Smoothwall to Netsweeper filtering issues
Hi We moved our filtering from Smoothwall to Netsweeper (through Schools Broadband) last night. When they made the initial changes it knocked our VOIP phone system out, they were swapped back to...
View ArticleIssues with access to Office.com and Gmail today from 3:08pm
We experienced some really odd Internet access issues today from 3:08am. Our Internet access is via RM and we use on-site Smoothwall for transparent filtering. Did anyone else notice any issues? One of...
View ArticleSophos XG New Firmware: MR2 - some very nice patches
*Version* · SF 17.0 MR2 (17.0.2.116) *News* · Maintenance Release. *Bugs* 1. NC-22609 [Access] Unable to import groups inside multiple OUs from AD. 2. NC-19427 [API] Wrong date in validationError.log....
View ArticleChanging Chromebook Proxy settings
Hi We've just changed filtering providers. I have updated the proxy details for our Chromebooks in the Google Admin Console but the have not pushed out to our Chromebooks - we haven't made any changes...
View ArticleChrome spell checker language
Our Chrome install seems to be stuck in en-US spell check. We are pushing out the en-GB application locale via GPO but it does not seem to make any difference. It is possible that this is because the...
View ArticleNetsweeper with Schools Broadband
Hi Has anyone else moved over to Netsweeper through Schools Broadband? Or anyone else using cloud based Netsweeper? Thanks Tracey
View ArticleSophos UTM with Office 365 - mail encryption
Is anyone on the forum who uses a Sophos UTM using it with Office 365 and with SPX encryption? I am considering enabling this, and setting up the routing needed to do it, so thought I'd ask if anyone...
View ArticleBarracuda to replace Smoothwall
Hello, I am considering moving to Barracuda to replace Smoothwall in our MAT. Has anyone gone down this path? If so, can you give some feedback please? Thanks
View ArticleInternet Access for pupils at home
Hi All, I have been asked to look into how we can provide home internet access for students on pupil premium. And I was just woundering if anyone has done anything like this before, what they provided...
View ArticleHTTPS Inspection - Warning Users
Morning all As I have been reading about the GDPR it got me thinking about HTTPS Inspection With HTTPS Inspection smoothwall has an disclaimer when you set the warning to never, about "local law blah...
View ArticleNew Google Chrome feature for Windows - Force users to sign in to the browser
Just in case you didn't already know, there's a new feature in Chrome 64 that allows you to force users to sign into the browser on Windows PCs. It has taken Google almost five years...
View ArticleHSO
Hi all, Had a quote from a company called HSO https://www.hso.co.uk/ who are a CCS Supplier for Fibre broadband. They're quoting £3600 a year with £0 install cost for a 50MB connection. This seems a...
View ArticleDrop Box Guru needed
Can anyone tell me where I can get a Freelance Dropbox Guru to 1. assist with how best to set up files and folders & work flow for a small business 2. assit with training staff on how to use The...
View ArticleSmoothwall Location Blocking
We are experiencing a few issues with Location Blocking within Smoothwall. It worked last week absoulutely fine. I have been in touch with smoothwall, and they say I can only use IP's for blocking. I...
View ArticleSpeed issues with Schools Broadband
Hi Anyone else still having speed issues with SB? We moved to Netsweeper two weeks ago but last week had big issues with speed, which they were aware of and were working on. Today the Upload seems fine...
View ArticleProxy avoidance/VPN mobile apps
Hello! We have recently noticed a bunch of users making lots of requests to bing.com to URLS which do not exist, I believe they are using some app across both iOS and Android but not having much luck...
View Articlefiltering - How much is too much and do you get inspected on it
Hopefully not a strange question. I have been given the job to make sure our filters are in place and to monitor children's use of the internet. I think I have gone down a paranoid route and am taking...
View ArticlePFsense Hardware
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can recommend some hardware to run PFsense please? I would like it to be rackmount and around 1U. Ideally brand new. It won't be under a big load, will be doing site to...
View ArticleGoing rate for WAN link?
I would like to know what the approximate going rate for a 1GB WAN link would be? I am thinking point to point link between two secondary schools. Possibly an open ended question, depending upon their...
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