Network Security and Monitoring Software

Will

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Mar 15, 2005, 3:39:23 PM3/15/05

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I want it all!!! I need all sorts of network monitoring software (but
on the cheap!) as there is none in my new school. Money is tight (this
is an understatement) but we need solutions. Can anyone give any
advice on free / or ridiculously cheap software that does any of the
following:
- block websites coming through proxy?
- block pupils accessing certain types of files (*.mp3, *.exe, etc)
- monitor pupil screens remotely and push messages to screen.
- desktop management tool for tickers, news feed.
- anything else?
- secret of eternal life?
- next weeks lottery numbers?

That's all.

Thanks...

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Will

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Mar 16, 2005, 4:33:44 AM3/16/05

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Paul wrote:

> Good network monitoring tool: ethereal. Wicked piece of free
software!
> Out teks use it all the time now. it has a brilliant graphical
> analysis tool. It works on Windows too. If you have a Linux box,
then
> check out nessus <cackle, nessus is your friendly network sniffer and

> NOT a weapon at all, cackle> nmap, snort, spray, john (password
checker,
> IIRC) to see how "badly" your network is leaking. Lots and lots of
net
> tools for Linux. Fill your boots.
>
> VNC is still free for actually seeing what's the lickle tinkers are
> getting up to; be aware though that there are two versions of VNC, as

> the buggers that developed it had a barney and so development forked
> IIRC You can use other RDP tools under Linux. For free. Al you
need
> is a spare box, it doesn't have to be a top of the range spec either.

> An older machine, with beefed up RAM, running a mnimal GUI will be
more
> than you need.
>
> Is DanGuard still a freebie for proxy? Is there a Win version of
Squid
> & squidguard?
>
> Gaim is a goody for tying together different messaging systems, you
can
> get a Windows version too and you can log onto different services
> simultaneously
>
> Umm, as for a newsfeed, I don't know any free Windows ones. Sorry.
>
> Anyway, sourceforge is your friend here
http://sourceforge.net/index.php
> have a whack in its serach engine and you should find what you need.
>
>
> Happy hunting.
>
> --
> `p

Thanks a lot. I'll try those links out today. Much appreciated.

Will

Dave

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Mar 16, 2005, 6:29:30 AM3/16/05

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"Will" <willk...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<1110919163....@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>...

There is soo many diferent tools on market, that you can find
everything from free open source tools to advanced and huge systems as
HP Openview. So there is a hard to tell which is really cheap. Example
of network monitoring tool
http://www.adremsoft.com/netcrunch/index.php

dave

Microbof

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Mar 16, 2005, 5:10:30 PM3/16/05

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AB Control is a great piece of software for looking at pupils screen, send
messages etc. £75 per room dead cheap.

Forkart

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Mar 17, 2005, 10:43:46 AM3/17/05

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Ultra Network Sniffer ( http://www.gjpsoft.com/UltraNetSniffer/) is
only $30. But it has full function over monitoring network.

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Steve Rochford

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Mar 18, 2005, 11:32:13 AM3/18/05

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> You can use other RDP tools under Linux.

I'm probably wrong about this as well but you certainly used to need a
Windows license on the box using RDP to access a Windows machine (and if
you've got that then why not run Windows)

Definitely agree with Ethereal - a fascinating tool!

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Steve Rochford
IT Support Manager, The College of North West London