Ken: This problem is not Windows specific - you would run into similar problems with other operating systems as well.
For XP, I would recommend you have a look at BartPE. It's a customized PE (preinstalled environment) that will let you do random PC maintenance tasks (a la Knoppix, etc.) from a bootable CD. You could install XP sans net connection, and then connect with BartPE to install patches. Also, depending on how many installs you needed, there are various technologies such as slipstream that will allow you to create a custom, patched, install right out of the gate. Jason --- Ken Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First allow me to apologize for an off-topic post. > > Now on to my question: > > I used to be security-knowledgeable, but I let my > cert lapse and haven't kept > up. I'm hoping someone here will know the answer. > > I have the unfortunate job of setting up a new XP > workstation as part of a > Linux server project I'm doing. How do you get XP > patched enough to safely > connect it to the Internet when you can't safely > connect it to the Internet > to download the needed patches? > > Last I knew, you were OK as long as the XP box is > behind a firewall. > > Is this still true? > > Thanks, > > Ken > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
