Re: [OT] Managing internet access and implications in a holiday let.

[Kyle Gordon <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd be tempted to have a look at Dansguardian for the filtering side
of
things. It should also do user reports, so you could either proactively
check the reports (or script a check), or bill the user if they go above
the limits.

If the reporting isn't up to scratch and you want soft/hard quotas and
suchlike, then you're after a full captive portal solution like
Chillispot or EasyHotSpot.

http://www.supermind.org/blog/905/ubuntu-captive-portal-solution-with-per-user-bandwidth-quota
has some more info on that aspect.

Kyle

On 22/01/12 12:19, ian wrote:
> Hi All, this is off topic but as we have a good mixture of skills in
this group I thought it worth asking here.
>
> We are looking at a second property that would be let as a holiday
cottage some of the time. I will need internet access so that I can work
there sometimes. It looks like the property gets reasonable bandwidth but
the local exchange does not offer services via unbundled local loop. This
either limits me to using BT or a 40GB monthly cap using other providers.
using Netflix we can get through 20GB in 3 days so 40GB does not seem a lot
these days.
>
> Q1. Is there any way I can limit the capacity a guest can use at the
router or ISP?
>
> Q2. What are the legal implications of allowing someone access to my
internet connection if they do something illegal?
>
> I assume the simple option is to go with BT and enable the Openzone
feature but that means my guests would have to subscribe to use the
service. If it gets me around any legal implications it may be the only
sensible option.
>
> Regards
> Ian
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