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Thread ID: 113153	2010-10-07 08:41:00	Network security = shocker	The Error Guy (14052)	Press F1

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1142429	2010-10-08 09:50:00	Well, I don't know exact number of people online (or the QoS settings) I assume they are telco and windows server default Voice/gaming/other time sensitive with video and P2P on the bottom, but whatever it is it's bloody slow at times, could be the internal wiring or server problems (all all network traffic is routed through the server) FTP doesn't go through the server though, I seem to remember that was reasonable (ish) downloading via FTP on a server hosted in kapiti (server upload is about 5mb/s) got a 80-120kb/s download, SSH was about the same. any of those "problems" wouldn't surprise me, the school does its best I guess its just not quite up to it. I haven't had it happen to me but teachers say the internet drops out quite regularly at random intervals. only time I get it is in the design room, but thats with about 20 apple PC's on an airport, so ill blame the big apple, just to be nasty :devil	The Error Guy (14052)
1142430	2010-10-08 10:32:00	The server would be either 100m/bit or gigabit. Anything from around 1Ghz upwards could easily suffice as a windows proxy, less for Linux .. Sounds more like QoS...	Chilling_Silence (9)
1142431	2010-10-08 11:11:00	www.dansdata.com	Agent_24 (57)
1142432	2010-10-09 02:21:00	Well, the boarding houses are linked with fiber (or supposed to be) however latencies are variable from 60ms distance 850m to 230ms 850m so its probable QoS, when I get back Ill have a poke around and ask if I can fix. oh, and students don't have youtube access, except for our team :devil because of some handy SSH. whoever invented that was bloody legend But unsecured AP's are my special fav. were once so useful for checking the google maps when roaming the streets or last min emails, now truely a rarity. bit of a shame they get abused.	The Error Guy (14052)
1142433	2010-10-09 05:01:00	Our internet was often worse than dialup speed, because of kids in the info commons (nearest the server) nicking all the allocated bandwidth on flash games, of all things . In the areas with wireless networking setup, you'd often get cut off by seagulls landing on the transmitters . And yes, booting from cd was available, as was booting from a usb (on compatible pc's), as was floppy . The main way of building a desktop was either remotely (if it was on and responsive) or phsically via 3 or 4 floppy discs which started up a build via the lan . (During a short stint as IT help kid I rebuilt a few pc's, flipped some ram sticks around, logged certain pc's as just plain broken, etc . And also dealt with such problems as ethernet cables being unplugged . ) In terms of physical security, some of the pc's had key locks, others had cable ties . Others had nothing at all . Also the bios was unpassworded on a small number of machines to begin with . . . which led to some hilarious setting changes in some cases . And up until the proper filter was installed it was a shocker what was available, and also was incredibly annoying to find what WAS blocked . Teachers were frequently pissed off at YT being blocked, and yet many, many chan, porn and game sites were open for the students to laugh at . Almost all technical jobs (like setting up some new infrastructure or fixing problems with the software) saw the jobs outsourced to the system managers, as the tech guy was (still is) kinda useless . I mean, it would take about a month before any sites were blocked, regardless of their content . The old tech guy was much more onto it though . Anyway, /technoramble .	8ftmetalhaed (14526)
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