<div dir="ltr">Have you contacted your library co-op? They probably know more about
your network setup, and might have a quick solution for you.<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Bruce A. MacDonald<br>Assistant Director / Head of Circulation<br>Peter White Public Library<br>Marquette, Michigan<br></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Helen Dewey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rhdewey@charter.net" target="_blank">rhdewey@charter.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>I have been trying to find a way to separate the staff network from the
public network, but I have not found a solution which lets us use only one
broadband cable feed. When I tried a switch and 2 routers (diagram I found
online), the 2 networks were fighting each other for the Internet network
feed.</div>
<div>I would greatly appreciate being pointed to information which would help me
segment the networks.</div>
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Public Library Board Treasurer<br><a href="mailto:rhdewey@charter.net" target="_blank">rhdewey@charter.net</a></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="bmacdona@gmail.com" href="mailto:bmacdona@gmail.com" target="_blank">Bruce MacDonald</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 09, 2015 4:00 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="shermandirector@winntel.net" href="mailto:shermandirector@winntel.net" target="_blank">Ms. TJ Smith</a> </div>
<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="michlib-l@mcls.org" href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">Michlib-l</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] torrenting wireless
policies/suggestions?</div></div></div>
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<div>Using your connection to pirate movies not only slows your network, but
could land a library in hot water with the RIAA, who can report the activity to
your internet service provider.<br><br></div>Even though our wifi requires no
password, we do have a "captive portal" system in place to display our wireless
policy. There are many other options to do this.<br><a href="http://www.securedgenetworks.com/security-blog/Why-is-captive-portal-important-for-wireless-guest-access" target="_blank">http://www.securedgenetworks.com/security-blog/Why-is-captive-portal-important-for-wireless-guest-access</a><br><br>In
the mean-time, you can dig into the settings in your wireless router. I believe
you will be able to disable torrenting. Even though there are some legit uses
for torrenting files, the vast majority is not traffic you want on your network,
and you can possibly deal with exceptions as they come up (if they come up at
all).<br><a href="http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20483/~/set-up-a-netgear-router-to-block-access-to-certain-websites" target="_blank">http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20483/~/set-up-a-netgear-router-to-block-access-to-certain-websites</a><br><br></div>It
sounds as though your staff machines are maybe using the same network connection
and hardware as your public machines, and wifi. This could also create security
headaches, and you have already seen with bandwidth needs for your ILS strained.
Your network should be segmented, with each segment inaccessible to the other.
This can be done virtually or physically. There are expensive and inexpensive
ways to do it.<br><a href="https://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/cookbook-3/networking-and-security/bandwidth-management" target="_blank">https://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/cookbook-3/networking-and-security/bandwidth-management</a><br><br>
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<div>Regards,<br></div>
<div>Bruce<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Bruce A. MacDonald<br>Assistant Director / Head of
Circulation<br>Peter White Public Library<br>Marquette,
Michigan<br></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Ms. TJ Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shermandirector@winntel.net" target="_blank">shermandirector@winntel.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT:1ex;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;BORDER-LEFT:rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">We
have been seeing a large increase in internet traffic and our wireless setup
is simply not holding up. A particular problem is patrons using our wireless
for torrents. Do any of you have policies in place regarding a limit on
high-bandwidth activities? It is frustrating for our other patrons, many of
whom are using the connection for schooling and business purposes, not to
mention the staff trying to use VERSO.<br><br>We currently have 6MB service
through our provider (the highest package offered in our area) connected to an
old router and switch. We have 5 public computers, one catalog computer, and
one staff station all direct-wired through the switch and at any given time
2-10 wireless devices attached. Our current router is a Netgear N300
WNR2000v2. We're looking to upgrade and add a wireless access point to allow
us better control, but that does not make our current situation any easier to
handle.<br><br>I've been setting the lowest priority QoS for the torrent users
when possible to try to make the connection usable by other patrons. Does
anyone have any tips on how we can better get by in the
meantime?<br><br><br>Ms. TJ Smith<br><br>Library Director<br><br>Sherman
Township Library<br><br><a href="mailto:shermandirector@winntel.net" target="_blank">shermandirector@winntel.net</a><br><br>(989)
644-5131<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Michlib-l
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