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WS · Guest

I am planning to write a software to control access to computers in a LAN
House/Cyber Cafe Using Indy.
I never programmed sockets and don´t know where to start from.
Someone knows of examples for this type of software?

Trey Aughenbaugh · Guest

A quick google search gave these results..

http://www.radix.net/~bziegler/Delphi/Source.html

Remote Control. A Delphi version of PC-anywhere. Remotely run a
computer over TCP/IP. It performs screen snap-shots, sends the
difference image over to the client, and then sends back mouse clicks,
drags, and keystrokes to the remote computer. The same executable
serves as client and server.

Trey Aughenbaugh · Guest

Sorry, read it wrong!

To control access, is this for fun?
Just curious why you don't use a good router that has those capabilities
built in.

Probably need more info.. Are all your computers connected to a HUB,
router, switch, etc...

For my network, I have 4 computers connecting to my router, when my kids
are restricted from using the internet, I change some options in my router.

A more fun option that would let you do lots of programming would be to
have a computer with 2 lan cards, one connected to a switch/hub that all
computers connect to, the other lan card connects to the internet.
Write some software that creates a bridge/pass through also called a proxy.
I think INDY has a component for tunneling.. Not sure how fancy you can
get with that... Control the access based on IP, based on user logged
on, etc...

Here is some free software I have used..
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/proxy.htm
Not much control to prevent people from accessing.

I remember a program called Wingate, that was a good commercial proxy
server with lots of configuration options.
http://www.wingate.com/product-wingate.php

I would look around, there is probably something cheaper than wingate
and as easy to use as the analogx one.

So, do you want to write it yourself, or spend some money and have an
advanced solution all ready?

Hope I helped!
-Trey

Trey Aughenbaugh wrote: