How to Block Network browsing with UBUNTU Desktop.

H.S. hs.samix at gmail.com
Mon Jul 7 19:14:23 UTC 2008


Indika Rupasinghe wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I need to block network browsing only for few user accounts on my Ubuntu 
> Hardy Desktop. ( Places -> Network).
> Is their any easy way to doing it. But he need to have access to a 
> Network Printer.
> 
> Thanx,
> Indika
> 

Run a firewall and block access to port 80 is one way. To block access 
to port 80 for only certain users, you need to use the "owner" flag in 
iptables rules. Look up shorewall, firestarter, fwbuilder, etc.





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