VPN and content filtering question

[starwarsdad]

I have a set up as listed below:

Main office with Sonicwall doing content filtering. 10 Satellite offices (some T1, ADSL, and cable) with hardware VPN connections to the main office.

What do I need to do to have all Internet traffic run through the Sonicwall at the main office? The goal is to use less expensive hardware at the satellite offices while centrally managing one content filter to keep users from the "bad" sites.

Thanks!

 

[pcthuglife]

so you want to filter internet content and not vpn traffic? what are you using as a firewall/gateway at the satellite locations?

 

[starwarsdad]

They have Watchguard Fireboxes. I think they are the smaller X series. This is not my network. It is a buddy's and he is giving me details sparingly.....

 

[azev]

just setup all traffic to go through your main office sonicwall where it will be filtered. Most of the places I used to work does this. Corporate office always have the huge pipe to the internet, and all branch office normally have a frame connecting back to the corp where it will be directed to the internet.....
I am quite sure this can be done via vpn gear also.

 

[starwarsdad]

I tried passing the address of the Sonicwall out as the gateway and it made no difference.

 

[blemoine]

the default gateway at your satelite offices should be the ip of there router and not the main office router. try this. setup a squid server or other proxy server at your main office. set a group policy so that everyone uses the main office proxy server. since internet traffic will go throught the sonicwall everyone should have the same filtering.