Interesting idea... don't know if I can sell management on that. Our users are not very technical... I'm afraid if I gave them something different they'd freak out. :-) Still... something to try. Something like Puppy Linux or something similarly small on a machine comparable to our Win9x machines. :-)
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Conficker & Win9x On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > Cant' get rid of the Win9x machines. we're using them as cheap AS/400 > terminals. I'll second the suggestion of Linux. Heck, I think you could do it just in console mode, booting from floppy without X11 (GUI). (I think I've seen a 5250 emulator for tty.) Or use ThinStation to netboot them to a 5250 emulator for X11 (I know I've seen a 5250 emulator for X11.) The could also double as RDP clients that way. Plus you'd be able to manage them via network. Plus they'd be immune to Conficker and all the other Windows worm-of-the-week threats. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.35/2034 - Release Date: 04/01/09 06:06:00 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
