Sophos Firewall in education
We are currently looking into replacing our on-prem Smoothwall box and like the look of Sophos' Firewall. It would be great to know what you love about Sophos Firewall and what bugs you. I would be...
View ArticleFailover Line Cost
Hi, How much should I be paying for a 100/1000 Leased Line for a Failover Connection? Is £400 a month a lot for something that hopefully won't be needed or is that standard? Thanks
View ArticleBroadband Renewal
Hi All, Our broadband is up for renewal in March. Currently with RM/SWGfL. Not had much to complain about but obviously need to get another one or two quotes before Finance/SeniorTeam are happy. Was...
View ArticleSmoothwall Through-put query
I'd thought i'd test our uploads as we are putting more stuff into the cloud, especially backups. The main question is, should the Smoothwall hinder performance when uploading data to the cloud...
View ArticleStar link
BT is being a pain and keep making excuses to install our new fibre. Am wondering if anybody has used Starlink to support a few class rooms.
View ArticleOutside people's proxy settings
We sometimes get people in from the LA (in this case Suffolk) who wish to have their laptop connected to the Wi-Fi for internet access. The LA tie down the settings of the device and I can't even get...
View ArticleBlocking file///c:/ & \\127.0.0.1\c$ on edge and chrome
G'Day I am trying to block students from being able to browse the 'C' drive via a web browser. I have the "Block access to a list of URLs" set on Chrome and Edge GPOs both as a user and computer....
View Articlehow to disable url protocol scheme
hi i am in urgent help i need to block opening of local files in chrome. when users open pdf with chrome it shows the local path how can i disable file:///
View ArticleSmoothwall and Vimeo VOD Service
Has anyone used Smoothwall to allow through a Vimeo on Demand video? Our English Dept want to pay for a video that is behind the Vimeo VOD Service and we are not sure how to allow this through the...
View ArticleBlocking games within a google classroom.
Hello! First time poster and new to the edu-tech world! We've been using Smoothwall for filtering and it works a treat naturally, but on our Impero monitoring system it showed a student on a...
View ArticleBlocking Snapchat
I've blocked all the addresses in Smoothwall's article on Snapchat plus a few more I found via Google, but it still isn't blocked completely for everyone. My phone doesn't connect at all, but one of my...
View ArticleSmoothwall recategorisation
Can anyone tell me the URL I need to report a site to Smoothwall that they have categorised incorrectly in the filter list? I have used it before but can't seem to find it now.
View ArticleLGfL subnets
Why can't schools set their own subnets rather than the ones defined by LGfL? Currently operating a flat network and I have been told we are secure by utilising LGfL services. WTF?! Clearly they won't...
View ArticleSmoothwall not allowing voice typing in Google docs
As the title says when behind the Smoothwall voice typing looks like it is going to work and then when you actually speak nothing happens. I can't find any blocks in the logs and I thought I had all...
View ArticleNew website options
Right, I suspect this will be one of those questions with no good answer, but I'm going to ask it anyway. We currently have a website built by an e-marketing company who have since fallen out with our...
View ArticleAnyone using Starlink?
Anyone using Starlink either at work or at home? Whats your feedback on it? Good speeds? Reliable? Any caps on useage? Are you using your own router with it or their supplied? Also interested to hear...
View ArticleADSL versus VDSL - internet performance differences
We current have an ADSL line supporting a landline(no longer used) and internet service at our HQ. We have had two new SOGEA (which I understand is akin to VDSL) lines which we will be switching to and...
View ArticleStruggling to get NHS Attend Anywhere to work in school
Initial page shows: Attachment 67635 (http://www.edugeek.net/attachments/forums/internet-related-filtering-firewall/67635-struggling-get-nhs-attend-anywhere-work-school-nhs.jpg) There is very little...
View ArticleSmoothwall - Legacy warnings and Major Headache
Needed to update our Smoothwall CA as it was due to expire in 11 days - so done that and still getting the annoying red bar! - Go away!! Anyway..... back to my question, went to look at updates and it...
View ArticleSmoothwall S8 rebuild - how long?
I've got an issue with my Smoothwall S8 that means it won't take updates. Smoothwall support have suggested the only course of action is to reinstall which I've not done before. I've seen mentions on...
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