Effects of
the HBONE PHASE 1 backbone POP’s establishment at the University of West
Hungary’s faculties in Sopron
The objective of this presentation is to track and
describe the development of informatics at the University of West Hungary’s
faculties (the former University of Sopron) in Sopron. It describes some years
of the term when PHASE 1 backbone POP was established in Sopron.
1. Development of the information infrastructure and the
Informatics Centre of the University of West Hungary
1.1.
Modernisation of the university’s
network
1.2.
Connecting together our sites by
BreezeNET outdoor communication products
1.3.
Development of the information
laboratories
1.4.
The server room engineered for
PHASE 1 backbone POP
1.5.
Development plans for the future
(Gigabit-speed network, extension of VLAN capabilities)
2. The Linux based realisation of our Campus Network
connected to the Gigabit-speed PHASE 1 backbone POP
2.1.
Base of our Linux boxes: the
multipurpose /usr/local/LOCALHOST directory, which is designed to contain
almost all the necessary information for operating the given host. (This
directory structure is equipped with scripts to integrate the whole structure
into the operating system.)
2.2.
Some notable solutions for
particular problems
2.2.1.
Gateway functions at Gigabit-speed
(interfaces :-)
2.2.2.
Iproute2 based NAT
2.2.3.
BGP communication with GNU Zebra
routing software
2.2.4.
NTP based time synchronisation
2.2.5.
On-demand virus protection of the
mailing system
3. The method of maintaining the information laboratories
of the Informatics Centre and all the departments’ networks
3.1.
Our web-manageable system for
integrating the mailing system, our website’s database, and the SaMBa
controlled Windows NT domain of the information laboratories.
3.2.
Effective installation with
Symantec Ghost
3.3.
NTP synchronisation of the Windows
workstations’ system clock
3.4.
Versatile virus protection of the
workstations with the VirusBuster software
4. Our website in a nutshell (http://www.nyme.hu)
4.1.
Filling the website’s database
from NEPTUN software’s database
4.2.
Graphic design by the university’s
Institute of Applied Arts