Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Dept of Education Update

Fun times.
There are three options;
1 - We do what we are doing, but need so much certification it's not going to be worth it, on any level
2 - We get a physical switch
3 - We work through the system. Right off the bat, this might be an issue at Debney, as their net provider is Myinternet, who are apparently not very flexible. Netspace, the largest provider, will likely allow us to access SL (if we target only netspace schools) and there is another one called Brightsparks.

I am providing Neil with a packet capture so he can see what the program needs to be able to do in addition to accessing ports, and can check if the department is blocking it in any way.
He has recommended I write to Netspace, Myinternet and Brightsparks asking them if they allow access based on the SL port information ang getting responses in writing.

UPDATE - Packet capture done and sent, and I have emailed Myinternet, I need to check Netspace and Brightsparks before emailing.
http://www.myinternet.com.au/contact/offices.html
Done
http://netspace.net.au/enquiry/
http://www.brightsparks.net.au/contact-us.html
To go

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