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List:       security-basics
Subject:    Re: stick a laptop to a LAN
From:       xyberpix <xyberpix () xyberpix ! com>
Date:       2006-01-29 13:26:23
Message-ID: 8C0506BA-DE13-4258-847F-A54BC4B0711C () xyberpix ! com
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How about not allowing any connections from the NIC unless they are  
on a certain subnet, ideally VPNing into it?
Combination of a host based firewall, and permissions?

What OS is the laptop running?

xyberpix

On 20 Jan 2006, at 11:23, Steven Meyer wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> We already had a few discussions about preventing laptop to connect to
> our secured network.
> My question would be the exact opposite: we have a secured network
> with one laptop for external presentations.The only way to to put
> anything on the laptop is threw the network (CD ROM, usb, diskette
> etc. are disabled). But the real problem is how to protect the laptop
> from being connected to a other network and be infected with spyware,
> virus etc... and even worse having some of our data going threw other
> LANs.
> how could I be sure that the laptop will ONLY be able to connect to
> our LAN and not any other.
> Thanks for any help or hints.
> Steven Meyer

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