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Possible, we don't get the crashing. Just the Chrome issue. Maybe try a test device without Sophos? Or just disable it first and try?

No reason not to go to 24, like I said, feel free to try later versions. - Just went back a couple to be absolutely sure it worked, which it did... when I get a minute😆, I'll try 24 though, by which time they will probably have fixed it and had another version or two...

Hi, there is a temporary "fix" as the issue is with the latest version of (not so) Smart Notebook. It does seem to affect just W11 OS. Uninstall and roll back to an earlier version - I went back to 22 rather than mess about and this works fine, feel free to try later versions. A right pain if you have loads to do - but works until they sort themselves out.

The existing firewall is provided by EMPsn - Don't ask... We will be using filtering etc provided by Securly until we can do it all properly.

Thanks - We will have filtering etc provided by a third party, it's just the initial setup I'm struggling with. As I said, it's just until September when we will do it "properly" It was all set up with BT Education, so make of that what you will...

Maybe a dumb question, but it's based on the complete Non-Support from BT all all levels (why am I surprised?) I'm trying to help a very small infant school get through to the end of their broadband contract so they can upgrade to a decent connection. Purely as a temporary measure, we've got a basic SOGEA connection - this should give us up to 70Mb rather than the 5Mb contract they are currently tied into until September. This new one is with BT, who in their wisdom have sent us a BT Hub2 which is "out of the box". I have to admit, I have no idea how to get this integrated into the network - we have a server with DNS and DHCP, I'm guessing I have to switch off the DHCP on the hub and forward ports to the server, but BT help is unintelligible/non-existent. Has anyone done this before? BT are not even willing to send out an engineer to assist.

Did this happen? Currently counting our laptops etc...

Just had real world experience when a digger tore up our fibre.. The contractors "loaned" us a 4G backup - Find your best signal areas first I would say at this point, and this worked well, only initial issue was we also lost the VOIP phones so some extra configuration might be necessary through your provider to keep everything up. We are with Schools Broadband who offer a 4G backup option that we are investigating, looks like £650 pa, plus a one off for the router, preconfigured.

On Ideal World TV... facinated horror. https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/pp/ordissimo-agathe-2-14inch-laptop-452505 How many would you guys like?

I'll try that - thanks

well we wont be using these ones... What you don't want to see when your new 65" screens are being delivered...

Its an out of the box Netgear GS110TP - The main building side is a Linksys LGS326P, again no modifications or port security. IP's are different, phone config is identical, the phone works in the main building. The only thing I thought of was that both switches are POE -so maybe the data/power split over a single cable was interfering. So I disabled POE on the main building port - Still no change. Thanks for all the suggestions..

Hi - yes they are - Looks like I will running another cable over Summer....

I have the happy job of installing 8 Sharp 65" screens over Summer - We had a demo and we were very impressed. I have installed Smart (V.Heavy), BenQ which are excellent, and Hitachi which have rubbish remotes. We got the price down to £1200 per unit - I heard about Smart changing their licencing model, that it costs more if you don't have any Smart screens. looking to move away from Smart Notebook as soon as we can.

Hi, yes if I plug either phone directly into the link socket, it will work - It's when I plug the link cable into the switch that only one phone works, (the same phone each time). All cables have been checked and swopped just in case. I have also factory reset the mini switch which is a Netgear GS110TP.