[OPLINTECH] Bandwith Issues

[shivelri@oplin.org]

First step I'd take is to switch to a DNS service other than that of 
your IP I have seen a major improvement of DNS resolutions since I set 
all Library Computers and my home computers to Open DNSs addresses. This 
is good if nothing else because of recent vulnerabilities within DNS 
recently uncovered, less known less attacked theory.

We have not had it too bad here, yet, but when it does get there we plan 
on setting up bandwidth restriction for certain ports on the the switch, 
or possibly blocking certain sources of high bandwidth use such as 
Runescape (this only in a worse case situation). Outside of this we 
would implement a separate line for the staff to give them as much 
bandwidths as they need. Although we did start blocking Myspace last 
year because of several issues one being bandwidth, but mainly because 
of complaints of inappropriate pictures and malware. It did, however, 
also increase the speed of our internet during peek times.

-- 
Richard Shively
IT/Webmaster
Greenville Public Library
520 Sycamore, Greenville Oh. 45331
937-548-3915

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