[info-tech] USB

2010-06-07 Thread Lance Lennon

If I have a device powered off of USB, how long can I run that cable?

Looking into SMART Boards and distance that I can have the computer  
away from the board.  (Hoping the answer is somewhere near 50 feet)


thanks and HAPPY SUMMER!
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Re: [info-tech] USB

2010-06-07 Thread Karl Hehr
Haven't tried it, but with a USB extender that uses cat 5 you should  
get 150 feet.


Karl H. Hehr
Technology/Curriculum Director
South Hamilton CSD
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515.827.5418 (W)
515.209.9767 (C)
515.827.5368 (F)


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1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and  
ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and  
exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of  
things


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On Jun 7, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Lance Lennon wrote:


If I have a device powered off of USB, how long can I run that cable?

Looking into SMART Boards and distance that I can have the computer  
away from the board.  (Hoping the answer is somewhere near 50 feet)


thanks and HAPPY SUMMER!
--
A: Yes.
Q: Are you sure?
A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
--
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District Technology Director
Eagle Grove Community School District
515-448-4749

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Re: [info-tech] USB

2010-06-07 Thread Sarah Freking
That's how we did it in our new elementary school in Storm Lake.  Boards in the 
front of the room.
Computers in the back.

Sarah

Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director
Storm Lake Community School District
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101

I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. 
Insensibly one begins to
twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur 
Conan Doyle

info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us writes:
Haven't tried it, but with a USB extender that uses cat 5 you should  
get 150 feet.

Karl H. Hehr
Technology/Curriculum Director
South Hamilton CSD
www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us
515.827.5418 (W)
515.209.9767 (C)
515.827.5368 (F)


Luddite by Degrees
1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and  
ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and  
exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of  
things
   
 --- Douglas Adams




On Jun 7, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Lance Lennon wrote:

 If I have a device powered off of USB, how long can I run that cable?

 Looking into SMART Boards and distance that I can have the computer  
 away from the board.  (Hoping the answer is somewhere near 50 feet)

 thanks and HAPPY SUMMER!
 -- 
 A: Yes.
 Q: Are you sure?
 A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
 -- 
 Lance L. Lennon
 District Technology Director
 Eagle Grove Community School District
 515-448-4749

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Re: [info-tech] USB

2010-06-07 Thread Bud Carruthers

http://www.everythingusb.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=804

5m  but you can use USB extenders to get more length.

Bud

On Jun 7, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Lance Lennon wrote:


If I have a device powered off of USB, how long can I run that cable?

Looking into SMART Boards and distance that I can have the computer  
away from the board.  (Hoping the answer is somewhere near 50 feet)


thanks and HAPPY SUMMER!
--
A: Yes.
Q: Are you sure?
A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
--
Lance L. Lennon
District Technology Director
Eagle Grove Community School District
515-448-4749

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3601 West Avenue Road
Burlington, Iowa 52601
319-753-6561
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RE: [info-tech] USB

2010-06-07 Thread Wakeman, Joe
We're using IOGear USB Ethernet Extender (model GUCE51).. about $80 a pop, but 
you can probably find them for less..  We initially started with 15' USB 
extenders, but we were having to daisy chain too many of them together.  All 
the ones we're using now have 100' CAT5e cables attached to them, and it's 
working great.

Joe


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Webster City Community Schools
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Webster City, IA 50595
ph (515) 832-9210
fx (515) 832-9215

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From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On 
Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 2:46 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] USB

If I have a device powered off of USB, how long can I run that cable?

Looking into SMART Boards and distance that I can have the computer  
away from the board.  (Hoping the answer is somewhere near 50 feet)

thanks and HAPPY SUMMER!
-- 
A: Yes.
 Q: Are you sure?
 A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
-- 
Lance L. Lennon
District Technology Director
Eagle Grove Community School District
515-448-4749

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[info-tech] usb microscopes?

2008-02-11 Thread Buenz, Tim
Hi,

Anyone have these or other models they think work good for science dept.'s?


http://www.proscopehr.com/index.html

http://www.califone.com/products/cm1-usb.php


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Jefferson-Scranton Comm. Schools
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are 
certain to miss the future -John F. Kennedy



RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-09 Thread Richardson,Tony
Bill,
 
Interesting program Faronics anti-executable but seems to have the potential 
to be severe for the IT guy as far as program maintenance. How has it worked 
for you as far as problems? Have you had any strange program issues that you 
could attribute to it?
 
