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Updated: 17-Aug-10

What follows are notes on setting up the LAN especially for internet access. These settings were tested with certain objectives which are also specified. It is for the reference of network personnel. Others are not supposed to change any of these settings unless authorized to do so by the systems administrator. Network & systems people should take care that if any modifications are done to the network the same should also be updated here.

  1. IP address usage policy

  2. Server Roles & Services Config

  3. Client Network Setup

  4. Server Software Policy

  5. Client Software Policy

  6. Basics of maintenance of all machines

  7. Current Systems Setup

    1. Computers - PC's, Servers, Laptops,  etc.

    2. Other Support Devices - Power Supplies, Printers, Switches, etc.

IP Address usage policy

192.168.0.x

Used for

1

Emergency ICS router set up on an Win XP machine

2, 3, 4

Domain Controllers - DeepSpace, Orion, ...

5, 6, 7

Laptops - K, Pro, Krypton

8, 9, 10

NAT routers & 2K servers - Saturn, Pi, ...

11 - 20

Physical devices such as printers, routers, etc. (Ceres is 15)

21 - 63

IT lab machines; 63 is the boundary so that we can use a mask 255.255.255.192 on the router filters to segregate IT lab and other machines (i.e. a Low/High Pass Filter)

64 - 127

Space lab machines; 127 is the boundary so that we can use a mask 255.255.255.128 on the router filters to segregate all lab machines from other machines (i.e. a Low/High Pass Filter)

128 - 255

All office machines; Random visitors; RRAS obtained address

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Server Roles & Services Config

Server

Role

Services Settings & Other Details

DeepSpace

Primary Domain Controller

DHCP - Scope: 192.168.0.2 to .63; always update DNS; reservations for all IT lab and Space lab machines as per policy;  lease granted for 5 days only

DNS - Both forward & reverse zones with Name servers (DC's) as Forwarders; WINS & WINS-R lookup using .2; Recursion allowed

WINS - Default settings with no replication partners

DeepSpace

Web Server

IIS Web - http://deepspace (Internet) & http://deepspace:120 (Intranet: e-Admin) as web sites; Internet site has public site permissions, while e_Admin has custom permissions - staff can view most of it and students can see some of it, while systems see all and only admin have full control; the intranet site has no script authoring / write permissions; server extensions are not configured on either site due to version conflict between Win 2K & FrontPage XP

IIS FTP - default FTP sites with anonymous logins allowed; FTP mapped to \\Orion\Home\Public for possible incoming dial-up connections

IIS Other - NNTP services enabled using \\deepspace\NNTP

DeepSpace

Database ServerSQL - Starts with OS and has NT security; Uses between 40 & 100 MB of  ; uses Win NT fibers; does not have priority above NT; ANSI options set, others reset; Catalog e_Abhinav spread over 4 Primary files stored in installation directory; SQL database handled using MS Access ADP files or through DAP/ASP interfaces stored in \\deepspace\e_Admin\interface;  db_owner is abhinav\kedar, while other admins get security and systems admin controls; teachers, clerks, systems get appropriate rights to the tables and other objects; students have not access; No replication configured; Integrity checks, optimizing and backups occur daily during off-peak hours; shrinking is manual; Alerts are issued to the operator (dbo) through the WinNT messenger service

ADP - The Access Database Projects are used to access the SQL DB since they retain the tables, views & stored procedures in the SQL format but allow their designing using the simpler MS Access interface and also for the custom forms, reports and pages; can be customized for the view and access required, viz. teachers planner, scores entry, etc.; stored in \\deepspace\e_Admin\interface

Orion

Backup Domain Controller

DNS - Both forward & reverse zones with Name servers (DC's) as Forwarders; WINS & WINS-R lookup using .2; Recursion allowed

Home & Print Services - The home areas of all staff are on \\orion\home ; For temporary work done by staff such as exam papers, project guidelines, etc. use the folders in \\Orion\Home\Public\ appropriate to the department;  The printer spooling to Ceres & Zeus will also occur through Orion

Saturn

IT Lab Server

IIS Webhttp://Saturn (Intranet: AcadWeb) as a web site; It has custom permissions so that staff and students can freely browse it and also write/modify certain areas as per the requirement of various events such as exhibitions, AG's, etc.

