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As for TightVNC - any VNC will be, vanilla, Real, Tight, or otherwise, just as long as it uses the standard VNC port. We simply prefer Tight because it's configuration works best for us (e.g. hiding the tray icon).

Indeed - we *did* have an issue with this previously, but Kevin (the Boss) solved it by going via the native windows API.

Well about every 2 or 3 months there is a generally a LEA meeting for something or other which allows you to grab one of the broadband team and hurrang them over something. Short of that, it's just constantly phoning them trying to get something done.

First off - I'll admit that I am affiliated with MST Software - however, I say this as a Network Manager... LanView will quite simply make your life easier. The Internet banning of machines by room is excellent, it's also configurable, allowing you to specifiy which applications are block, f.x. we manually added Outlook to the list of banned apps, it's also on the fly - knocking them out straight away, we've seen some solutions that required a re-logon. It's easy for teachers to use, they simply get a red and green light on their desktops and can pick whichever one they need with ease. The rest of LanView is a good send to - remote control via VNC-based connections (note that you also need to install WinVNC as a seperate app to get remote control, TightVNC is the best I've found so far), remote shutdown, logoff, reboot, startup etc. Easy messaging of users or groups of users, scheduled tasks, remote application execution, and the lovely "get attention" system - allowing you to force the kids to pay attention to you whilst teaching - or when you need to "lock down" active users for something. Those are what we use here mostly anyway.

SEGfL through Unisys - can't quite remember what goes into the Maidstone farm, but we get 6mbit to each secondary - soon to go up to 10mbit. It's a pain as it means we can get no control externally, remote support, etc.

Yup - that's always a good one! We also hold all the colour printers at break times - kids have to come and ask one of my Techs if they can have their print job released and have to explain what it is - the number that come in, explain why they need it, then leave without giving out their username is quite shocking!