Dynamic Content Filtering
Can anyone please confirm if LightSpeed offers dynamic content filtering, to scan the content of pages and then impose blocks accordingly. OR, is it purely a URL based filter. I've tried searching over...
View ArticleBTNet Leased Line
Hi Is anybody using BTNet for the school Internet connection? How has the experience been? Many thanks
View ArticleOWA blank page in IE
A single user reports problems with OWA in IE. When trying to access the sign-in page we see a blank page, after an IIS 7 splash screen flashes up for a split second. We're running IE 11 and Windows 7....
View ArticleGoogle Captcha
Hi all, Having a few issues with Google here. We are frequently seeing the Google Captcha request when a user tries to do a Google search, this has been happening on and off for 4 or 5 days now. I've...
View ArticleSLAs on connections
As this is a bit new to me, I thought I'd ask here. What sort of SLA do you guys get on your internet connectivity? Do you get an SLA on FTTC connections also?
View ArticleAnyone used IPOffice for internet connectivity?
I'm almost finished getting all my pricing together for our new WAN here. I've heard of most of the companies, and had positive feedback about them, but there's one company I've got pricing from who I...
View ArticleRecommendations for net monitoring (not filtering) software
Hi There, I'm looking for recommendations for software that will monitor and log Internet activity on our network's desktops and iPads. We currently have filtering via SWGfL so I don't need a combined...
View ArticleSafeguarding - how far do we need to go
I have been looking at Safeguarding and our web filter etc recently We currently have our firewall and web filter via the LEA - however I am worried that as a result we cannot respond quickly to any...
View ArticleOdd remote access issue
I have a school with staff that remote in via Forticlient's VPN. With a small addition to the HOSTS file on their laptops, SIMS and shortcuts to shared areas work well. Except for one... One laptop,...
View ArticleWeb browsing single internal site
Hello Not sure if this is the best forum but . We have an internal SharePoint site, the URL is forced out via Group policies for IE and chrome. All PCs, laptops have both. Clients get DHCP address,...
View ArticleSMTP Relay Failing
Continuation from this issue here - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-server-2012/170587-fsrm-email-notifications-failing.html#post1460740 I have now narrowed it down to the SMTP Relay Service...
View ArticleWeChat Unblock
We have been asked by the Head to look into unblocking WeChat, as we know that lots of the Chinese students use it to contact parents. Has anyone else unblocked it? (We are using smoothie) and what...
View ArticleProblems accessing a particular website from a domain PC
Hi there, using my personal laptop via the school wifi and when at home, I can access https://ca-marking.assessor.rm.com/Assessor.Web/Marker.aspx However, I i'm logged on to a domain PC I cannot access...
View ArticleHome modem problems
Hi all Since at home we have gone up to fibre the modem has been cutting the connection at random. When I do the tests it normally fails in different places. Before today it always failed on dns server...
View Articleexabytes - learning and teaching conference - June 23rd Update
So as we edge ever closer to the inaugural Exabytes conference I thought Id give you all a bit of an update on what we have going on and a couple of the Keynote speakers. Remember, whilst the Exabytes...
View ArticleServer network issue after smoothwall install
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help. Since the installation of our Smoothwall UTM solution, I've noticed that some of our servers are now detecting their network as a public profile, rather than...
View ArticleBroadband upgrade
Hello All, Not sure if this is the right place to post this. We have been quoted an outrageous about to upgrade our broadband to 200mb through LEA. Has anyone else moved to another ISP? and did you...
View ArticleSchools Broadband GPO Setting
Hi I have an issue where I need to turn off *UC\Amin templates\windows components\internet explorer\internet control panel\security page\Intranet Sites: include all sites that bypass the proxy server*...
View ArticleNew Smoothwall install - WPAD.DAT
Happy to have a nice Smoothie installed today. It works a treat, but as far as the network is concerned only if proxy settings are directly entered into the internet connection properties. Nothing I...
View ArticleBT/Virgin standard web filtering
Does the content filtering that virgin or BT supply offer good enough protection for students? I couldn't see the militant/extremist category, just the standard pr0n and other regulars, unless it is...
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