[13951] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: CD-ROM use on Public Internet Access PC's
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Lester)
Fri May 25 20:02:56 2001
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 10:11:59 -0600
From: Dan Lester <dan@RIVEROFDATA.COM>
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The machine has to be rebooted to restore it to its original state,
but you could have that done automatically by various means if that
were necessary. But if the stuff a patron put on a machine didn't
cause any problems, why worry about it? If it does, reboot and the
problem is gone.
If you don't want the users to be able to change anything on a machine
at all, use WinSelect or one of the other products that will prevent
them from making any changes at all.
cheers
dan
Thursday, May 24, 2001, 12:48:17 PM, you wrote:
KA> RE: Deep Freeze and Centurian Guard. Are you still left with having to
KA> reboot whenever you think there has been a change or do you do it in some
KA> automatic way to return the machine to the original image?
KA> **************************************************
KA> Andy Kivel
KA> Information Technology/Reference Librarian
KA> Diablo Valley College
KA> 321 Golf Club Road
KA> Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
KA> Phone: (925) 685-1230, ext. 1105
KA> Fax: (925)798-3588
KA> -----Original Message-----
KA> From: Dan Lester [mailto:dan@RIVEROFDATA.COM]
KA> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:58 AM
KA> To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
KA> Subject: Re: CD-ROM use on Public Internet Access PC's
KA> I've seen CG and it works fine. However, there are two reasons I'd
KA> recommend DeepFreeze or another solution.
KA> First, CG is hardware, and has to be installed. Second, the hardware
KA> costs more than the software licenses for any of the other products.
DAB>> I recommend that you install Centurion Guard (or an equivalent product)
KA> on
DAB>> whatever computers you allow users to run their CDs on. With Centurion
DAB>> Guard, users can do whatever they like to the computer (load files,
KA> delete
DAB>> files, etc.), but when the machine is rebooted, it goes back to the way
KA> it
DAB>> was when you set it up.
KA> True of DeepFreeze as well.
DAB>> One nice thing about Centurion Guard with CD-ROMs is that if users need
KA> to
DAB>> download copyrighted software to run the CD, that software does not
KA> stay on
DAB>> the computer after it is rebooted.
KA> Also true.
DAB>> We've been using Centurion Guard on 50 public workstations for several
DAB>> months, and have had zero problems. In fact, one of the reason that
KA> nobody
DAB>> hacks Centurion Guard is that they don't know it is there. Would-be
KA> hackers
DAB>> sit there thinking they are doing all kinds of nasty stuff to our PC
KA> hard
DAB>> drives, but everything goes back to normal on reboot.
KA> The same is true of DF, though we've been using it for almost two
KA> years now with no compromised computers (on 46 computers).
DAB>> I know I sound like a commercial, but I have no connection with
KA> Centurion
DAB>> Guard other than as a satisfied customer.
KA> Same is true for me with DeepFreeze.
KA> As to other questions originally asked, we don't provide anything but
KA> web access on the majority of our PCs. Several have headphones in our
KA> curriculum center. (This is in a university library)
KA> cheers
KA> dan
KA> --
KA> Dan Lester, Data Wrangler dan@RiverOfData.com
KA> 3577 East Pecan, Boise, Idaho 83716-7115 USA
KA> www.riverofdata.com www.postcard.org www.gailndan.com
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Dan Lester, Data Wrangler dan@RiverOfData.com
3577 East Pecan, Boise, Idaho 83716-7115 USA
www.riverofdata.com www.postcard.org www.gailndan.com
