Resources
UCISA and JANET(UK): Working together, promoting eduroam.
UCISA-NG are working closely with JANET(UK) to promote the use of eduroam throughout the UK academic sector. Members of NG, the Networking Group: have reviewed a number of new user focused guidance documents, briefings for senior management and recommended areas of development. This relationship is bringing forward specific deliverables which are directly relevant to the sector.
JANET is the UK provider of eduroam, formerly known as JANET Roaming, which allows network logon and Internet access at any eduroam-enabled site using own username and password; without the need for guest account to be provided. JANET's eduroam infrastructure enables participating organisations to offer secure JANET-connected guest network services over Wi-Fi, wired connection and at hot-desk workstations to students, staff and research users, at minimal cost.
Use of eduroam is at an all time high, with support available at more and more sites and more and more events. For example at the 'Client Computing in the future' event at the University of Huddersfield and at the 'Campus Network Infrastructure' event at Loughborough University full eduroam coverage was available.
In October 2010, the number connections to eduroam rose steeply to over 3 million a month.
In the same time period, the number of unique devices (a person may have an eduroam enabled laptop and smart phone) seen connecting to eduroam rose close to 40 thousand in the month.
For further information about this work, please feel free to contact any member of the UCISA-NG committee, or view the eduroam web pages on the JANET(UK) site
'Best Practice' Documents and Technical Guides
This section includes links to guides and documents that may be of assistance to network managers.
JANET Technical Guides
A Suggested Charter for System and Network Administrators by Andrew Cormack, Chief Security Adviser at UKERNA
Exploiting and Protecting the Network (Published by UCISA).
Index of Best Current Practice (BCP) for members of the LINX (The London Internet Exchange) [These documents have relevance beyond the major ISPs that are members of the LINX. Current contents include BCPs on unsolicited bulk email (UBE, junk), illegal material, traceability, mailing lists, and privacy.]
How to secure your mail system against third-party relay
Deploying Grid systems on real world networks at JA.NET
Skype and the JANET AUP A joint UKERNA/UCISA-NG paper.
How to configure Skype safely at Oxford University Computing Service.
"Wireless health and safety" — a JANET fact-sheet.
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Bodies in Education Networking
JANET (UK) - JANET(UK) manages the operation and development of JANET on behalf of JISC
JISC Joint Information Systems Committee.
TERENA Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association
A list of UK MANs.
Wolverhampton's Sensitive Maps of Universities, HE, FE & Other Colleges
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Technical resources in UK/EU education networking
Wireless networking information at JA.NET
Becta advisory documents for connecting schools to NGFL.
IP Telephony Cookbook from TERENA
Eduroam: inter-institution authentication and authorisation for roaming members
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Technical resources in worldwide networking
Domain naming information
WHOIS for domains in .ac.uk, .gov.uk and pol.uk at JA.NET
Nominet site - includes WHOIS form for other second level domains in the .uk domain.
Internic WHOIS for .edu plus .aero, .arpa, .biz, .com, .coop, .info, .int, .museum, .net, and .org): TLDs
Domain name registries around the world in country name order.
Domain name registries around the world in country code order.
The Uniform (Domain Name) Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) at ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers)
SANS' Information Security Reading Room "Featuring over 1422 original computer security white papers in 71 different categories."
Facts and figures
"What's that site running?" at Netcraft. Displays current and historical information about which OS and which web server a (your!) web site runs.
The Internet Traffic Report (from a US perspective).
The Internet Storm Center Current vulnerabilities, port attacks, worms and trojans around the world.
The RFC Database (of Internet Standards and Proposals)
Standard Copyright Infringement Notices 16 January 2012
Events
IT and Estates - working together - Austin Court, Birmingham
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