> Before I get to the question(s), let me first apologize to anyone who
> is offended by cross-posting - I found the generic VPC list and posted
> there, not realizing that there was a separate VPC-Mac list. My bad!
> Secondly, I should probably apologize for the long-windedness of this
> post, but I try to give as complete information as I can when calling
> for help.
>
> System setup:
>
> VPC7 running Windows 2000 under OS 10.4.7 on a G5 Mac on a
> (presumably) firewalled Windows Server network.
>
> The VM is using shared networking. I'm getting an error message that,
> although virtual switching is configured correctly, the guest can't use
> it - couched in proper error-messagese, of course. I haven't had the
> time to track down where the problem lies, and it either may not matter
> at all, or it may be crucial, as you'll see below.
>
> Having read various and sundry articles (on the other list, *sigh*...),
> it appears that I should apply firewall and AV software to the VM as I
> would for any physical machine - although budgets (both my
> personal one and that of the municipal governmrnt for which I work)
> being what they are, I've been looking at freeware options.
>
> I've tried Comodo on the system and iit seems to faiil ungracefully
> every time that the VM starts up. Does anyone have any
> experience with freeware fiewalls in the environment described that
> they could recommend?
>
> As to AV software, while I haven't checked with the MIS folks at work
> regarding the office network's AV software, I'm assuming that the VM -
> using the Mac's IP address and *NOT* automatiically identifying itself
> as a Win2K machine on thr city's network when starting up - would not be
> getting the latest automatic AV updates from the city's servers at
> startup, the way that the other PCs on the network do. So, if that's
> the case, then (as I noted above) it could be that I *NEED* to figure
> out how to get the virtual switch to work, and get a separate IP
> address for the VM, so that the city's servers can see it in order to
> update the AV definitions. (Are they "pushed" when a computer
> authenticates on the network, or are they "pulled" by a login
> script...? Yet another thing that I don't know and probably need to
> find out from MIS... ["Dammit, Jim; I'm a Graphic Artist, not a
> SysAdmin!"])
>
> So it's possible that I can piggyback on the city's AV setup but, if
> not, does anyone have any free AV recommendations (easy to set up and
> with sufficiently frequent virus signature updates) that they could
> recommend?
>
> Any help here is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!

> You can use any of a number of free antivirus programs, such as AVG or
> Avast! I believe that Tiny Firewall is also free.
>
> "E. Telly Kelly" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Before I get to the question(s), let me first apologize to anyone who
> > is offended by cross-posting - I found the generic VPC list and posted
> > there, not realizing that there was a separate VPC-Mac list. My bad!
> > Secondly, I should probably apologize for the long-windedness of this
> > post, but I try to give as complete information as I can when calling
> > for help.
> >
> > System setup:
> >
> > VPC7 running Windows 2000 under OS 10.4.7 on a G5 Mac on a
> > (presumably) firewalled Windows Server network.
> >
> > The VM is using shared networking. I'm getting an error message that,
> > although virtual switching is configured correctly, the guest can't use
> > it - couched in proper error-messagese, of course. I haven't had the
> > time to track down where the problem lies, and it either may not matter
> > at all, or it may be crucial, as you'll see below.
> >
> > Having read various and sundry articles (on the other list, *sigh*...),
> > it appears that I should apply firewall and AV software to the VM as I
> > would for any physical machine - although budgets (both my
> > personal one and that of the municipal governmrnt for which I work)
> > being what they are, I've been looking at freeware options.
> >
> > I've tried Comodo on the system and iit seems to faiil ungracefully
> > every time that the VM starts up. Does anyone have any
> > experience with freeware fiewalls in the environment described that
> > they could recommend?
> >
> > As to AV software, while I haven't checked with the MIS folks at work
> > regarding the office network's AV software, I'm assuming that the VM -
> > using the Mac's IP address and *NOT* automatiically identifying itself
> > as a Win2K machine on thr city's network when starting up - would not be
> > getting the latest automatic AV updates from the city's servers at
> > startup, the way that the other PCs on the network do. So, if that's
> > the case, then (as I noted above) it could be that I *NEED* to figure
> > out how to get the virtual switch to work, and get a separate IP
> > address for the VM, so that the city's servers can see it in order to
> > update the AV definitions. (Are they "pushed" when a computer
> > authenticates on the network, or are they "pulled" by a login
> > script...? Yet another thing that I don't know and probably need to
> > find out from MIS... ["Dammit, Jim; I'm a Graphic Artist, not a
> > SysAdmin!"])
> >
> > So it's possible that I can piggyback on the city's AV setup but, if
> > not, does anyone have any free AV recommendations (easy to set up and
> > with sufficiently frequent virus signature updates) that they could
> > recommend?
> >
> > Any help here is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!