[sllug-members]: Transparent Proxy Log Files

[Mike Potter]

I have been banging my head on this for a while now. I hope you can help me.

I don't want to have to configure my proxy settings each time I use my laptop at 
home. I also don't want my friends and family to have to set a proxy setting 
when they come to the house. So...

I have a OpenWRT router with IPTables set up to route all http traffic though 
another box running tinyproxy and dansguardian using the transparent proxy setup 
found on http://tldp.org/HOWTO/TransparentProxy-6.html.  It works... 
sometimes... but seems to be buggy. I also hate the fact that all my logs now 
show the IP Address of the router instead of the actual client.

So I have a few questions for the group.

1 - Is the transparent proxy the best way to force all traffic through the 
proxy/filter or are there better ways to accomplish this task?
2 - Is there any way with transparent proxy to still show the client IP Address 
in the log files?
3 - I tried setting up an automatic proxy settings file, and it works... 
sometimes...
4 - Without debating if access in my home should be filtered, are there better 
ways to filter access for a family than dansguardian with multiple computers, 
and OS's? (Currently I have windoze, OS X, and Linux)
5 - Finally, a little off-topic, but I want to keep track (log??) other types 
off internet usage in my home like chatting or other programs. Do I need another 
proxy for other internet access that logs and gives me access control lists? 
What's the best way to go here?

I appreciate all your help. You have all been great in the past.