CDW+Net+Security+Notes

GET MORE THOUGHPUT Links to vendors we talked about - [|Enterasys Classroom control] [|8e6 School Internet Protection] [|WebSense Web Security]
 * Add another T1; our most obvious bottle neck is a 200 or so users trying to squeeze through a 1.5 mbps tube.
 * Make sure our intranet is up to date - no antique switches, check for other issues
 * Don't make a server share the same topography as a user group - let it have as much free access to the network as possible.
 * We don't have Layer 3 routing, and don't need it, so we don't need to look at higher end routers.

3 Levels of Value for your $$
 * 1) SonicWall / WatchGuard - You get hardware and either pay for a subscription or not for updates. Less granular control (maybe 56 categories)
 * 2) WebSense - Software based, greater control / tweeking (up to 100 categories) pay by subscription, more active updates (more than once a day); pay per seat model
 * 3) 8e6 - Hardware and subscription payment, education focused, has a 3 strikes and your out feature, high granularity also