RRAS_LAN - This service is as used to speed up the internal routing as well as to maintain Low & High Subnets if and as required; Saturn being in the IT lab network is on the Low Subnet and hence this router can be set to filter all packets coming from or going to anywhere else but the network 192.168.0.0 with subnet mask 255.255.255.192 (for the 63 machines in the IT lab and servers etc.) or a subnet mask of 255.255.255.128 (for all lab machines - which only excludes the office machines); the masking can be set only for the lower subnet; This ensures that the filtered out machines do not see this router, however this only reduces traffic as the XP machines can see any other XP machine anyway; The LAN router is also configured to look at remote routers other than itself

RRAS_Demand-Dial - The primary router being Pi, this interface has similar settings as Pi, however the service is usually stopped (not disabled but put on manual)

Pi

Space Lab Server

MML - Windows Media Services and other tools necessary to prepare and deliver MML

RRAS_LAN - This service is configured similar to the LAN router on Saturn, except that since there cannot be a band pass filter, all machines in the subnet masked by 255.255.255.128, i.e. the  Space machines, are still in the same set as the IT machine; hence in order to specifically enable only the space machines to access the internet; the filters on the LAN routers have to be configured to ignore the packets for the IT & server machines with subnet mask 255.255.255.192; Its therefore easier to let the Saturn have the sole prerogative over filtering access to the internet

RRAS - Demand-Dial - Remote routing interface enabled using the Standard Modem ...; The credentials are set and the interface is configured to dial-up to the ISP, using standard options, particularly with the authentication and allowing multi-link for PPP protocol users; The router manager is enabled and the discovery broadcasts are set to default values; The router is authorized to allocate IP addresses to machines and to itself using its internal DHCP rather than the network (to quicken the process) in the range .45 to .63 (for online IT exams) which can be changed to .100 to .128 or beyond provided the filters are setup appropriately; No filters are set for input and output packets; UDP & TCP packets are allowed to remain mapped for not more than 15 min;

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Client Network Settings

Settings on Network Pa eterSetting
ClientIP addressObtain automatically from DHCP
ClientDNS serverObtain automatically
ClientRouters/Gateways/WINSObtain automatically
ClientTCP/IP filters Disabled
DHCPIP addressesReserved
DHCPDNS servers192.168.0.9, .8, .5, .2, .3
DHCPRouters192.168.0.9, .8, .5
DHCPWINS/NBNS servers192.168.0.2
DHCPDNS suffixabhinav.local
DHCPName Servers192.168.0.2, .3

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Server Software Policy

Please do not install software other than that given below on any server without the explicit permission of the systems administrator, as it may cause unforeseen glitches and effectively crash the network.

Software / Type of SoftwareInstallation / Other Special Settings
Operating SystemsWin 2K or Win 2003 Server, minimum accessories and other tool installed; latest service packs such as SP4 for Win2K and other security patches
Administration / Security ToolsWindows Administration Toolkit; Antivirus (AVG-Network edition); Anti-Spyware; Smart UPS, 3rd Party
Office Tools

Office XP (use Office 2K only on machines with Win 2K where development in MS Access or FrontPage is being done to avoid glitches due to version conflicts); MS Project 2003 only on servers always operated by admin / systems personnel; Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 for reading PDF's; MathType 5.0 for inserting scientific / math content into documents;

Media ToolsWindows Media Player 9.0; Shockwave Flash Viewer for viewing web content;
Net & File Mgmt ToolsNIST time check utility to keep the servers up-to-date with international atomic clocks (when you connect to the net); Windows FTP LE for dealing with web-based ftp sites; WinZip 8.0 for file compression;

