[WEB4LIB] Re: Services to wireless patrons?

[Bill Drew]

Would someone kindly explain to me how open network ports are a security
issue?  I tried pluggin my laptop into one at another SUNY campus and
couldn't even get on the network.  That seems to be pretty secure to me.
All computers on our network (both wireless and wired) must go through a
login onto the NT network.  That inlcudes our public machines.  We have a
user name and pasword set up for them.  The policies for those machines
limit access to Internet Explorer, support programs and any installed
plugins.  Maybe those are considered secure ports.

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Bill Drew ; Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
drewwe at morrisville.edu
"It's All About Where You're Goin' -- SUNY Morrisville"
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