John,
Are your VPN users on their own subnet or do they look like they originate
from your main network? If the former, you can use the aforementioned exit
point program to see what network they came in on and take action from
there. If the later, you will find that the VPN users often use a specific
range of IPs ( like .200 though .250 or something). Once again you would
have something to compare against. Be aware that there is a separate exit
point program for each LAN protocol. The same logic for disabling telnet
(5250) would have to be applied to FTP, ODBC, etc.
Another solution if they are on their own subnet, you could change the
route to that network via a scheduled program. Putting in a bogus route
would be affective for all forms of access. This is a pretty big kludge
that would leave a bad taste in my mouth but would work. It would also cut
them off ruthlessly at the scheduled time change, something the exit point
program would not do. All existing sessions would stay on, unless your
exit point program also directed them to a alternate interactive subsystem
that was also shut down at that time.
Sounds like a lot of work, you must have some seemingly reasonable logic
for wanting to do this- good luck.
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Tom Kreimer
Network Manager
Buckhorn Inc, Milford OH
This (I believe) would disable everyone) I need to disable
selective User Ids. Or from reading some of these replies
maybe disable/enable by IP address
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Essinger [mailto:dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 3:44 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: How can I easily enable/disable remote access
by User
When I had to do this before, I had a Ethernet card on the i
that was dedicated (end point) to the VPN. I could vary on or off
that card to allow or disallow access to the i.
Is that an option for you?
Jim
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:03 AM, John Allen
<jallen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We have some employees that access our System i remotely
(through a VPN)
I have a request to come up with a way to allow us to
easily enable or disable remote access by user
at any given time or day.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can solve this
request?
Simple program? Inexpensive software solution?
Thanks
John
midrange.com