Research & Development Tools

SQL 7.0 (only on Database servers); Visual Studio (VB only)

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Client Software Policy

Software / Type of SoftwareRoleInstallation / Other Special Settings
Operating SystemsOffice / IT / Space / KioskWin XP or Win 98 (only if XP has glitches on that system), minimum accessories and other tool installed; latest service packs and other security patches
Administration / Security ToolsOffice / IT / Space / KioskAntivirus (AVG_7.0); Anti-Spyware
Office ToolsOffice / IT / Space

Office XP; Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 for reading PDF's; MathType 5.0 for inserting scientific / math content into documents; Tally 6.3 for accounting and accounts students

Office ToolsKiosk

Office XP (minimum only for support to MS Office Web components); Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 for reading PDF's;

Media ToolsOffice / IT / Space / KioskWindows Media Player 9.0; Shockwave Flash Viewer for viewing web content;
Net & File Mgmt ToolsOffice / IT / SpaceWindows FTP LE for dealing with web-based ftp sites; WinZip 8.0 for file compression;

Research & Development Tools

ITVisual Studio (VB only); Logomation (Simply copy the folder to the prog  files and create a shortcut onto the desktop) & QBASIC for beginner prog mers; PaintShop Pro for animation;

Research & Development Tools

SpaceVisual Studio (VB only); SpaceCAD for rocket design; SkyMap 3.0 for positional information of heavenly objects; StarryNight for visual astronomy; MathCAD for mathematical simulations, modeling and in general as a visual aid; Other random astronomy software as per requirement (please uninstall when not required for more than a term)

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Maintenance Basics

The following checks should be made by the systems personnel as per the schedules defined so that the machines are always in good shape. However, personal machines or machines shared exclusively between two or three people should be checked by the operators only to avoid the load on the systems personnel. Even though some procedures are automated (i.e. once you or the systems person sets it up that way) yet they should be checked once in a while, since the settings may change due to some glitches or the procedure may have failed due to certain unsolvable errors on your system. The time required per machine is noted below.

Type of maintenanceMachine CategoryFrequency ExpectedMethodTime requiredProcedure
System Health Check UpAllBi-WeeklyManual~ 10 minEvent Logs -

Virtual Memory check -

System State BackupsAllWeeklyAuto~ 5 minUse the Backup utility available in Accessories - System Tools. In Backup Wizard select the option "Only back up the system state data" and give an appropriate filename and destination folder (such that no one accidentally deletes those files). In Advanced back up options give the following parameters: Back up type - Normal, Verify data after backup, Replace the data on the media with this backup. Since we want this backup to run automatically once every week hence instead of running it immediately set it to run later and set the schedule using the Schedule button in the "When to back up" dialog box.
Data BackupsServersWeeklyAuto~ 0.5-1 hr 
Hard-Disk HealthAllBi-WeeklyManual~ 1 hrDisk Cleanup -

ScanDisk -

Disk Defrag -

Network PerformanceAllMonthlyManual File Upload Time
      
      
      

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Current Systems Setup

Computers

Sr. No.LocationM/CCPU/ TypeChipsetHDD (GB)  RAM (MB)TypeFDDCDDDisplay CardLan CardSound Card
19DODeepspaceP4 1.7GHzIntel 850MD80GB+40512+128RD 1.44MB

NIL

NVIDIA RIVA TNT2RealtekRTL8139Inbuilt
20DO OrionCeleron1.8GHz 40256DD 1.44MB

Samsung 52x

InbuiltInbuiltInbuilt
1IT Lab

Saturn

Celeron1.3GHz  40256SD 1.44MBCD WriterInbuiltRealtek8139/810x 
2IT LabAtlasPentiumII 350MHz 10.3128+128SD 1.44MBNIL Trident 9420 PCISN-3200CS4821 Crystal
3IT LabPromethiusCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8102064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
4IT LabPandoraCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104.364SD

