09 May
I found out an interesting quirk when backing up DFS (Distributed File System) files using Symantec Backup Exec 11D. I have a full backup setup, basically selected the entire drive to backup, finishes every night with no errors.
You go back into the job in Backup Exec and try to do a restore, what do […]
Posted in Software, Systems by: chris.super
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10 Mar
I have uninstalled Symantec Endpoint Protection from my laptop. The trial was coming to an end and with the findings of the new management console problems I didn’t see a reason to continue.
See previous posts here:
Part I
Part II
Instead I have moved on to BitDefender Total Security 2008. I have just installed it and it seems […]
Posted in Security, Software, Systems by: chris.super
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31 Jan
I am still running Endpoint Protection on my laptop, only one issue so far. Endpoint Protection 11 breaks WPA and WPA2 authentication for your wireless network. From reading in some Symantec forums it is a known issue with this software. The easiest way around it is to disable Network Threat Protection while you are authenticating […]
Posted in Security, Software, Wi-Fi by: chris.super
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25 Jan
I installed a trial of Symantec’s Endpoint Protection which is the new version of Symantec’s Enterprise Antivirus. I have used Symantec in business all the way back to version 7 and have always liked it. Version 10 switched its servers to client communication from UDP to TCP which improved network stability. They also changed new […]
Posted in Firewalls, Security, Software, Systems by: chris.super
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