Virus Protection and Laptops on NAC system

sd2002

Hi all,

I realize that all laptops using the college system have to have McAfee installed, but I was wondering whether it is possible to install another virus protection (e.g. Spybot) after re-connecting to the college network?

Anyone tried this before? Any success with it?

Jonathan

Once you pass the NAC test, you can do what you like.

ISS have become aware of this and now require you to reregister from time to time, in which case you will have to install McAfee again.

sd2002

Good stuff. Never really trusted McAfee!

aas

On the note of getting around NAC restrictions... is there any way of using msn client/skype/steam?

Jonathan

aas wrote: »

On the note of getting around NAC restrictions... is there any way of using msn client/skype/steam?

MSN
Skype

Steam is left as an exercise for the reader.

jd83

Thats annoying so i have to uninstall kaspersky install mcrapaffee, get laptop put on wireless network, uninstall mccrapafee reinstall kaspersky. Is having a trial of mcaffee enough to pass or do i have go out and buy it?

ED E

Whats the story with the NAC and non windows installs? Do they expect us to run McAfee in WINE?

PurpleFistMixer

I disabled my AV (didn't uninstall it or close it), installed McAfee, did the registration stuff, then uninstalled it and re-enabled my AV.

On non-windows they expect you to do something different, which I believe does not include McAfee. I doubt you need any AV at all tbh...

Jonathan

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Whats the story with the NAC and non windows installs? Do they expect us to run McAfee in WINE?

Have a go at the registration section yourself here.

theorie

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Whats the story with the NAC and non windows installs? Do they expect us to run McAfee in WINE?

No, on Mac they just check if you have the lastest system update installed, and on Linux is left as an exercise for the reader.

claire h

I know it's petty but... jeez, who put those NAC pages together and why did they never learn how to use apostrophes properly? Bad enough having to put up with their whims re: browsers and AVs.

evercloserunion

theorie wrote: »

No, on Mac they just check if you have the lastest system update installed, and on Linux is left as an exercise for the reader.

The linux process is a bit silly, as far as I can see they have no security requirements but still make you download a program to verify that you meet those requirements...

Jehuty42

evercloserunion wrote: »

The linux process is a bit silly, as far as I can see they have no security requirements but still make you download a program to verify that you meet those requirements...

As far as I know that program is just to make sure that you're not just spoofing the user agent string from your browser.

brownacid

You do not need mcafee to get byh the NAC, I recently got my laptop on with avg, however with myh previous laptop i had to put mcafee on cos i didn have any of the allowed programs. but yeah after you pass nac you can do what you like

ED E

What does the NAC completion actually log with the WDS does anybody know? Is it just MAC Address? I've three installs and I'll be using two online, required to do it twice?(Not that it makes much diff).

evercloserunion

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

What does the NAC completion actually log with the WDS does anybody know? Is it just MAC Address? I've three installs and I'll be using two online, required to do it twice?(Not that it makes much diff).

I think it's MAC address, it's certainly not tied to one OS or anything. You should on;y have to do it once AFAIK.

Jonathan

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

What does the NAC completion actually log with the WDS does anybody know? Is it just MAC Address? I've three installs and I'll be using two online, required to do it twice?(Not that it makes much diff).

MAC address.

ED E

Interesting, I may be able to use my iPod Touch after all then...

Jonathan

It has been talked about at length before.


EDIT: I wrote these instructions a long time ago. Might be of some use.

ED E

Noice, will try that instead of some labs next week. Cheers Jonathan.

snappieT

For those of you who don't want to go through the virus shíte, I wrote a guide last year.

fh041205

Just want to know if anyone else has had this problem. After installing MacAfee the updater gives an error, 'can't find valid repository' or something similar and then cancells the update.

Can't get passed this, I'll be contacting ISS next week but has anyone had this before? I use XP SP3.

aas

Restarting worked for me.