Shared Resource Networking

1. Shared Resource Networking Tony Hattam CHECiT Southern Cross University ahattam@scu.edu.au

2. What is C.H.E.C. ? • Coffs Harbour Education Campus • Campus is a partnership between • Southern Cross University • TAFE NSW • Coffs Harbour Senior College • Shared resource campus • IT Services provided by Southern Cross University

3. Rational • NSW Child Protection Act • Compliance with Telecommunications Act • Corporate requirements of campus partners • The desire to have an internal campus Intranet and Email system while still maintaining corporate internet access • Individualised Internet access

4. Original Network • Novell Client/Server Environment (IPX) • Unix Email system (IP) • Internet access for University via link to our main campus then out to QUESTnet • Access to Uni corporate system over IP to main campus • Access to TAFE corporate System via IP • Internet access restricted to non University students via Novell login • High School Staff accessing Internet via University and QUESTnet

6. Challenging Issues • Dual Platform (Mac & PC) • Novell File/Print Services • Local Email System • University RAS service • Provision of access to partners corporate systems/intranets • Incoming external IP printing from two sources • Establishing of a local intranet accessible by all users

8. Contivity 4500

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10. Problems Encountered • No suitable Client for Macintosh • Contivity code only allowed for one default gateway • By default all local traffic traffic went via VPN tunnel thus causing all local traffic to transverse the LAN router twice • Novell Ldap not compatible with Nortel Contivity Ldap implementation

11. Problems Encountered • Microsoft Blue screens of Death caused by null encryption • HTTP Proxy servers for separate networks • DNS for Macintosh workstations using PPTP instead of IPsec

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14. Summary • Achieved a share resource network with individualised internet access • Maintained a local intranet and email solution • Provided access to partners corporate systems/Intranets • Compliant with government legislation • Achieved a share resource network with individualised internet access

15. Would we do it the same if we had to do it again?