Cisco 857

[vickysokhi008]

Hi,

I have got cisco 857 router installed at my work place. I need to kow ho can I control that router to stop the access to certain website and stop third party remote access software some users uses.

I know i can use sdm to stop the msn to work but i cant fighure out ho cn i block websites.

Many thanks

Vik

 

[North323]

access lists baby...its all about access lists

 

[photoadrian]

(Disclaimer: I work for a Web Security Company, so I'm biased).

In my opinion, the Cisco router is not suited for such tasks. Why? Because the Internet is ever changing, and what is a "phone-home" type site today is gone tomorrow, and ever changing. Your best bet is to do a Web Proxy and proxy that stuff before going over the link.

Get yourself a proxy that works with WCCP, and configure WCCP on your Cisco router to re-direct the appropriate web traffic over to the proxy (this way, you don't have to alter any desktops). Then use a URL filtering database on the proxy to block the appropriate category (say, all Malware sites, or all Phone-home type sites).

 

[burtsbees]

Totally agree. I would go ASA or Fortinet Fortigate.

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