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College Campus Internet Question...

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hennessy1

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Ok so my wife is attending western conn. university. To use their wifi they tell her she must use a specific antivirus software. She has the latest avast antivirus. Also with vista ultimate 32. Along with ad-aware and spybot if that matters. They tell her she must use mcafee or norton which to me is way to bloated software. She has a 2.33ghz cpu and 4gb of memory i know the os cant use it all neway though. I had her call the comp dept. They said you have to install those. theres no need for 2 antivirus softwares on there and will have to get rid or turn off one because having two might cause unwanted problems. Is there anything her or i can do to let her get online?
 
If you're asking to circumvent the college's rules, the answer is no.

*Usually* when they ask for a specific application (Norton or Mcafee) because they have resources that look specifically for those apps running on your system while you are attached to their network (i.e., they have monitoring resources looking for specific apps). Some VPNs can be set to not allow people on the network unless a specific AV package is detected.

Managing a campus-wide network is already a challenge; they can't support every package that every user wants to run. IF you want to connect to their system, then you should comply with their rules ... they have to maintain it, you don't.

Talk to the people at the school, if you can convince them on the need, they'll change whatever policy and you're good-to-go. If not, then load up Norton or Mcafee or use another network.

Good Luck

Scott
 
So in other words suck it up and have their software on the computer. and if so does that mean I have to get rid of avast?
 
You would definitely want to uninstall avast if you're going to install one of the other packages.

If I were you, I would check with the Help Desk or Network/Telecom group at WCSU to see if they offer students a free copy of McAfee Enterprise AV. I went to SCSU (graduated a couple years ago), and they had a license for McAfee Enterprise that was free for any students on campus so they could comply with the NAC policies (Cisco Clean Access). I'm suggesting this because McAfee Enterprise is NOT bloated software at all. The version that we were provided with was very minimalist. I don't know if WCSU would supply students with the software too, but since both Universities are part of the CSU system, it's worth a shot.
 
Yeah. I will try that. Another question is that she was able to get online yesterday but now shes unable again would there be a reason for this? She had the clean access agent installed so i dnt get it. I guess she restarted her computer and it goes back online then too.
 
The Cisco Clean Access agent is simply rebranded Perfigo...and Perfigo is absolute garbage. If it's not configured exactly right, it will not work properly, and you'll be able to get access.

I remember when I went to Fordham a few years ago, for the better part of a year it was not configured properly and I could get on without having to use it. Of course, they offered us Symantec Client Securities 3.0 for free, so I had no qualms about using their required antivirus program.

So...if they don't have it configured properly, you could have intermittent success with trying to get on without meeting their requirements. Best bet, however, is to use their AV. Typically, they'll give you a copy of it.
 
drebo, first off CCA is not rebranded Perfigo. Cisco purchased them over 2 years ago and the solution is much different than what it was. Also, if any solution is configured incorrectly you would be able to gain access. If configured properly, you will not be able to gain access until the PC is in compliance with the policy. So, I would say your comment about CCA being "garbage" is not exactly accurate. It is just that it was not configured properly.

hennessy1, Your wife may have been given temporary access which is why she was able to have access. Like others have mentioned, the school may provide McAfee or Symantec free under a site license for students. If the administrators configured it, your wife should see a link to install software needed for compliance. Maybe you could take a trip with her to the campus sometime to give her a hand.
 
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