Re: how to force the use of a web proxy?

[Jeffrey Ross <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Kempter wrote:
> Hi List I have FC6, FC5, CentOS and Mepis boxes in my network. I have a proxy 
> which filters web access. I want to be able to force the entire network to 
> use the proxy. Currently I've simply gone to firefox and added the proxy to 
> the connection settings - however any user could change this back to direct 
> connection if they wanted to...
>
> How can I force the network for each box to use the proxy and basically not 
> work at all if the user tries to use a direct connection to the internet?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>   
Can you set your router/gateway to refuse web connections from any 
device other than your proxy server?  Most web sites use tcp port 80