Tony Richardson,
Technology Coordinator
Humboldt Community School District
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
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Sometimes I lay awake at night and wonder Just where did I go wrong?
Then a voice comes to me and says, Tony, this is going to take more then one 
night.



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bill Day
Sent: Fri 12/8/2006 2:00 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] USB Drives



Tony,
I use Faronics anti-executable on some of our pc's. It lets them use the
usb for their data files but won't let them run any exe programs from
thumb drive.
Bill Day
Twin River Valley


Richardson,Tony wrote:

 I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a solution...

 I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
 drives on locked down systems. There are so many different USB thumb
 drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system
 because students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a
 solution???

 Thanks,

 Tony Richardson

 Technology Coordinator

 Humboldt Community School District

 [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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[info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Richardson,Tony
I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a
solution...

 

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
drives on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system because
students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???

 

Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 



Re: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Lance Lennon
I live under the ever so happy assumption  that all my students are  
morons and could not figure out how to hack their way out of a wet  
paper sack.


Just kidding, but I allow the USB drives. I have locked down the  
network so that laptops and other devices can no longer connect in. I  
have no problem with them carrying around their glorified typewriters  
and walkmans, so when they need to  print, many use the USB drive to  
transfer files to a machine that prints.


Plus, I will really worry when they develop a virus for macintosh

--
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the  
computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles  
per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.

~Robert X. Cringely
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Lance L. Lennon
District Technology Director
Eagle Grove Community School District
515-448-5143







RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread George Tuttle
Tony,

 

What are you using the usb drives for. That makes a lot of
difference when coming up with a solution.

George

 



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:04 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] USB Drives

 

I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a
solution...

 

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
drives on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system because
students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???

 

Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 



RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Rex Peterson
Hi Tony

 The DOD was having problems with locking down their Laptops and USB drives
access. The DOD solution was to super glue the USB ports shut.

 

Thanks!
Rex Peterson
Computer/Network Technician A+, N+, MCP
Prairie Lakes AEA 8 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1235 5th Ave South 
Fort. Dodge, Ia. 50501
1-515-574-5559 
1-800-669-2325 Ext.5559

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of George Tuttle
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:27 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

 

Tony,

 

What are you using the usb drives for. That makes a lot of
difference when coming up with a solution.

George

 

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:04 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] USB Drives

 

I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a solution.

 

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB drives
on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb drives out
there and some will not work on a locked down system because students are
not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???

 

Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 



RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Richardson,Tony
Thanks Lance... Are there any PC users out there? We love our viruses by
the way... they help us sell software which creates a market, keeps
people employed, etc.

 



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:20 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] USB Drives

 

I live under the ever so happy assumption  that all my students are
morons and could not figure out how to hack their way out of a wet paper
sack.

 

Just kidding, but I allow the USB drives. I have locked down the network
so that laptops and other devices can no longer connect in. I have no
problem with them carrying around their glorified typewriters and
walkmans, so when they need to  print, many use the USB drive to
transfer files to a machine that prints.

 

Plus, I will really worry when they develop a virus for macintosh

 

-- 

If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the
computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per
gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. 

~Robert X. Cringely

-- 

Lance L. Lennon

District Technology Director

Eagle Grove Community School District

515-448-5143

 

 

 





 



RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Pearson, Jeremy
Tony-

 

We have worked to allow generic USB Flash Drives.  The
district has logo'd flash drives for sale from McDonald  Associates,
and before we bought a bunch we made sure we would not need to do
anything to make them run on XP without problem.  Of course, without
problem became a problem on machines with either 2 hard drive partitions
or 2 optical drives, so we had to work on changing some drive letters
around.  It wasn't a big problem, but affected a couple of computer
labs.  We have not done anything to support them on Windows 98 machines.
(Yes, we still have those too!!!)

 

Anyway, when students or staff can get them to work, great.
When they can't, that is not something we will spend any time trying to
fix for them.

 

Jeremy

 



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:04 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] USB Drives

 

I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a
solution...

 

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
drives on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system because
students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???

 

Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 



RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Brad Kruse
We don't lock down our desktops completely but have some restrictions. 
We just image again if messed up.  
I do make sure that when creating an image for a system, we create a
2nd partition and assign a drive letter R and make sure our first
network drive starts with letter I.  This has solved much of the
problem.
 
Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars!
Brad Kruse  (`-''-/).___..--''`-._
Tech. Coord. `6_ 6  )   `-.  ( ).`-.__.`)
1601 15th St.(_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-'
Manson, IA 50563_..`--'_..-_/  /--'_.' ,'
712-469-3919   (li),'  ((!.-'
Fax 712-469-3131  


 Richardson,Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/8/2006 1:41
PM 

Student use them to transport Word, Excel, PowerPoint files between
home and school.
 


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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Tuttle
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:27 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us 
Subject: RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

 
Tony,
 
What are you using the usb drives for. That makes a lot of
difference when coming up with a solution.
George
 


From:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:04 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us 
Subject: [info-tech] USB Drives

 
I’m going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a
solution*
 
I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
drives on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system because
students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???
 
Thanks,
Tony Richardson
Technology Coordinator
Humboldt Community School District
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 


Re: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Brad Kruse
Maybe a problem with student supervision???  We don't allow any students access 
to computers without supervision.  If there is a problem, the teacher is also 
responsible.  Our principals do a good job with that.  It seems like sometimes 
we forget the simple things.
 
Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars!
Brad Kruse  (`-''-/).___..--''`-._
Tech. Coord. `6_ 6  )   `-.  ( ).`-.__.`)
1601 15th St.(_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-'
Manson, IA 50563_..`--'_..-_/  /--'_.' ,'
712-469-3919   (li),'  ((!.-'
Fax 712-469-3131  


 JON W  HUESER [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/8/2006 1:51 PM 
We ran into a problem with students bringing in CD's and USB drives and running 
programs like TIBIA on them. Lightspeed would allow us to kill exe files on 
those drives, but then the students changed the name of the file so Lightspeed 
doesn't see it as a exe file.

right now to solve the problem we have killed USB, CD and floppies.  We are 
trying to work with lightspeed to solve this issue and I have only a couple of 
machines that I can see from my desk that I haven't killed the floppy, usb or 
cd on.  Not the best solution but we are working on it.

Thanks,
Jon W. Hueser
Assistant Principal
Curriculum/Technology Director
East Greene Comm. Schools
405 12th Str. South
Box 377
Grand Junction, IA  50107
Phone:  515-738-2411 ext. 241
Fax:  515-738-5719
Website:  www.east-greene.k12.ia.us 

-- Original Message --
From: Richardson,Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us 
Date:  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:04:18 -0600

I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a
solution...

 

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB
drives on locked down systems.  There are so many different USB thumb
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system because
students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a solution???

 

Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

 









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Re: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Bill Day

Tony,
I use Faronics anti-executable on some of our pc's. It lets them use the 
usb for their data files but won't let them run any exe programs from 
thumb drive.

Bill Day
Twin River Valley


Richardson,Tony wrote:


I’m going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a solution…

I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB 
drives on locked down systems. There are so many different USB thumb 
drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system 
because students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a 
solution???


Thanks,

Tony Richardson

Technology Coordinator

Humboldt Community School District

[EMAIL PROTECTED]



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RE: [info-tech] USB Drives

2006-12-08 Thread Murray Gafkjen
Here in the wild wild West, USB's run amuck on the network. Thanks to Sansa
drives preloading skype (blocked at the router) and other programs running
(I think it's called U3), it's tempting to find a sale on super glue and
visit all 170 tablets. 
I really don't have an answer, Active Directory could work in some
cases, but that interferes with the concept of ubiquitous computing. 
We've been slowly beefing up the internal reporting with features in
snort and other open source material, but haven't discovered the cure.

Murray Gafkjen
Home of the hacking MaVeRiCks

Have a good day


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Bill Day
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 2:00 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] USB Drives

Tony,
I use Faronics anti-executable on some of our pc's. It lets them use the 
usb for their data files but won't let them run any exe programs from 
thumb drive.
Bill Day
Twin River Valley


Richardson,Tony wrote:

 I'm going to throw this out there in hopes that somebody has a solution.

 I would like to know how other Tech Coordinators are dealing with USB 
 drives on locked down systems. There are so many different USB thumb 
 drives out there and some will not work on a locked down system 
 because students are not allowed to load software. Any body got a 
 solution???

 Thanks,

 Tony Richardson

 Technology Coordinator

 Humboldt Community School District

 [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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