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Thanks FMP I'm wondering if the 30 laptops may span neighbouring APs, since there is one in every classroom and only a brick wall between them. Forgot to mention that the APs are also HP - I forgot to get a proper look at the model, but I can do that later this week. Budget wise, let's just say there isn't any, but if they wanted these problems sorted I'll have to make a strong case and make sure it doesn't come back to bite me - which sent me scouring the Edugeek forum... I take your point about the supplier input.

Thanks psydii. I've just been looking at the 1910 and 1920. HP 1910-24G-PoE 24 Port Gigabit PoE (365W) Switch costs £ 444 HP 1920-24G-POE+ (370W) SWITCH costs £ 515 Every penny helps, but I'd also have to replace the other switches, so the costs are starting to climb. Will an unmanaged PoE switch work well in this environment, or would it be something I'd later regret ??

Working with a Junior School (270 children) to improve their IT - starting with infrastructure. They have 80 laptops that all access the network over WiFi, 10 Desktops, and the PowerEdge Server. I took a look in their main cabinet and this is the network equipment they have. 3x 3Com 4200 Switches (28 port) Only one of them is fully used now due to the physical removal of their ICT Suite last year. 1x Networx Smart Switch (24 port + SFP) Fully used and SFP (Gbit) receives link from separate unit 1x HP ProCurve 2520 (24 port...) PoE Switch J9138A Used as the AP hub and currently links 15 APs with the controller (below) and the rest of the network 1x HP ProCurve MSM760 Wireless Controller The separate unit I mentioned has a Networx switch that is almost unused, due to the uptake in all things wireless. Notes: * I'm told the wireless is a little temperamental, and it would seem that the controller login details were not given to the school and are subsequently not accessible as the support contract come to an end. * Slow (by perception) network speeds, especially over wireless - and especially with whole class work (30 laptops). I'd like to suggest getting this network upgraded to Gigabit, but I'm now wondering if the relevant HP PoE switch is going to cost them more than they have right now. I've been looking at the HP 1920-24G-PoE+ (JG926A), but unsure at present whether that MSM760 controller will work with it ??? Part of me wants to simplify things here, but would unmanaged switches really cut it?? Questions: - Would a JG926A be a suitable replacement for the J9138A ? - Is there any way I can access the controller without a hard reset; if not, will the APs retain their config and play happily once the controller is reconfigured ? - What switches would you recommend to replace the remaining switches (Unmanged, Smart, Managed) ? Your help is much appreciated

Thanks sted, I like command line scripts. I've been trawling the net and adapted a solution I found here. Created a new text file with name MapHomeDrive.HTA Map drive M: to Class Folder ApplicationName="MapClassFolder.HTA" SingleInstance="Yes" WindowsState="Normal" Scroll="No" Navigable="No" MaximizeButton="No" SysMenu="No" Caption="No" > <br /> <br /> Option Explicit<br /> Dim objNetwork, objShell<br /> Dim strMapDriveLetter, strMapDrivePath, bPersistent<br /> <br /> Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")<br /> Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")<br /> strMapDriveLetter = "M:"<br /> bPersistent = False<br /> <br /> Sub Window_onLoad<br /> window.resizeTo 400, 175<br /> window.moveTo 400, 300<br /> End Sub<br /> <br /> <br /> Sub MapDrive(strClassName)<br /> on Error Resume Next<br /> <br /> 'Create full path using Class name<br /> strMapDrivePath = "\\NAS\" & strClassName<br /> <br /> 'Disconnect current M drive<br /> Call DisconnectDrive()<br /> <br /> 'Map drive and alias<br /> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strMapDriveLetter, strMapDrivePath, bPersistent<br /> objShell.NameSpace(strMapDriveLetter).Self.Name = "Home"<br /> <br /> CloseScript()<br /> End Sub<br /> <br /> <br /> Sub CloseScript<br /> Set objShell = Nothing<br /> Set objNetwork = Nothing<br /> Self.Close()<br /> End Sub<br /> <br /> <br /> Sub DisconnectDrive<br /> on Error Resume Next<br /> objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive strMapDriveLetter, True, True<br /> End Sub<br /> <br /> Choose your Class

30 laptops, shared between Year 1 and Year 2 classes (Infant School) Laptops not on a domain - a project for another time. When the laptop is switched on it logs straight into a standard pupil user profile and Maps the root of the Children's shared drive (NAS). This all works fine and the laptops are pretty stable. The only concern at the moment is the children are struggling to carefully navigate to their Class folder, then into a 'topic' folder... e.g. The sometimes end up 'accidentally' moving an entire folder into another one, which is hilarious the first time it happens, but then it gets a little tiring - The Mystery of the Missing Folder. Apple Class Banana Class Pear Class |_____ Animation Strawberry Class I thought of creating a BATCH file at logon to prompt for the class they belong to, and map that particular shared folder... It would be nicer as a GUI if anyone has done something like this before (like RM Class Selector) Your thoughts/help would be much appreciated.

