Schools Broadband - Anyone else having SIP issues?
So since Schools Broadband introduces their Layer2 upgrade the other day we have multiple customers who are getting very bad call quality on their SIP Trunks. We have two customers who have a local...
View ArticleYoutube Restricted Mode
We are finding some videos on youtube are restricted and we are having an issue unblocking them. A few years ago, we could add them to our channel's playlist and this would allow the videos - now it...
View ArticleHTTPS Decryption Vs HTTPs Filtering
Hi all. Trying to get my head around this HTTPs lark and make sure some broadband I am helping to deliver for a handful of primaries is both user-friendly and meets safeguarding standards and aims....
View ArticleCloud based DNS web filtering provider
Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone is using any cloud-based firewall providers for web filtering at DNS level, we are looking at rolling out Guest Wifi but want it completely separate from our...
View ArticleRemoving Scratch from Online Games category
Hi all I'm sure there is a help article somewhere, but I can't find it! Scratch is being blocked where previously it wasn't, and I thought I'd just put it in Students Allowed URLs, but it's already in...
View ArticleNetsweeper Error
With Schools Broadband and Netsweeper. Any know what this error means. The time on the machine and DC is correct. Possible replay attack for Authentication Redirect it the Authentication Portal time...
View ArticleFirewall Suggestions
As the title suggests I'm looking for a cheap and cheerful hardware firewall to use with a VM Fttc line we are having installed. This is purely for our online backups to use so nothing too fancy is...
View ArticleLightspeed Relay Vs Smoothwall Filtering
Considering swapping my Smoothwall S4 for individual Firewall / Filtering solutions. Can anyone provide any feedback on Relay from Light speed as a filtering solution? The set up looks good from the...
View ArticleFortigate 100E UTM CPU issue
We've recently moved to Exa and were sold a Fortigate 100E on the basis it would be more than capable of handling our requirements as a full UTM device. Since it's installation whenever we turn on deep...
View ArticleChrome Download Issue
Morning guys, Had a weird issue starting to spread around two of our sites with Google Chrome, whereby a user cannot download anything from any webpage. When they click on a link, the browser's refresh...
View ArticleDNS Security
been tinkering with the idea of going down using either comodo or Cisco umbrella - do anyone use either of these products if so can you give me the good the bad the ugly and costing if you have any thanks
View ArticleReading Eggs App + Smoothwall = MASSIVE HEADACHE
We are trying to get the reading eggs app (https://readingeggs.co.uk/apps/) to work on iPads - through our Smoothwall S4 device. We have been on to Smoothwall support and they've been great, but all we...
View ArticleUntangle home
Hi all, I want to install a filtering, firewall, adblocker and AV solution for home. I want to be able to setup seperate filtering for the 3 kids and my wife and I. I was looking at Untangle as looks...
View ArticleFiltering alternatives to Smoothwall
Morning, Could anyone recommend any other filtering solutions to Smoothwall? Having lots of issues getting support and contract expires next year I believe Specifically looking what other colleges...
View ArticleUTM Recommendations?
Currently have a Smoothwall with an S8 appliance. I prefer keeping firewall + filtering together in a UTM device ideally, and our contract ends in April next year so I'm looking at testing some...
View Article1and1 IPS tag limbo
Hi Im looking for some advice with a frustrating issue. We have just had a school join our trust with a .sch.uk domain name. The council have released the tag for the domain to 1and1 as I requested....
View ArticleComing away from LA - Filtering and firewall options
Hi All, Hope this is the right place to put this. We are currently looking at our options, our Broadband subscription is coming to an end, and the LA provided service is a bit clunky and expensive. Has...
View ArticleSonicWALL: Force Safesearch
Ideally, I would appreciate feedback (especially from other schools who are also using SonicWALL NSA) in relation to enabling Safe Search for Google, YouTube and Bing etc. Despite our SonicWALL CFS...
View ArticleiPad Monitoring browsing
We use Netsupport on our PCs to monitor browsing and it emails with any concerns - it's fab, but I can't get it to work on the iPads. I've been onto NetSupport and our council and neither can...
View ArticleTesting internet speed
We have been having problems with our internet connection for a few months and wondered how you test your connection. We have 2 x 70Mbps lines going into a Sophos UTM. Apart from the usual firewall and...
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