NIL

NILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
5IT LabEpimethiusCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8102.1+2.164SD

NIL

NIL InbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
6IT LabJanusCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
7IT LabMimasCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
8IT LabEnceladusCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD

NIL

NILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
9IT LabTethysCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8102.1+2.164SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
10IT LabTelestoCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
11IT LabCalypsoCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
12IT LabDioneCeleron 333 MHz 2064SD 1.44MBNILtrio 3D / 2x V1.00.28SN-3200CS4821 Crystal
13IT LabHeleneCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
14IT LabRheaCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
15IT LabTitanCeleron 466 MHzIntel 81010.364SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
16IT LabHyperionCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8102064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
17IT LabIapetusCeleron 300 MHzIntel 8101096SD

NIL

NILInbuiltRealtek RTL8029Inbuilt
18IT LabPhoebeCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104.364SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
21SpacePiPIV 2.4GHzIntel 865GV80512Sata

 NIL

NIL

NIL

 

NIL

 

NIL

 

22SpaceJVAS Bo218+357PIII 500 MHzIntel 81020128SD 1.44MB

NIL

 SN-3200 
23SpaceHD56925PentiumIII 500MHz 10128SD 1.44MBNIL Realtek8029(AS) 
24SpacePSR1917+21PIII 933 MHzIntel810EB2064+64SD 1.44MB

NIL

InbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
25SpaceNGC5194PentiumIII 600MHzIntel 810 EB40128SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
26SpaceSN1987APentiumIII 800 MHzIntel810E8.4128SD 1.44MB InbuiltRealtekRTL8139 
27SpaceM31Celeron 1.7GHzVIA P4M53340128DDR NILNILInbuiltInbuiltInbuilt
28SpaceHDE226868Celeron 1.7GHzVIA P4M53340128DDR NILNILInbuiltInbuiltInbuilt
29Space3c273Celeron 1.7GHzVIA P4M53340128DDR NILNILInbuiltInbuiltInbuilt
30TOUranusCeleron1.3GHz 40128SD

1.44MB

NIL

InbuiltRealtekRTL8139 
31IT LabKaonCeleron 366 MHz  4.3256SD 1.44MB

NIL

Trident 9420 PCI

SN-3200CS4821 Crystal
32AOMuonCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8104064SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
33TOProtonCeleron1.8GHz 40256DD 1.44MB

Creative 48x

InbuiltInbuiltInbuilt
34TOElectronCeleron 466 MHzIntel 8102.164SD 1.44MBNILInbuiltSN-3200Inbuilt
35AONeutronIntel 486 DX-2Compaq0.6312  1.44MB

NIL

InbuiltSN-3200NIL

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Support Devices

No.TypeNameQtyDetails
1IntranetHub58 RJ-45 ports & 1 BNC port each
2IntranetSwitch18 RJ-45 ports
3IntranetSwitch316 RJ-45 ports
4IntranetCable UTP with RJ 45 plug for 33 nodes & 2 Servers
5InternetModem4DLink  External Modems (Saturn, Pi, Proton & Deepspace)
6AccessoriesInkjet Printer2Icarus(3320 Series HP Printer), Zeus (HP 810C)
7AccessoriesDot-matrix printer2Eros (Epson LX - 300, 80 columns DMP - 24pin), AO - 132 column
8AccessoriesPrinter cum Photo-copier1Ceres (Toshiba eStudio 160)
9AccessoriesSpeaker2Creative SBS15, Philips Speaker
10AccessoriesScanner1UMAX-Astra 2000
11AccessoriesMike1 
12AccessoriesCD Writer1ASUS
13PowerCVT - 1 KVA2 
14PowerCVT - 0.5 KVA1 
15PowerStabilizer15 KVA
16PowerInvertor - 0.5 KVA10 
17PowerInvertor - 0.65 KVA2 
18PowerUPS - 0.5KVA6 

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