local network bandwidth killers

[Kevin Cozens]

Teddy David Mills wrote:
> We have people on a local network that waste huge bandwidth by going 
> to these sites like youtube and others and playing online mpegs and 
> videos.
> What are some ways to prevent such frivilious waste of bandwidth ? (be 
> aware, these people do whatever they want)
You can use the router and set up URL or domain blocking.

You could even have a bit of fun by routing requests for some sites 
through a local "proxy" along the lines of that suggested at the 
Upside-Down-Ternet site 
(http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html).  :-)

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Cheers!

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