Shorewall users - Nov 2002 - Allow a PC to have access to the ''net'' acco rding to a schedule/time table

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costantino Balletta [mailto:cballetta@atsat.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:32 AM
> To: shorewall-users@shorewall.net
> Subject: [Shorewall-users] Allow a PC to have access to the
''net''
> according to a schedule/time table
> 
> 
> When I was using IPCHAINS I could manage my daughter''s access to 
> the Internet at specific time by inserting or deleting a REJECT 
> rule for her PC IP address scheduling the running of the activation 
> and deactivation script via CRON.
> 
> I would like to achieve the same result with SHOREWALL.
> 
> Any idea on how best to do it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Costantino
I can think of a couple of options. 

1) Use multiple shorewall rules files. One that grants internet access and
one that does not.
2) Use shorewall''s dynamic blacklising support. 

checkout: http://shorewall.net/blacklisting_support.htm

Steve Cowles