Sophos XG losing connection to Sophos Central
Hey all, strange one... Since updating firmware to SFOS 19.0.0 GA-Build317 every early morning at random times from 1am to about 5am both our firewalls will lose connection to sophos central. I will...
View ArticleSmoothwall block page not showing in Chrome
Hi all, Anyone have this working in Chrome? Was fine until updates to Chrome v 90 something. Also might coincide with reconfiguring our VLANs. It looks like the connection is being dropped rather than...
View ArticleSmoothwall Websafe
Afternoon all, Anyone here using the Websafe product? We're being pressured by the LA to move to it as part of their PSBA commitment and I'd like some feedback from other users on how they're finding...
View ArticleSmoothwall IDex Agent not working
Morning all We've had the Idex Agent installed on our DCs for a while now handling proxy authentication for our Apple Mac clients. This stopped working relatively recently (possibly after Leeds 59...
View ArticleAlways On Vpn with Smoothwall
Has anyone successfully setup up AoVPN using Smoothwall? We currently have Direct Access .
View ArticleI-boss client upgrade
We've started supporting a couple of primary schools with i-boss filtering and we have just received the latest msi to deploy out to the machines. Speaking with 3rd party support they've advised to...
View ArticleMS Edge is slow at downloading PDF files :(
1000Mbit of internet here Classcharts and Parentmail (and a number of other sites) will offer print previews, or reports as a downloadable PDF. The issue I'm having is that when you go to download one...
View ArticleInternet Issues - BT Lancs
Hi all Anyone else experiencing issues accessing https sites since midday? We keep getting privacy errors. Edugeek is ok as it's unsecured... Rang BT and they're denying all however when we connect...
View ArticleGoToWebinar
Morning, Is there a way to actually test if GoToWebinar is going to work? Their web based tester doesn't appear to check for a proxy or filters, and the .exe just said something vague along the lines...
View ArticleSmoothwall Youtube filtering
Smoothwall: Youtube blocked as expected if you type in www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com) but if you click on a youtube video from websearch it allows you in. Having spoken extensively with...
View ArticleSurfprotect issues
Is anyone else having issues with SurfProtect this morning? Random users are getting poor performance and some sites not loading at all, removing the explicit proxy seems to resolve the issue
View ArticleScratch - Educational approved sample projects
Hi there! I need to block Scratch projects (we can all guess why!), and I know how using Smoothwall. The problem is, the teacher wants to be able to use the projects hosted on the site as examples of...
View ArticleDraytek FTTP Speed Issues
I have a Draytek 2865 router which has a direct VDSL RJ11 port for existing broadband (WAN1) Have just got FTTP installed (1 gig) and using the WAN2 Port for this connection - ultimately for FTTP...
View ArticleFiltering & Firewall options for a small school
Hi all, This is my first post here so thank you for having me. We are just moving into the school IT area after dealing with companies and end customers until now. I was wondering if I could get some...
View ArticleLeased Line Circuit backup
Hi We are a MAT with leased lines to all sites using the emPSN network with site-to-site connectivity aswell. What does everyone do for a backup line/filtering to ensure failover in the event of a...
View ArticleHP 5412z Routing, Smoothwall and ISP Firewall
Good Afternoon All, Looking for a little advice, we are just starting on our journey to VLAN segregate a current /16 flat network however we are running into a few roadblocks when trying to access...
View ArticleStrange FTTP behaviour on a new install
We have had a new TalkTalkBusiness FTTP line installed as a backup line and the install with Openreach went well - it's all connected however we have strange issue with the connection and it's puzzling...
View ArticleUbiquiti EdgeMax Direct Access Settings
Morning all, wondering if someone can help? I've inherited an interesting setup and have Direct Access setup to come in via a BT line and router. Problem is we have no access to the router and the BT...
View ArticleBGP question with MikroTik
Here is scenario. I'm new to BGP. 2 MikroTik routers to handle intervlan routing in HA scenario. 2 draytek routers connecting to vDSL with 4g as backup. I don't want to use vrrp on the MikroTik, I've...
View ArticleLightspeed Relay and Senso
Hi, We have an issue with Lightspeed Relay following upgrading to the most recent Agent 2.2.3 - The agent looks like it continuously rebooting/not loading. Essentially pages do not load and you just...
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