Showing posts with label Symantec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Symantec. Show all posts

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Network 'acting up'??

We have tried to apply some fixes with our Symantec Antivirus causing machines to lose their network connection.

This affects computers on the entire campus.  If you are using Symantec EndPoint Protection, make sure that your machine isn't losing its connection due to False-Positive Denial of Service attacks caused by Network Threat Protection being too hardcore.  When a DoS attack is detected, the NTP shuts off access to that IP address for 10 minutes thus causing the page to time-out when loading websites

The issue may appear to be the "network being slow..." but in reality, it's just a bunch of crap running in the background making it to where you're not getting all of your packets.

We are applying this fix to the Loaner Laptops for checkout, the Sherrill Laptop Cart,... and any other office machines just sitting around on wireless and obviously any future installations.  Fun times.

Please be mindful of this fix.

This applies to any computers running Symantec EndPoint Protection v11-12.x and with Network Threat Protection installed (by default it is).

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

June - Week #1

Today, I am working on updating the software on the Doble computer images.
This "Master" will be applied to all classrooms & lab spaces in the Doble building (DOBL-309, DOBL-413, DOBL-415, DOBL-INFOCOMMONS, and the 24-hour Mollye Lichter Block Computer lab.
And will be ready for FALL 2010

For today:
MacOS---
+OpenXML File Format Converter 1.1.4
+FireFox 3.6.3
+CoolIris 1.11.6
+Safari 4.0.5
+Adobe CS3 Update(s) -- Various programs affected*
+Microsoft 2008 Update 12.2.4
+Bluetooth Firmware Update
+Adobe Updater
+Apple Software Update

Ran ONYX cleaner---
Verified Startup Volume - Check
Fixed Disk Permissions - Check
Cleaned Caches - Check

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Windows XPSP3---
+FireFox 3.6.3
+Uninstall +ReInstall BootCamp 3.0
+Symantec Endpoint Protection
+Windows Update (Various Security Updates & Fixes)
+Installed FlashPlayer 10+configured
+Picasa 3.6
+Sketchup 7.1