[Web4lib] Vista weirdness

[Dan Lester]

The problem did turn out to be a problem with configuration of a switch that serves the library.   

For a while our lab assistants had reported problems with Vista, but since we don't officially support it yet on campus, and since our student assistants are instructed not to touch any patron computers, we just had to say "sorry, don't have an answer".  I finally confirmed that it was a real problem by bringing in my own Vista laptop and proving that it was a problem, and starting the ball rolling on getting it fixed.  This morning the switch got reconfigured and all is well.

I don't recall the particular issue with it at the moment, but if anyone cares, I can get you the information via private email.

Thanks to Rich and others who responded.

dan

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you;
  it's what you leave behind you when you go.

dan at riverofdata.com
Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA

  ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
  From: "Richard Wiggins" <richard.wiggins at gmail.com>
  To: dan at riverofdata.com
  Received: 6/29/2007 8:41:22 AM
  Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Vista weirdness


  >This isn't directly on point, but Vista does handle networking differently.
  >We have recently launched an SSL VPN service.  Normally, when you connect to
  >the service from off campus, all of your traffic routes through the campus
  >VPN, no matter if you're going to Youtube or guardian.co.uk.  Under Vista,
  >traffic not destined for campus is routed directly to the off-campus
  >domain.  There are arguments both ways for this behavior, but it is a
  >departure from how earlier versions of Windows -- and just about everything
  >else -- handles routing.

  >On 6/29/07, Dan Lester <dan at riverofdata.com> wrote:
  >>
  >> Lately we've been having more and more users in with Vista laptops of
  >> various brands.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> They want to authenticate to our network (using Perfigo/LDAP), but despite
  >> getting a connection, can't authenticate in the library.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> What is weird is that they can anywhere else on campus.  As far as we can
  >> tell there is nothing different about the setup of our APs than any others
  >> on campus.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> We're stumped, and at least so far the  campus IT Network guys are too.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Anyone ever seen anything like this?  And, yes, they want to get on the
  >> library website, and to databases, etc, so trust this is relevant.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you;
  >>
  >> it's what you leave behind you when you go.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> dan at riverofdata.com
  >>
  >> Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA
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