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[openhgs]

@openhgs

 

Dear god, static IP's!?

 

What an administration that would be.

 

what would happen if your default gateway IP address changed, or you needed to change the IP of your dns server, or add another one in? :\

 

Have you not concidered using DHCP?

 

Static i/p works very well for us. It means we are in total control; no one can just plug their own machine onto the network and gain access. They have to come to ICT first. Why should the default gateway or dns server change i/p address? I've assigned them ans these settings will stay.

 

@openhgs - do you use any directory service? OpenLDAP etc?

 

We don't use any directory service. I never have and I've administered some huge networks in my time. All you have to do is remember the i/p address of every device on your network, which is surprizingly easy if you chose sensible names.

[mortstar]

We don't use any directory service. I never have and I've administered some huge networks in my time. All you have to do is remember the i/p address of every device on your network, which is surprizingly easy if you chose sensible names.

 

This line made me guffaw.

 

Surely you don't mean every, single, IP on the network including clients?!?

 

How do you track back user-abuse if all your reports from Bloxx are IP specific unless, as well as static IPs, you have static users which only ever use a specific machine?

[srochford]

It's the sort of thing which makes it sound like a small network!

 

You could do it - eg if you have something:

 

10...

 

as the IP address but it does make life hard.

 

I can't see how it prevents anyone from piggybacking onto the network - all I have to do is set my IP address to be one of the ones I know is in use (and change the MAC if necessary) and my computer works and yours doesn't!

 

You might never see a need to change DNS etc but the ability to do it just makes life easy when you put in a new server (leave both old and new for a while with only the new IP given out by DHCP)

[Guest Guest]

Just FYI, CorporateGuardian 6 (our standalone filter) will be Becta certified (once they have finished testing it - it is very new), as will the next version of SchoolGuardian (January). This is largely in order to overcome objections from LEAs on behalf of our School customers.

 

 

Thank you thank you!!

 

Thats pretty much the only things thats been stopping us from buying your product, and i know we are not the only one.

 

FFS please get it done ASAP as our current filtering system is worse than what i would expect a school child to design, im not kidding.

[unixman]

We don't use any directory service. I never have and I've administered some huge networks in my time. All you have to do is remember the i/p address of every device on your network, which is surprizingly easy if you chose sensible names.

 

This line made me guffaw.

 

Surely you don't mean every, single, IP on the network including clients?!?

 

How do you track back user-abuse if all your reports from Bloxx are IP specific unless, as well as static IPs, you have static users which only ever use a specific machine?

 

I'm sure openhgs does mean that he/she knows each and every i/p address on the network. I too have worked on sites with static i/p addresses and I could work out the i/p address of each device, but I did cheat - I had everything labeled clearly. Static users are not uncommon - all of the staff that I work with have been sitting at the same desk for years. Students also tend to occupy the same seats.

 

As to changing your i/p and/or mac address to gain access to the network - why bother? It's just as easy to ask ICT to allow you onto the network. By using static i/ps and not using automatic browser configuration, I'm guessing openhgs can be sure that PCs on the network have appropriate anti-virus, etc.

[Heebeejeebee]

Scopes / reservations / job done.

 

HBJB