Hi guys,
I want to help a community center and I need your help. They have 6 computers connected to the internet. I don't exactly know the topology of the network but they have everything set up the old way. They share a single printer. I am working on finding out exactly what is connected to what.
As a community center, everyone uses them. It is open for the people. Unfortunately all the computers don't have any sort of firewall or virus protection programs(norton had already expired). Mind you all the accounts on each machine do have admin privileges. Everybody downloads literally everything to those computers. I couldn't even believe what was happening. Two of the computers are off line and won't even start properly. Given the situation, such things are obviously expected. They said they can't afford tech support for all these problems. My friend and I decided to help them but I honestly don't know where to start.
Here is what I have done so far. I tried multiple times to get online and do the normal cleaning but it was unthinkable so I was forced to reformat those two computers. After that those machines are online but no printer access.
Here is what I am looking for to do. I want to completely clean all the 6 machines.( Warez Monsters guides is something for sure I am planning to stick with). If not reformat each and every one of them. They don't mind if I reformat all of them. Then create some sort of network. I don't know what kind of hardware I might need in this case since I don't know what exactly they have. They want basically the computers to be used for basic browsing, researching, preparing resumes...you know things like that. They have two printers in the building but they want to dedicated one for these machines. Beside creating a network, I want to use one of the computer as a server. Which controls the other 5(or use another computer from the other office). I am clueless on how I go by doing that. I want also to create guest accounts for the public where they have restricted privileges. No downloads( I don't know how to set up that on a guest account either). Anyway I should stop here for the time being. I will continue to ask more questions when you start helping me.
This is just what I am trying to do but if you think any other way please let me know. Guys I need your help.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks
I want to help a community center and I need your help. They have 6 computers connected to the internet. I don't exactly know the topology of the network but they have everything set up the old way. They share a single printer. I am working on finding out exactly what is connected to what.
As a community center, everyone uses them. It is open for the people. Unfortunately all the computers don't have any sort of firewall or virus protection programs(norton had already expired). Mind you all the accounts on each machine do have admin privileges. Everybody downloads literally everything to those computers. I couldn't even believe what was happening. Two of the computers are off line and won't even start properly. Given the situation, such things are obviously expected. They said they can't afford tech support for all these problems. My friend and I decided to help them but I honestly don't know where to start.
Here is what I have done so far. I tried multiple times to get online and do the normal cleaning but it was unthinkable so I was forced to reformat those two computers. After that those machines are online but no printer access.
Here is what I am looking for to do. I want to completely clean all the 6 machines.( Warez Monsters guides is something for sure I am planning to stick with). If not reformat each and every one of them. They don't mind if I reformat all of them. Then create some sort of network. I don't know what kind of hardware I might need in this case since I don't know what exactly they have. They want basically the computers to be used for basic browsing, researching, preparing resumes...you know things like that. They have two printers in the building but they want to dedicated one for these machines. Beside creating a network, I want to use one of the computer as a server. Which controls the other 5(or use another computer from the other office). I am clueless on how I go by doing that. I want also to create guest accounts for the public where they have restricted privileges. No downloads( I don't know how to set up that on a guest account either). Anyway I should stop here for the time being. I will continue to ask more questions when you start helping me.
This is just what I am trying to do but if you think any other way please let me know. Guys I need your help.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks