>3) I've got Win 2000 Server as my > server machine, but I can't seem to Install any Anti-Viral software or > Firewall software... Is this just my machine, or is it a problem with > Win 2000?
>3a)? ;-) >You have to install it as administrator, 2000 and XP do accept antiviral >software. 2000 and XP do accept antivirus software. However, you must have a version that is compatible with the OS's. Just because it works on the workstations, does not necessarily mean it will be a ble to be installed on the servers. NetShield 4.5 is the latest version for 2k servers from McAffee and runs fine. But yes, installing any product on 2K or XP should be installed by "an" administrative account as to be sure that the account has all of the proper security access. (File System, registry keys, etc.) Ben -----Original Message----- From: Radoslav Dejanovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 3:25 AM To: Pearson, Andrew; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Home Security. On Tuesday 30 April 2002 17:08, Pearson, Andrew wrote: > 1) What is the best operating system / firewall software combination to > use on the firewall machine? (I think i'd prefer to use a MS product > though) Please, don't! :-) No, really - it is much better to get some old hardware and put Linux or BSD on it - you'll get cheaper solution that can be made more secure for less money. ;-) >3) Obviously, my > firewall machine will have to act as a router, so what is the best > software to use to achieve this? If you use Linux you'll get everything for free, including quite good router, firewall, NAT, MTA - included in any distribution you choose. >3) I've got Win 2000 Server as my > server machine, but I can't seem to Install any Anti-Viral software or > Firewall software... Is this just my machine, or is it a problem with > Win 2000? 3a)? ;-) You have to install it as administrator, 2000 and XP do accept antiviral software. > 5) Lastly, what would I need (besides telnet) to use to access my Linux > box from the server securely? (If the server is an MS-OS) would Exceed > do it? Use SSH and not telnet if you want to access anything securely. Exceed has connectivity security pack that enables you to use SSH tunelling for your sessions, but AFAIK it won't work if you turn on XDMCP broadcast - you have to manually set up X sessions instead of using XDMCP. You can as well use third party SSH solutions with Exceed. -- Radoslav Dejanovic Senior Associate to Mayor's Office City of Zagreb, Croatia
