Recording Proxy Use

[Hellooooooooo]

Hello Everyone. Did we all have a good Newyear?

I have a lot of users at need access to the internet. We use a proxy address that is managed by a 3rd party company. A little while ago we had a problem with users that were not allowed access to the internet, using the "borrowed" proxy username and password of another user. Although this was stoppped and users warned of abusing the system, our new boss wants to make a scape goat out of someone for the use of other people proxy details.

This is causing a nightmare now with the admin guys and HR staff all wanting to be in on the witch hunt. While this witch hunt does not include me( I have no proxy access, just a plain old internet pc for doing my job)it has got me thinking.

When a user logs on they use a Username and password to authenticate onto the network.

If they have a internet access, they have a separate proxy username and password.

All of the networked PC's use DHCP addressing on a 5 day lease.

How can I record the following information into a log file:

Network Username
Proxy Username
IP address
Netbios name.

As far as I can see the proxy Username and password are stored in a hashed file.

At the end of this witch hunt I can see this being needed when someone uses the internet.

Any pointers, or will I just go round the offices and bash users untill they get the message they are not ment to be messing about.

Cheers All

Marty

 

[GrimR]

Is it a linux proxy?

 

[Hellooooooooo]

Hello GrimR,

I've no idea what is running the Proxy service. Getting information out of them is a nightmare. We are 100% MS at our end.

Cheers

Marty

 

[GrimR]

I suggest you find out, your paying for the service they provide and maybe they have a solution for you.

 

[Hellooooooooo]

The managed service contract was entered into befroe I arrived, and still has a year to run. When we had a problem the must they were contracted to provide us was the proxy Username, IP address at the time of accessing the internet, and the first site visited. That is the most that they will give us.

Im just trying to see what I can create to help us in the future. I have now created a script to create a log file listing all the IP's and comuter names each morning.