the connection to the
> > internet.
> >
> > About monitoring what sites are being visited.
> > First ask yourself if this is immediate family you want to monitor.
> > If it is family I can see doing some monitoring.
> >
> > Now if these are guests who pay to stay at the guesthouse, or even
friends
> > of yours, why would you want to monitor their online activities.
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What sounds dodgy here is that you are trying tomonitor the internet
activity of guests. Have you ever heard of an internet cafe? Just like youtr
geusts one pays for internet access, if I found out it was being recorded
I'd have their heads. You might want to check out your guest legal rights
here, last time I check what you are talking about is illegal.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
"HotRod" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> What sounds dodgy here is that you are trying tomonitor the internet
> activity of guests. Have you ever heard of an internet cafe? Just like youtr
> geusts one pays for internet access, if I found out it was being recorded
> I'd have their heads. You might want to check out your guest legal rights
> here, last time I check what you are talking about is illegal.

At least in the US according to T-mobile's page at Starbucks and
the intro page at Panera's (the only time I come close to using a INet
Cafe), they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason
at any time. Especially in this case, since if you are on my personal
(non-public) system you are there entirely and completely at my
pleasure.

I'm thinking about the laws that "use to be / are"? in place regarding
employee monitoring of emails etc. At least where I live an employees email
etc. was private unless they specifically signed that right away. I've
always cautioned employers to err on the side of caution. If he is renting /
selling a guest space advertised with "Wireless internet" I'd suspect that
once money changed hands the guest would have a good chance at arguing that
it was "his internet" for that time period. Just ask a lawyer and setup the
guest location on it's own IP range so that activity is pointed back to
them.