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Hi All, I know a number of you run Censornet. We are thinking of deploying it - but are concerned about what sort of server we need to purchase to run it. We are looking to run the commercial version using a single NIC just for proxy and filtering. We will be authentication against AD. We have approx 650 pc's - and would estimate that on a very busy day we might get 400 concurrent users on the net. I have read the suggested specs on the Censornet website - but does anyone have any real-life expierience with these kind of numbers? What sort of spec of server are you using? Thanks, Steve

Thanks for the tips and advice. Gonna give SSL Explorer a try - it looks to fit our needs well and cheaper than Whale IAG. Thanks Steve

Hi All, Looking to roll-out an SSL VPN to give staff and students secure remote access to files and folders. Somthing along the lines of RM easy link... We have 3 sites and are currently running RM CC3. ANyone done this?? Any suggestions of products that will do it? Thanks, Steve

Had to do this myself a couple of weeks back. Basically, had to replace all the drives on a Dell Poweredge 2500 server running W3k - had to fit larger drives. I plugged in an Adaptec IDE RAID Card (1220a?) with 2 stripped 40 gb drives (just to give enough storage space) and then used Norton Ghost 2002 to Ghost the C drive to an image file on the IDE drives. I then replaced the 3 drives forming the C drive, rebuilt and scrubed the array, then ghosted the drive back from the image on the IDE drives. Had to do the same for the D drive as well. All worked perfectly! I did have several 'normal' backups on standby in case but thankfully didn't need them. In short, get hold of Norton Ghost 2002. I have got Norton Ghost 10 as well but find it a right pain - 2002 is soo much easier to use. Steve

Wondering if anyone out there has an MSI Package for Corel 11 I could pinch. I have struggled long and hard to create one and have finally given up! Any help would be much appreaciated. Thanks, Steve

Wow! Thanks Ashok. How did you manage to do that? Could you send the files over? Steve

Looks like ISA server is the best way to go - I have been toying with the idea of an ISA server for some time in order to get local loggin of internet access - currently all logs are held by the LEA. I use the Java tweek already on Exchange 2003 - if I can setup ISA to publish the student files and then use forms authentication that could be perfect. Time to get a quote for ISA 2004... the head's going to love this... Steve

Interesting... Anyone know of a way of getting a copy of 'Remote Web Workspace' without buying SBS? - Or of a way of getting forms based authentication working with standard Web Folders? I have got Wb Folders 'working' but the logins required are horrendous! There needs to be a single login and no domain required. Tricky... Steve

Thanks Ashok for the info on Network places - don't think this will do the job. The solution has to be 'idiot proof' to allow students to use it. Additionally, I don't want to create training work for myself. The VPN SSL solution that Plexer mentioned could be very good. I have seen these in action using Cisco gear and was very impressed. If I coul dget that to work - and integrate it into Active Directory to get usernames and passwords we could be onto a winner. Think I will investigate in the new year! Steve

Hi Ashok, I have it set to basic with SSL required. I have tried the username both with and without the domain before it. Anything else I can try? Steve p.s. Off home shortly so will try and pick this up tommorow.

At the moment, I have simply got a form and asked for the students username - then appended that to the URL string to take them direct to their folder. Sure, they can edit the URL and go up a level to try and access somone elses but they can't get into any other folders except their own. I have this working fine in 'normal' file list mode but as soon as I try and flick over to Web Folders mode I get a logn box that won't accept the username and passord of the account I am tryng to access. If I cancel I get a 'do not have permissions' message. Must be some permissions specific to WebDav / Web folders. Anyone have any ideas? Steve

Thanks Ashok, Excellent article! Should give me all the info I need to finish this. Think I may need to write a couple of asp pages to allow students to select their own folder rather than see a list - but that should be a piece of cake. Steve

Thanks guys - you have made some very helpful comments. I have just had a play with creating a new site in IIS, pointing it at the students root folder ad setting the security - works a treat (well, kind of). Now need to go and find out how to get web folders working - seems to be a total lack of info on the MS site. Anyone got any documentation on Web Folders? Thanks again, Steve

Hi All, Many of you will have heard of RM Easylink - allows students to access their work via a web browser from home etc. We don't have an RM network - have a generic W2003 system etc. But we need to do somthing similar - allow students to access their work from schooll website - i.e. publish the students 'my documents' folders along with security etc. Anyone know how we can do this or any products that allow it? Thanks, Steve