Re: Unplugging network cables

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran.nospam_at_naplesgov.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:39:31 GMT

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 04:35:29 -0800, "Sam"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When logging on to the network, if a user unplugs the
>ethernet cable from the back of the machine when it
>says 'applying personal settings' and plugs it in again
>when the desktop has loaded, it ignores the filtered
>internet proxy and allows anything through.
>
>Obviously as we are a school this is unacceptable and we
>wish to get this sorted ASAP.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas as to how we can stop people
>doing this?

I'd second the glue option. It's a school after all.

But with proper segmenting of your networks the systems in classrooms
and labs shouldn't have proxies as part of personal settings, it
should be forced by topology. Everything goes through the proxy. At
the least, any setting such as this should be based on the system, not
the user.

Jeff