My college is the same. If an infected computer is detected on the campus net, that specific network port is shut off until you can prove you've removed the worm.
Auxiliary to this is requiring every computer on campus to have up-to-date virus software, including linux boxes! (This might go to show the level of competency in the Computer Center.) Computers not running a personally purchased copy of AV software will also be disconnected. I personally find this approach much to harsh.
I have one wintel machine, one i386/bsd box, an Apple iBook, and a Dual G4. I am not about to go buy three/four separate licenses to cover these machines. Especially considering only the wintel box poses a (arguably) significant threat.
Is it just me, or another seriously important point being overlooked? I quite agree that heat is of a large concern, having access to (and a lot of experience with) both a 12 and 17 inch PowerBook, but seeing as these machines are laptops, they are frequently not plugged in to AC power.
Admittedly, trying to burn a DVD while moving the laptop around is not such a wise idea, but power consumption (and by direct extension: battery life) might also have been a valid [marketing?] reason for locking the speed of this drive down. Of course, is it any more energy efficient to burn twice as long at half the speed?
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My college is the same. If an infected computer is detected on the campus net, that specific network port is shut off until you can prove you've removed the worm. Auxiliary to this is requiring every computer on campus to have up-to-date virus software, including linux boxes! (This might go to show the level of competency in the Computer Center.) Computers not running a personally purchased copy of AV software will also be disconnected. I personally find this approach much to harsh. I have one wintel machine, one i386/bsd box, an Apple iBook, and a Dual G4. I am not about to go buy three/four separate licenses to cover these machines. Especially considering only the wintel box poses a (arguably) significant threat.
Is it just me, or another seriously important point being overlooked? I quite agree that heat is of a large concern, having access to (and a lot of experience with) both a 12 and 17 inch PowerBook, but seeing as these machines are laptops, they are frequently not plugged in to AC power.
Admittedly, trying to burn a DVD while moving the laptop around is not such a wise idea, but power consumption (and by direct extension: battery life) might also have been a valid [marketing?] reason for locking the speed of this drive down. Of course, is it any more energy efficient to burn twice as long at half the speed?