Recently in Networking Category
Items discussed included the following:
1. Philip opened the discussion about upgrading Symantec on servers and clients. He reminded everyone that upgrading to v9.0 on a client causes the windows security center not to communicate with v 9. There is a patch for SP2 that Symantec can communicate with. Version 9.0.1 of Symantec includes the patch for SP2 to recognize the client. When we update a server to 9.0 or 9.0.1, that server cannot co-exist in a group of servers that is not v8.1.1. Before we can update the servers, any clients using v7.6 should to be brought up to at least
the version that is already on the server before we can update the server to 9.x. Philip asked for volunteers to test out this program. Ag and Environmental Safety might be one to test per Mike’s suggestion. Some individual clients may have to be revisited. After installing SP2 on WinXP, udp port 2967 has to be open. For people who login to the Novell server, this upgrade can be pushed from a login script, but you have to ask for it. Mike indicated that you must let him or Philip know if you are interested in this “push” to the upgrade. Rory asked, “Can GRC.dat files be done this same way?” Philip replied that pushing the client from a server to a managed client keeps that client managed. If the client was unmanaged, it becomes managed.
2. Philip said several things have happened that deploying Zenworks might help us out in individual aspects. There is remote installation and un-installation of applications, remote control, Wake On Lan, remote uninstall, etc. This could prove effective on imaging of workstations and the cost-share computer program where several PC’s could have an image pushed to them to make them ready for the users at the county to plug in and use. It will take some planning and education on the part of users. Zenworks will keep some types of programs from running on PC’s. Phil is looking for clients to help run this system and do testing.
3. For your information, Guinevere has caught over 3200 virus messages this past weekend. This is the W32.Beagle.AV@mm virus discovered last Friday. It is out there. There was no other general discussion. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Melanie Mattil
Administrative Assistant
