[dba-Tech] AV Updates

Thanks for the idea John, but I'd never be allowed to reconfigure the
network to such an extent.

--
Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk



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Date: 06/09/04 15:33

>
> Yep.  If your circumstances require it you can even use port forwarding to
> allow specific machines on one subnet to see specific machines on the
other,
> a database or file server for example.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
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>
> wow, instant subnets... I like it :-)
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
> Sent: 06 September 2004 15:54
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> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates
>
>
> Andy,
>
> In your network, place a small (4 port) router as the connector to the
> internet.  Let's call that BBRouter.  You connect its BROADBAND port to
the
> cable/dsl modem connected to the internet.
>
> Connect the BROADBAND port of two more routers to ports of BBRouter. 
Let's
> call them AVRouter and WorkRouter.
>
> The firewalls of AVRouter and WorkRouter will not allow the networks
behind
> AVRouter and WorkRouter to see each other.  IOW you now have TWO
completely
> isolated networks, each able to access the internet.
>
> Now hook up all your users to WorkRouter and they work away, all able to
see
> each other and the internet.  Hook up your laptop to AVRouter and it can
see
> the internet as well but nothing else.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:56 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] AV Updates
>
>
> Another admin question along the 'is this normal' line.
>
> When a laptop has been out and about for a few weeks, and comes back into
> the office we won't let it on the network until it has had its virus defs
> updated and had a full virus scan. But it can only get on the internet via
> the netowrk, so how to get it up-to-date virus defs? What we do is
download
> them (Symantec, using Intelligent Updater), put them on a CD, and update
the
> laptop from that. Is this the normal/only/best/c**p way to do this?
>
>
> --
> Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
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