McAfee suite 7.0 on a home network

[Ramon Alban]

This has been cross posted to a virus group before i found this networking
ng.

I have been using security suite 2005 vers 7.0 fully registered for a few
weeks - no problems.
I have just added another computer with XP - boths O/S's registered, to form
a 2 computer network in my private residence.
Can i use my current version of 7.0 to protect my second computer and if so,
How?

Alternatively can the second computer (not the server) be better adequately
protected another way?

Rgds Ramon

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

This has been cross posted to a virus group before i found this
networking ng.

(pssst - you mean multiposted, but no worries )

I have been using security suite 2005 vers 7.0 fully registered for a
few weeks - no problems.
I have just added another computer with XP - boths O/S's registered,
to form a 2 computer network in my private residence.
Can i use my current version of 7.0 to protect my second computer and
if so, How?

No; as I mentioned in my reply to your other post, you need a license for
each unless you are using a corporate edition, which I doubt you are.

Alternatively can the second computer (not the server) be better
adequately protected another way?

Do you have a server OS? You say you have two XP computers - perhaps you
mean you wish to use one as an ersatz server for file storage. And I also
mentioned AVG as a free (and far less bloated) alternative - www.grisoft.com
.. For firewall protection, XP has it built in, but if you're on a network
and share a broadband connection, do yourself a favor and get a cheapo
broadband firewall/gateway appliance like a NetGear FR114P - it can do DHCP
and NAT and will be a good addition to your network.

 

[Ramon Alban]

OK - thanks Lanwench - here is the griff.

I got two separate computers each with its own registered copy of xp pro,
and joined em together with 2 nic cards and a cat 5 cable to make a network.

eventually my missus will then have her own computer and be wired to the
web - together we will prolly talk it to death.

i then told xp to setup a network - which it did, with a little help from my
son who is cleverer than me, but he has gone back to France after the hols
so i'm only able to doggy paddle in this network pond until i get wiser.

the main computer (praps server is the wrong name?) is connected to the
internet via broadband and the second computer connects to the internet via
the main computer.

its all a bit new to me but i appear to be able to file share and printer
share and run things like spyware and adaware on the second computer by just
calling the programs over the network.

BUT i have not tried this with my McAfee AV in case something corrupts.

the windows FW is working on the second machine - a little too well at the
moment - i think, so i will have to adjust it.

SO! Do your suggestions of getting

AGV from grisoft and

Firewall from NetGear still hold good for this arrangement?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

OK - thanks Lanwench - here is the griff.

I got two separate computers each with its own registered copy of xp
pro, and joined em together with 2 nic cards and a cat 5 cable to
make a network.

OK, but I presume you mean a crossover cable.

eventually my missus will then have her own computer and be wired to
the web - together we will prolly talk it to death.

OK. You'll need a hub/switch and regular straight-through patch cables -as
well as something to handle your broadband connection (a hardware
firewall/gateway "router" - make sure it does have a true firewall). I don't
recommend using ICS in general....just my bias.

i then told xp to setup a network - which it did, with a little help
from my son who is cleverer than me, but he has gone back to France
after the hols so i'm only able to doggy paddle in this network pond
until i get wiser.

Sons do that sort of thing.

the main computer (praps server is the wrong name?)

Yes, as it isn't running a server OS. You can use it as a central storage
location for data, etc., if you wish.

is connected to
the internet via broadband and the second computer connects to the
internet via the main computer.

It's running ICS - Internet Connection Sharing. So in that sense, it's a
server of sorts. But that confuses things. I presume you have a USB
broadband modem from the "Universe of Infinite Evil" - aka BT ?

its all a bit new to me but i appear to be able to file share and
printer share and run things like spyware and adaware on the second
computer by just calling the programs over the network.

BUT i have not tried this with my McAfee AV in case something
corrupts.

the windows FW is working on the second machine - a little too well
at the moment - i think, so i will have to adjust it.

SO! Do your suggestions of getting

AGV from grisoft

Yep, or another license for McAfee, or a license for any other AV program
you like. I am not a big fan of McAfee myself, but many people do like it.
If "free" works for you, try AVG.

and

Firewall from NetGear still hold good for this arrangement?

If you have a usb-only modem, as BT was wont to provide last time I had the
extreme displeasure of working with their broadband, you'll need something
that can handle USB - the NetGear I mentioned won't do it. If you have
Ethernet as well as USB, absolutely yes! Netgear, Linksys, D-Link, etc - as
long as it is *also* a true firewall in addition to a NAT device (network
address translation - lets you share a single connection/public IP address
with multiple computers on your own network) it should be fine and I'd find
it preferable to ICS.

In addition, note that neither antivirus or a firewall is a substitute for
'safe hex' and regular patching, maintenance, backups (just in case). Get
both PCs on XP SP2 if at all possible, and even if not. Scan for
spyware/malware regularly with AdAware & Spybot (google them - free, get
latest versions & update before scanning). Etc.

 

[Ramon Alban]

OK Lanwench (Mmmmmn! Did you reject "Network Lady"?)

You have filled in all the greyed out boxes correctly with your presumptions
(Networks appear to demand deeper explanations than singletons) Both XP's
are running with SP2 and I am also scanning both sytems with Spybot and
Adaware - weekly. (Having just come out of an unhappy marriage to Win98SE,
XP is a breath of freash air)

From my experience BT's OK and McAfee's OK. I think its just a matter of
what one gets used to!

For the second computer i will install a completely separate AV program.
either Grisoft as suggested

OR

Because I just found out that the (New computer in Dec2004) motherboard
disc contains an trial (or even unregistered) Norton Internet Security 2004
package, so not wishing to look gift mouth in the horse I may give that a
try first after setting a restore point on the No 2 machine.

Many thanks for your interest and patience!

Regards, Ramon
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ineedaholiday/SD1.html
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

OK Lanwench (Mmmmmn! Did you reject "Network Lady"?)

You have filled in all the greyed out boxes correctly with your
presumptions (Networks appear to demand deeper explanations than
singletons) Both XP's are running with SP2 and I am also scanning
both sytems with Spybot and Adaware - weekly. (Having just come out
of an unhappy marriage to Win98SE, XP is a breath of freash air)

From my experience BT's OK and McAfee's OK. I think its just a
matter of what one gets used to!

For the second computer i will install a completely separate AV
program. either Grisoft as suggested

OR

Because I just found out that the (New computer in Dec2004)
motherboard disc contains an trial (or even unregistered) Norton
Internet Security 2004 package, so not wishing to look gift mouth in
the horse I may give that a try first after setting a restore point
on the No 2 machine.

Many thanks for your interest and patience!

Regards, Ramon

You're welcome - and I was nicknamed Lanwench in my callow youth, during the
early Mesozoic, and it's too late to change now.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ineedaholiday/SD1.html
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

OK, but I presume you mean a crossover cable.

OK. You'll need a hub/switch and regular straight-through patch
cables -as well as something to handle your broadband connection (a
hardware firewall/gateway "router" - make sure it does have a true
firewall). I don't
recommend using ICS in general....just my bias.

Sons do that sort of thing.

Yes, as it isn't running a server OS. You can use it as a central
storage location for data, etc., if you wish.


It's running ICS - Internet Connection Sharing. So in that sense,
it's a server of sorts. But that confuses things. I presume you have
a USB broadband modem from the "Universe of Infinite Evil" - aka BT
?

Yep, or another license for McAfee, or a license for any other AV
program you like. I am not a big fan of McAfee myself, but many
people do like it. If "free" works for you, try AVG.


If you have a usb-only modem, as BT was wont to provide last time I
had the
extreme displeasure of working with their broadband, you'll need
something that can handle USB - the NetGear I mentioned won't do it.
If you have Ethernet as well as USB, absolutely yes! Netgear,
Linksys, D-Link, etc - as
long as it is *also* a true firewall in addition to a NAT device
(network address translation - lets you share a single
connection/public IP address with multiple computers on your own
network) it should be fine and I'd find
it preferable to ICS.

In addition, note that neither antivirus or a firewall is a
substitute for 'safe hex' and regular patching, maintenance, backups
(just in case). Get both PCs on XP SP2 if at all possible, and even
if not. Scan for spyware/malware regularly with AdAware & Spybot
(google them - free, get latest versions & update before scanning).
Etc.