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      How do you manage internal web proxy with roaming laptop users?

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      • web proxy • • shutdown_engineer
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      @shutdown_engineer said in How do you manage internal web proxy with roaming laptop users?:

      We put a registry key on users laptops to toggle turning the proxy on and off when they are at home.

      What do other people use so that if a user is at home and not connected to our VPN and just wants to surf and check email? Outlook seems to take IE settings so if the proxy is enabled and the user is connected to Wifi only then Outlook will not update and IE won't connect.

      Firefox with no proxy set in the browser is a rough and ready workaround that we also use but far from ideal.

      Users are mostly Win 10. Our DC is Win 2012 R2 and run Sophos Web Appliance Proxy as a VM.

      Thanks

      Why is Firefox rough workaround? Why are your users still using IE? It's almost 2020, not 2000 anymore.
      2nd issue is proxy. Why would you use one? Most web traffic is encrypted, so web proxies became obsolete, as you cannot use one without doing some man in the middle workarounds. If you need web filtering, then use proper solution like Pi-hole or AdGuard Home.

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      Barracuda NG Firewalls - Can They Replace My Barracuda 410 Web Filter?

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      • barracuda cisco ubiquiti sophos firewall router utm unified threat management web filtering web proxy networking • • NetworkNerd
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      @Dashrender said:

      @scottalanmiller said:

      @Dashrender said:

      So if the OP wants to do web filtering and firewall services - what stuff should he buy?

      Same thing that I keep saying... ERL and Squid.

      I just wanted you to post it again 🙂

      LOL. There it is.

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