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No experience with it; we don't do anything Symantec here except the smattering of pcAnywhere when Windows Remote Desktop won't suffice. That Symantec wouldn't be compatible across their own product lines shows how bad their product lines have gotten (lots of complaints on various forums like the Gripe Line ( http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/ ). Can you put on your own software? If so, get Kerio firewall http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm - there are free & paid versions; the differences are on the link. The free version is probably sufficient. Or get Zone Alarm, although gripes about them & their support have been on the rise lately. Also, do what you can to tighten down Windows in general - turn off services you don't use like file sharing, etc. Make sure your wireless doesn't work on ad-hoc (peer to peer) networking; access point should be the only way you ever use it. Apply all security patches except the WGA update (which was pushed as 'critical' but is really a strong-arm tactic by MS to invalidate questionable XP installs). I've bypassed the need for public WiFi as long as my cel phone works. My new Treo 700p ( http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo700p/?creativeID=LFB|tre o700p_palm_os ) has EvDO; I get 600-900 Kb/s speed and 'tether' it to my laptop. The laptop uses it as a modem. Use Sprint's PowerVision + a hack to do the Phone-as-Modem cheap or use Sprint's direct Phone-as-Modem plan (which includes PowerVision). The PAM plan costs more but won't violate your terms of service. Of course, the Treo itself can replace the laptop for some access; I can TN5250, VPN, get email from Outlook/Exchange (or GMail or about anything else), etc. John A. Jones, CISSP Americas Information Security Officer Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782 john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:16 PM To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users Subject: [PCTECH] Symantec corporate AV & Firewall co-existence problems? Our organization uses Symantec's corporate AV on all of our clients. Because I sometimes connect to unsecured wireless on the company-issued laptop, I requested that a client firewall be installed. So they installed Symantec's firewall, but "broke" the AV in the process. According to our network services group, this is a "known" issue with Symantect, but in my own investigation, I haven't found any information about any problem - it probably doesn't help that Symantec has two million (seemingly) "enterprise" products. Currently, I have Symantec AntiVirus (Corporate Edition) version 8.1.0.825installed, and it appears that they removed the firewall because I don't see any icons, it's not in my Start Menu, and it's not in the notifications taskbar. I'm guessing that the firewall was their Symantec Client Security product. Anybody heard of, or had problems with, this combination? If so, any solutions or advice? TIA, Dan -- This is the PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users (PcTech) mailing list To post a message email: PcTech@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/pctech or email: PcTech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/pctech. This email is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this email without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. The information contained in this communication may be confidential and may be subject to the attorney-client privilege. If you are the intended recipient and you do not wish to receive similar electronic messages from us in future then please respond to the sender to this effect.
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