I see.. But currently I am using Qubes 3.2 and 4.0 last time I tried was VERY unpolished, I am not sure I am going to look at it before support for 3.2 expires...
It's not like I would not have the money to buy a 7700k, but I want to avoid spending money if not necessary that is why I want to get a clear picture... > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [qubes-users] Re: What are the disadvantages of NOT having vt-d? > Local Time: December 14, 2017 1:40 AM > UTC Time: December 14, 2017 12:40 AM > From: [email protected] > To: qubes-users <[email protected]> > > Le jeudi 14 décembre 2017 01:27:23 UTC+1, Chris a écrit : > >> Hi, >> I am an avid user of Qubes OS and I love what you have done. Finally I have >> a feeling of security and a peace of mind... I am not a security person but >> I kinda do care about it and have some basic understanding and am slightly >> paranoid. >> I am currently running a DELL Precision 5520, which has vt-d. But it is >> owned by my company which I am leaving soon, and then I will have to switch >> back to my desktop, an old Intel 3700K without vt-d. >> I am wondering, compared to my precision laptop with vt-d, what attack >> vectors will open up? The desktop will be connected to an Ubiquity router >> via Ethernet cable (no WLAN) which is in turn connected to a normal Cable >> modem. Is this reasonably safe? Is the NetVM mostly useful for WLAN or also >> for Ethernet? >> I am a normal person, soon working as a developer at Amazon (so I would say >> while I am not high-profile, people might have interest in attacking me to >> gain access to AWS or any other Amazon service)... >> Cheers >> Mara >> >> Well for what I remember, you may not have any choice since for R4.0 you >> won't be able to install without vt-d activated. I have kinda the same >> problem. I will have to change the CPU from mthe laptop where qubes is >> installed to make it compatible. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "qubes-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/02c07ac0-1578-4b33-96ff-1412de3ba133%40googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/S_X6ylPGCA7Uo4UtwpudNnYCWivvWd2frBgsaGn4rQgehtQHEzfaxArst4HhSn25_yj-fde1TtkoP1jAVlRq4TIpyIW6zEakoMLHIiep8DM%3D%40protonmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