Simon, would you happen to have a download link for the 9.7 version; I've trawled the interweb thingy for the past hour without success. Kind Regards, Karl

Mike, Please post back the output from icacls %USERPROFILE%\Desktop icacls Z:\\Desktop Also, if you could do the same for a sample file, just to help us see the exact permissions for a folder and file. Karl

Hi Mike, Any clues as to why it isn't executing? Does it output anything to the log files I mentioned? The variables section at the top is just my preference I guess, I like to see what variables I'm using throughout the script. I just thought that if we could get some logs created we could see what is/isn't happening with the ICACLS command. With your own script, are you in the correct path when you issue ICACLS ? You mention that your script creates a folder share$. I thought that you map that folder as the Z drive ??? Karl

Just a few changes that may help you to work out the problem @echo OFF REM VERIFY ON :: variables set DisplayName= set drive= set backupcmd=xcopy /s /c /d /h /i /r /y /O /X net use z: \\sbptfs\share$ for /f "tokens=3* delims= " %%g in ('net user "%Username%" /domain ^| findstr /b /i /C:"Full Name"') do set DisplayName=%%g IF [%DisplayName%]==[] echo. Problem with DisplayName [%DisplayName%] && goto :eof ECHO ...........Backing up "%DisplayName%" set drive=z:\%DisplayName% IF NOT EXIST "%drive%\." echo. Problem with drive [%drive%] && goto :eof cd /d "%USERPROFILE%" for %%g in (Desktop Favorites Documents) do ( icacls %%g\* /T /C /Grant %Username%:F >icacls_%%g.log 2>&1 icacls %%g\* /T /C /Grant "Domain Admins":F >>icacls_%%g.log 2>&1 findstr /C:"Access is denied" icacls.log >nul IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 ECHO. ** ICACLS warnings occured, view icacls_%%g.log ** ECHO. ECHO ..........Backing up %%g... mkdir "%drive%\%%g" 2>NUL %backupcmd% "%%g" "%drive%\%%g" >xcopy_%%g.log 2>&1 ) net use z: /delete pause Creates some log files to look at. (found in %USERPROFILE% folder)

I'd be interested to hear what you currently have (current suite spec.) Reason I ask is that I'm currently helping a number of schools recondition existing equipment to last that bit longer. On average! the cost of refurbishing an old XP desktop comes in at £60 (+ £30 for memory upgrade if needed) Worth a thought, and it would free you to spend the money on something else I can share my ideas with you if you like.

Had this problem on an OEM XP pro desktop, turned out to be errors on the HDD. You could try the CHKDSK /R option, or your favourite HDD tool to check for bad blocks. Someone also suggested to me that it could be malware, but in my case it wasn't. K

Ok, I've been crunching some numbers for breakfast and this is what I've come up with - remember, this is a small Infant school, 250 children, 20 desktops, 1 Server, 1 um-Switch... Currently, this equipment runs 24/7/365 Server Modem/Router Cachepilot um-Switch 7 Wireless APs 2 Belkin Bridge 2 Domestic Switches A Reserved est put the total running cost for this equipment, based on 10p kWh (day), 7p (Night), at £ 300 + VAT Equipment used during school time (11 hours/day) 20 Desktops 8 Projectors 14 Printers 8 Amps 2 Laptop Charging trolleys 1 Hungry Photocopier Again, my estimates put total running cost of this equipment, based on the tariff above, over 195 days, at £ 550 + VAT I'm currently trialing a 'reduced timetable' for the Permanently on equip, hoping to SAVE approx. £ 220 + VAT; And the on-demand equipement, SAVE another £ 250 + VAT All in all, I think the risk of switching off some of the permanent equipment every night is worth it. Thank you to everyone for feedback - I'm now going to look at Shutdownertron and other scripts to make sure the Server doesn't turn off when it might still be needed. Kind Regards

I 'm a tech support guy for a number of schools in Surrey. One Infant school in particular were 'helpfully' branded recently as having poor energy efficiency. I'm desperate to help them loose this label by drawing up a plan of action to shut down IT equipment overnight / during holidays... Some questions: 1. Can Cachepilot be shutdown remotely (without having to switch it off on the back, or via the web interface); ie. can I shut it down via a shell script?? If so, any suggestions? 2. I want to write a shutdown script on their MS Server (2k3), that will detect if anyone is connected to it, or using any of its resources, and if not then shutdown. Any ideas on best way to do this - I do have some ideas, but don't want to reinvent the wheel. Many thanks