Ross Your requirement is similar to what I have seen in a number of retail stores. It is common practice for stores to be provided with a customised Linux desktop environment and a non externally routable IP Address. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Honniball" <ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "php windows" <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: Secure customer service web page browser > Hey, > > Warning: not really a PHP question. > > Apologies for posting this question here, but I figure PHP people have > plenty of general web-browser and system experience between them. > > We have some old machines (pentium II 348Mhz 128M RAM 3Gig HDD) that I > would like to use as in-shop customer enquiries machines to save them going > to land fill. > > All they need to be capable of is running a web-browser, directed at a > specific site (in-house site that enquires on inventory information). > > The only issue is security. I want to make it impossible for the customers > to either visit other web sites or to do anything else on the PC. > > Anyone know the best approach to take? Maybe some kind of linux distro > running some custom browser? > > Thanks for your help. > > . Ross Honniball JCU Bookshop Cairns Supervisor > . James Cook Uni, McGregor Rd, Smithfield, Qld. 4878, Australia > . Ph:07.4042.1157 Fx:07.4042.1158 Em:ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
