Re: network admin


"Ben Hanson" <transparency_76@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message...

> If the machine belongs to the company and the machine is on the company's
> network then there is no such thing as "untimely access".

Then you know little to nothing about dedicated audio workstations and
why it's almost essential that such CPU and software intensive apps be
left uninterrupted. Obviously, the pea-brained nerds that took over this
poster's facility a few weeks ago have no clue, either. ;-)

> This virus going
> around today shows once again how important it is for businesses to keep
> tight control over their hardware or risk killing the entire network,
> potentially, and bringing everyone's productivity to a halt.

Fool end users will bring on the viruses, and they'd hurt only themselves
if it wasn't for all the network hooplah that's party totally unecessary.

> You gotta go with the lesser evil and the lesser evil sometime is
> inconveniencing users for the good of all.

I'm sorry about your current experiences with a virus. Obviously, you have
a few daft users or you have systems that are constantly tied to a network
which is constantly tied to the internet... or all of the above. The *user* is
responsible for virus infections -- teach 'em right from wrong or boot 'em...
or don't allow them to receive data at all.

A dedicated workstation (which this person's machine *was* before some
desk-jockey networking types took over the company, forced an OS upgrade
and demanded networking) should never see the light of the internet or be
forced to have an open network running in the background. Work paid for
by a consumer has to be *guaranteed*.

> Now I am assuming here of course that the machine belongs to the company and
> that the audio apps installed are unapproved or being used for unapproved
> purposes.

Well... obviously, you missed a couple of earlier threads by this poster. <g>
(See paragraph above)

> If that is not the case then I apologize, cause that is a whole
> other thing! But even if that is the case, such as is often the case in
> corporate marketing departments that insist on using Mac's when everyone
> else is on XP, those segments of the network can and should be expected to
> be overly scrutinized and segmented onto other networks to protect everyone
> else from them, and vice-versa.

They probably shouldn't be networked *at all* !! But I understand that having
bulk access to the internet is of almighty importance these days, followed by
inter-office sharing of information and external hardware.

Dedicated audio or graphics workstations do NOT need to be on the internet
or a network for any reason as a part of the general operating routine. There
are alternative methods or times for transferring files.

> And I realize I am sounding like an IT Nazi here but it's really just common
> sense in today's climate. Maybe it's just this virus stuff lately that has
> me on the edge...

You *are* an IT Nazi. ;-) You've obviously not grown through many
of the tribulations of audio software conflicts over the years as audio has
migrated to computer.

It's the end user that's responsible for your security concerns, though. I do
not use anti-virus products and never have, nor have I ever had a virus....
and I don't need a systems administrator to control my access because
they either don't trust me or want access to my PC.

Sorry, but I'll take the side of the audio person long before the networking
person, because I understand how important it is to dedicate usage.

--
David Morgan (MAMS)
http://www.m-a-m-s DOT com
Morgan Audio Media Service
Dallas, Texas (214) 662-9901
_______________________________________
http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com


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