Re: Using IFS for Antivirus Updates to PC's ?

[Philipp Rusch <philipp.rusch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck,

some comments from me:
1) If you use the windows server machine DON'T GO WINS !
Even Microsoft doesn't recommend it's use anymore, the way to go is DNS,
or, better, DDNS, which is dynamic DNS, that is, windows clients from W2k on
are able to put in their hosts name themselves, this gives you an automatic
method to built up a DNS server for all host in your (windows) network.
The "server" machines like the iSeries or other entries like the proxy you
have to put in manually anyways.
If you'd like more infos on this, come back here, I will be glad to help 
you.

2) I've done McAfee Network setups, Symantec Enterprise Server setups, CA's
Inoculate IT network distribution server and Trendmicros software.
All work more or less the same.
With the NAI product (McAfee) I have the most experience in heterogenous
networks, at two customers I actually do distribute the signature files 
through
an IFS-share, which works perfect even over VPN connections, which normally
have problems to see "WINS" (netbios) on windows machines, which leads 
us back
to point 1): use DNS entries for your server.

3) Perhaps you don't need a server for this, I dont know the Sophos 
product,
sorry, but the McAfee product for instance needs a workstation with minimum
W2k on it, you could use one of your admin-PCs to setup a "managing-console"
for the antivirus distribution, while still using the IFS as the central
repository place for the SW updates and signature files.


Regards from Germany,

Philipp

Chuck Lewis schrieb:

> <Chuck:
>
> Is the Linux server available for other use? I _believe_ Sophos has this
> ability for Linux. If so, it _might_ be a good choice as the controlling
> system, maintaining the central update directory through Samba. It ought to
> be a relatively low drain on it. The authority for the share could be
> essentially *RWX for Linux-based access and only *RX for everybody else.
>
> Just a possible option.
>
> Tom Liotta>
>
> I had thought about that a few years back and this server was MIPS so no go
> on Sophos. We upgrade to a Wintel version a year after that but got burned
> BAD by a Samba attach to I am really gun shy about opening that back up... 
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
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