DFE Chromebooks and on site web filter issues (SOPHOS XG)
Hi all, Like most of you in the UK we have received a number of Google Chromebooks from the DFE for our vulnerable students. We use Sophos XG and web filtering on site. We've set the chromebooks up...
View ArticleAlternative Filtering
Hi all, We use Smoothwall filtering in our primary schools we service, which I am getting more and more used to managing over the last 3 years. However, just wondered if others have used Smoothwall or...
View ArticleGoogle 'Before you continue' Popup
Morning All, Was just wondering if anyone had experienced the joy of this new pop up Google keeps pushing? See below; Attachment 59379...
View ArticleHector the Dolphin
Hi all, I have a special needs school who require an alternative to Hector the Dolphin for all their new Windows 10 machines. Does anyone have a solution? If it has to be purchased that is fine Thanks
View ArticleSmoothwall / Sophos XG / Fortigate
I know there have been a few discussions in the past about which is best, however I am re-visiting the project in school. We currently have a Smoothwall appliance which is due to come to end of it's...
View ArticleAgreeing with Google
Hi All, For some reason, every time a user goes to google, they need to accept the agreement. This even happens if they remain logged on, close the browser and re-open it. Happens in Chrome and Edge...
View ArticlePFSense Setup
Good Morning, I am looking at setting up PFSense to route my phone system traffic as I am having issues with call drops when it is routing through the Smoothwall. I have QoS and bandwidth shaping on...
View ArticleGoogle and Youtube Acceptance
We are having trouble with the Google and Youtube agreements. We run mandatory profiles and every time a teacher logs on to a computer the google and youtube ask for their terms to be accepted. After...
View ArticleSmoothwall IOS off prem filtering - Global proxy and Intune/Endpoint
Hi, We're purchasing nearly 500 ipads for KS3 use. We have Smoothwall setup and working for filter. It currently filters on prem and chromebooks through cloud I need to filter internet traffic on the...
View ArticleSophos VPN SSL or IPsec?
Currently using Sophos SSL VPN where staff need to manually logon the Sophos client each time they need to connect to VPN. Sophos have a IPSec connect client that connects automatically at user logon...
View ArticleDisney+ possibly blacklisting us
I think Disney+ are blacklisting us/our ISP. We can access the site but not the login page, which returns the following error code in the console view: ---Quote--- 2global.edge.bamgrid.com/token:1...
View ArticleAnki software error - filtering?
Hi, the head of PE asked me to download some software called Anki https://apps.ankiweb.net/ but even though the top level level domain is whitelisted in our Sophos web appliance, the software errors...
View ArticleSmoothwall blocking RDP
Hello We need to access a different site via Remote Desktop. However we are getting an error: Your Computer cannot connect to Remote Desktop Gateway Server We can connect if we use an external hotspot,...
View ArticleFiltering
Hello all, I am starting to look at filtering again, we want more granular options and reporting then what we are getting with our ISP provided filtering, so we are looking at going to filtering our...
View ArticleSmoothwall as network firewall
Hi, We currently only use Smoothwall as an internet filtering service. We are considering upgrading our S8 appliance as our network firewall as well. I am very happy with Smoothwall filtering, I was...
View ArticleHome Firewall - Is it worth it, if so which?
Hi all, I never got around to setting up a firewall at home. We are in the processing of moving into our own home, so really want to get a decent home network setup, one of the things I am thinking...
View ArticleWeird problem with https connections
Hi everyone We've got a weird problem that has cropped up. Hoping someone has suggestions about where to look. Our trust has some web based services hosted at Site A which are have been working...
View ArticleSmoothWall - Does it Block Google keyword searches ?
Quick question , Does Smooth wall block google searches if they contain keywords that are not allowed ? I always assumed it did because it pops up in my filter report and puts it in a category ( I.e....
View ArticleSmoothwall Gateway going down
Hello world, Just a query if anything for the most part - Our Smoothwall got an update last Thursday and we've found that since at 10:20am each day our internet goes down for 2 minutes. Looking at...
View ArticleIssues with Exa
Has anyone else been having issues with Exa Internet connectivity recently? We're frequently getting dropouts, Captchas on Google, empty responses from the proxies and I'm frequently (Around 5 times in...
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