School of Engineering and Technology
The project was to solve the issues a WSUS server had with client communication to workstations. The main issue was that the batch cloning of the workstations left them all with the same GUIDs. Following the fix, a single workstation connected to download the updates, and double checked that nothing broke, before sending the updates…
A lab’s workstations needed to be able to use wake-on-LAN and remote tools, but were not able to load after reboot using their prior bootloader. Previously, the lab workstation would be prompted with a nag screen making each workstation inaccessible until a button was physically pressed. GAG bootloader can now be used to boot into the…
An educational entity requested a solution that is capable of auditing their workstations. Their primary goal is to monitor logins to ensure that workstations are not being accessed after open hours. The ideal solution would also generate and send emails as alerts. Expanding on the original scope of the solution, LibreNMS was chosen for its…
A transparent proxy server was created and implemented. The purpose of the transparent proxy is to reduce bandwidth and increase download speed. A virtual machine utilizing pfSense (a Linux based firewall) with a Squid transparent proxy add-on was created to provide easier manageability. Reports can be generated to show details regarding web traffic as well….