if it was linux, all you would need it to connect to an online repository :)

it is possible that the key was used to only verify the site isn't a phishing site, but the communication didn't require encryption

looks like a collaborative spam to me...

what for?

AVG is not free for commercial use. if you use the free version in a school, you are breaking the law

and if you have to move the system to another port, what then?

also, the ports are identified by their MACs, what will stop the hacker from spoofing the port MAC?

let me repeat myself - MAC authentication is not secure. in order to make is secure, you need to make the MAC encrypted, and for that, since you are encrypting, there is no need to auth by MAC -...

MAC auth is transferred in clear text, so the MAC can easily be intercepted, or sniffed directly, and spoofinng a MAC is very easy

what exactly are you trying to make secure?

what exactly do you need clarified?

yes, you can find out a MAC by simply pinging the IP
yes, a MAC can easily be spoofed
yes, some NICs have a link, even while the PC is off, it is used for WoL...

why? when you monitor a single system, a large scale solution is overkill

perfmon for windows, any custom script for linux/unix

if you need to monitor the desktop, you will need one type of software.

but if you want to monitor the browsing activity, you can either check the IE history, or set up a proxy, and monitor the...

logmein is free. SSL protected

webex has more features and has good security as well

can you please google before asking questions on the forum?

a second router is the way to go of course
and it's not expensive at all

and switch the encryption to wpa
wep is VERY easy to crack

start telnet server
make sure it listens on port 23
make sure port is open on firewall
make sure the server is reachable remotely at all

TheOgre, not every installation of CP-NG has the VPN module in it. It's actually a very expensive module, even more expensive than the AD auth module (which can be replaced by a simple script talking...

this looks like the makefile just isn't there.

if the router has a QoS feature you can try to use that. otherwise, nothing on YOUR laptop will help.

if those are brand name servers, the best way to go is to use their specific SNMP software.

Dell provides ITAssistant and OpenManage for that.

Another software to use is Nagios - free and very...

why do you think someone has access to your computer?

a server with active directory is mainly there for centralised user administration.
if you don't want that, you need to keep a list of same users with same passwords on all workstations. if you do...

create some users, they have to be the same on all machines, and have the same passwords
set up permissions per user

create users for internet use only - deny them the permissions

don't think that can be done. you can stop computers from announcing themselves to the master browser, but not from the AD DNS

webex or logmein

MSN is not secure. for secure communications, use encrypted Jabber, over a secure VPN

in spite of the many rumours, nobody could prove the danger in skype as something tangible

I remember Mail Marshal, it was replaced by Debian 3.1+Qmail+SA and the spam levels dropped by 92%

cisco firewall box is not better than checkpoint SPLAT. and it's not as configurable. and it's more expensive

first of all, get a proper firewall and a front-end for exchange. with a good stateful-inspection enabled firewall like checkpoint NG1, most viruses will be stopped before they have a chance to...

yup

it is possible, but deciphering video throughput is too much of a hassle to bother with

1. are you sure the ports are the right ports? if it was blocking you it wouldn't work min DMZ either
2. are you sure you are doing the port forwarding bit correctly? I've never even heard of...

DMZ is not the answer. Basically in SOHO (home) routers DMZ is a single IP taht all ports, except for the specially designated ones are forwarded to. In order to set up proper port forwarding, find...

well, another good cert to have would be the one from CheckPoint and from Juniper

start with CompTIA Security+, CISSP after that

or get them all to buy avaya :)

could also be Admin (capital A)

no problem mate, there really is no point in me explaining all that, when everything is well documented in wiki, RFCs and quite a few other places