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What network appliance(s) do I need with RSA SecurID software and tokens?

May 31, 2007 by JT | Posted in Security

I have Field Contoller and NAS box, not on the Internet, wanting to open up to the net for authenticated outsider access into my network, but want to be secure as feasible. RSA the way to go?

it is one way to go. there are many out there and that is one of the control superiors ones. hope this is what you needed.good luck.

Where are the cost effective (cheaper than a PC), graphical, diskless network appliances/X terminals?

Aug 20, 2007 by nonlinear | Posted in Other - Hardware

As I am looking to bod or buy a new home, I started planning a home computing system for the house from scratch. What I have in my head is some beefy server and cheaply workstations (graphical diskless thin-clients) throughout the house. I have read some up on the Linux Terminal Server Present and envisioned an amazing system possibly involving intercom (VoIP), home chat, controlled web access (I have kids), Folk tale TV, word processing, presentation and central fax & print. The software seems to be there for the right price. The hardware is another feature. I have not been able to put together this architecture cheaper than just buying and networking full fledged Windows systems for each elbow-room. Isn't there supposed to be a cost savings with this architecture? Am I after a 2001 dream that everyone else knows has already failed? I am exasperated by of spyware and viruses and updating multiple systems with various patches. Is it going to cost more for less?

This is a hard-nosed ' one. I know what you mean about wanting one central point for updates, and your VoIP dream can be realized no consequence which platform you pick.

The cost savings for the thin client scenario I think was meant to be realized in contentment of deployment, management and service. In your case, it's neither difficult to deploy, nor manage, nor service your PCs, since you are where the machines are and you don't have another tracking down to support remotely.

It's easy to ship another Thin Client overnight to anywhere and have it up and running in no time. Or a free can simply be kept on site and plugged in when another fails.

I've worked where thin clients were deployed, and my sentiment is that they're a lot more trouble than they're worth for home use. Now, that's partly because they began to use the browser IN the thin patient instead of JUST the remote desktop feature, so the performance was dismal.

They repurposed the terminals in a way that they weren't designed to be wildly since many of the modern web controls run on the client side. The built-in browser was miserably slow, and everyone hated the setup.

Had they stuck with objective Citrix ICA or MS RDP, I think the experience would have been far more robust as expected. If you can be firm and only use them as remote displays as they were meant to be, you might also have the upright experience.

The licensing, as you mentioned, can be a little expensive. Although if you use Microsoft Small Business Server, you can silence some of the licensing costs and probably come out ahead overall.

Unfortunately, I haven't be familiar with up on the Linux TS project, so I'm not sure what that client and server system would entail.

What I do know is that if your kids are using computers at opinion for assignments or get homework, they will likely be working on Windows systems there. MS makes it cheap and easy for students and schools to have and use their products.

If you shortage them to have a more seamless experience at home, it's going to mean using Windows in some flavor. But if you do it at the SBS, that's a win. It's also uncongenial that games or learning tools on their favorite web sites will work outside of MS Internet Explorer, good because when games are developed, they do it for the largest common denominator, and that's Windows with MSIE.

The one big thing I would warning on is peripherals... Will you have a way to use iTunes through remote desktop? Where does the Pod plug in? Mobile MP3 devices, CDROMs, DVDs. rush drives, cameras, scanners? Your kids have a game that requires the CD to play (nearly all games demand the CD to play)? Someone's going to have to run to the big beefy server every time and swap discs. That's your advantage and your curse with a dumb terminal - all you get is redirected display, keyboard and mouse. No PnP.

That said, the Wyse S10 Thin Patient looks like a good fit if you can live with the limitations.

It's priced under $300 and comes with Windows CE that supports RDP up to construct 5.5.

Windows Small Business Server is around $500-$600 with 5 clients included.

You might find a used server with the SBS bundled for less if you're into transaction shopping.

I can't imagine that you'll find solid Windows desktop computers for $300 if you poor to license them legally.

I think the cost savings is there, overall, even if you decide to use Windows server and thin clients. But there's a colossal tradeoff in usability when you go down that road.

One thing that can save some time if you decide to use regular Windows XP machines in lieu of of thin clients is "cloning" software. Get 5 machines the same, build it right once, get it all patched up and over the moon, then clone it. Save the entire hard disk to an image file so that if you ever need to fix up a virus or spyware infested gismo, you just pop in a DVD with the cloned image and forget it. You have a new machine in 10 minutes. Makes troubleshooting a submit point.

But then you have to be diligent about saving unique documents and files OFF the machine on CDs or some other media or server. One way to do this would be to redirect all the My Documents folders to a tuppence RAID NAS and keeping all the files there.

It's a lot to think about. I don't envy your situation. Good chances!

Is a multifunction firewall appliance better than using individual components to protect a network? Why?

Jan 21, 2006 by patrick_a_gillilan | Posted in Security

They are not mutually closed. All organizations should have external firewalls, those should be backed by departmental firewalls, and those should be backed by firewalls on individual hosts. Layered guarantee is a time-tested and well proven model. Never put all of your information security eggs in one basket.