[OPLINTECH] Slow OPLIN connection?

[Bob Neeper]

Chad also installed Update Accelerator to our IPcop.

It caches Adobe, Apple, Avast, Linux (.deb and .rpm), MS (updates & 
SP's), Symantec, Trend Micro updates, which reduces internet traffic 
significantly.
Patron and our PC's are served from it instead of the internet after the 
first download.

The summary indicates 234GB served from cache. Makes for faster updates 
and less outside traffic

Summary
Total files in cache:       4091    Total cache size (bytes):    
9.468.697.765   
Cache efficiency index:    5.1    Total data delivered from cache 
(bytes):    234.817.651.642

R. W. (Bob) Neeper     Cell: (740)-407-3572 
Community Library
44 Burrer Dr.
Sunbury, Oh 43074
Tel:  (740)-965-3901



Chad Neeper wrote:
> In addition to disabling the primary offender, automatic MS updates, 
> I'd recommend to also consider disabling the auto updates of some 
> lesser offenders. For example: Java, OpenOffice, Firefox, automatic 
> manufacturer updates, etc. These won't hog as much bandwidth as a 
> year's worth of MS updates, but they still unnecessarily use bandwidth 
> and cause pop-ups that patrons shouldn't need to deal with. Most 
> libraries don't need these auto-updates on their Deep Freeze patron 
> computers. These updates should be done during scheduled maintenance 
> when DF is thawed.
>
> Chad
>
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>
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> Dan Will wrote:
>>    I noticed about a year ago, if you unlock Steady State then update 
>> and
>> reboot (as it is normal for MS updates to require re-boots) then relock
>> Steady State, It will re-enable automatic updates. Even if you had them
>> turned off before (I guess MS thinks they know better what we want 
>> than we
>> do). In any case, you then have to turn automatic updates back off 
>> again and
>> save the changes.
>>    I guess I'm glad Win 7 has forced us to go to Deep Freeze.  ;^)
>>
>> Dan Will
>> Technology Supervisor
>> Meigs County District Public Library
>> willda at oplin.org
>> 740.992.5813
>> 740.992.6140 (fax)
>>
>>
>> The difference between fiction and reality?
>> Fiction has to make sense.
>> Tom Clancy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org 
>> [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On
>> Behalf Of OPLIN Support
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 12:30 PM
>> To: 'Oplin list'; oplintech at oplin.org; oplinupdates at oplin.org
>> Subject: [OPLINTECH] Slow OPLIN connection?
>>
>> Recently, several libraries have complained about slow connectivity. 
>> After looking at traffic patterns for a few of them of them, we 
>> noticed that
>> bandwidth seemed to immediately spike first thing in the morning and 
>> remain
>> high for most of the day.
>>
>> As it turns out, the libraries were using a steady state/Deep 
>> Freeze-type
>> product on patron machines, but still had automatic updates enabled, and
>> hadn't unlocked their machines for a real update in quite a while. 
>> Since the
>> software would remove any changes made to their systems, the updates 
>> would
>> be removed, only to be re-downloaded the next morning.
>>
>> Since it had been about a year since the machines were unlocked and 
>> updated,
>> they were downloading a year's worth of updates every morning, tying 
>> up the
>> library connection for hours. Once the library unlocked the machines and
>> allowed the downloads to complete, their network moved much faster. 
>> Problem
>> solved!
>>
>> /Moral of the story:/ If your network is using these tools, you still 
>> need
>> to unlock/unfreeze them and do regular updates. It will solve headaches,
>> frustration and bandwidth issues.
>>
>> If you have any questions, please feel free to call OPLIN Support at
>> 1-888-966-7546 or send an e-mail to support at oplin.org.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Bobbi Galvin
>> OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
>>
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