raufdean

A primary school that I look after is looking to move away from their current ISP, so in order to give them more options and potentially save money I was considering doing the web filtering on site. I've just set up a Ubuntu server running squid/DansGuardian as a test, and had a look at URLBlacklist.com, which seems to offer a very cheap way of keeping your blacklist up to date. So far, the set up is worrking fine, so I was wondering what advantages there would be in using a commercial product? Obviously support would be one feature, but as I'm happy to do this myself, I'm not sure what advantage there would be in paying £1000s per annum apart from having someone else to blame if something bad gets through! Any thoughts gratefully received...

Hmmm... Thanks for the reply... Both servers are running brand new 0.29 installs, so I suppose I could migrate both the database and the image..

Hi all, Just wondering if it's relatively straightforward to export an image from one fog server and import onto another... The servers are in different locations so I'll ftp the image file across overnight.. Many thanks, Rauf

Hi all, I'm investigating buying a batch of laptops. After the last set ended up with several laptops with keys missing, I'm interested in laptops with good solid keyboards and screens around 13". I've had a look at the Thinkpad Edge 13 which, although having scrabble style keys, does not look hugely rugged, and the keys actually pop off very easily.. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Rauf

Haven't used NewSID before - looks handy. I have SYSPREPd oem machines before - ended up having to reactivate each version over the phone.. I presume NewSID won't give me this issue ? Many thanks, Rauf

That's really useful - Looks like I'm in the clear as I've bought plenty of XP licences from Ramesys in the past. Many thanks, Rauf

Hi all, Just trying to get a definitive answer for this. We've just bought 17 PCs that have come with XP Pro installed and have an appropriate licence sticker on the side of the machine. What I want to do is set one PC up and image it, then dump the image to all the other PCs. I have a volume licencing edition of XP with a single key - It would be easier to replace the OS on one PC with this edition and image it as then I could use the volume licensing product key in sysprep, so would not have to enter it for each PC, or worry about product activation. My question is: Do I have to buy another licence for each machine, as I am replacing the manufacturer installed version with a volume licensing version ? So far I have had 2 different answers from 2 reputable sources! Many thanks, Rauf

Out of curiosity how are you maxing a 10Mb line ?

SSLExplorer. Fine bit of software, works over secure sockets... There are 2 versions - enterprise that you pay for, and an open source version that's free. The free version is fine, secure and extremely useful. I have several teachers accessing there home folders using it. It also supports rdp over ssl, vnc and other protocols over ssl, so really good for managing the network from home. SSL-Explorer SSL VPN - Secure Remote Access for SMBs and Enterprise Rauf

Also worth considering Qmail with MailScanner, Spamassassin, ClamAV etc.. Chack out A qmail installation guide so advanced it takes 2 years to update - It's gotta be Qmailrocks.org for more info

I've been writing c++ for about 12 years... I'd help you but I'm not sure what the question is ?

Don;t know how much you want to spend, but have a look at a Netscreen 5GT.:- http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/NETSCR31 I've used various netscreens over the years. Pretty easy to configure, but very versatile if you need them to be. Rauf

Hi Ash, Thanks for that - we're using the latest drivers... the wi spy thing sounds interesting though... Rauf

I had a very similar experience with a network cctv camera and windows 2003 sp1. Have you tried creating a reservation with the same IP address, but a test machine's mac? At least that should tell you whether the IP is in use..

Absoulutley. 2 second job. Just have to add my incredulity at the fact that you're paying for private IP space.. Rauf