What to do for personal server virus protection?

[MonkeyK]

We store our music and pictures on our home server which has Windows 2000 Server (school gave me a copy for free).

Is there a cheap way to protect my server from viruses? I'm not sure that I'm ready to shell out $300+ that I see for server edition antivirus software (my Dell 400SC didn't cost that much)

 

[addragyn]

I don't know of any free AV that will run on Server.

You could dl the free SME Server, it's Linux based and super easy to install and use.

http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php/Downloads

 

[episodic]

I don't have a server, but could he not install antivir or avg free?

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: addragyn
I don't know of any free AV that will run on Server.

You could dl the free SME Server, it's Linux based and super easy to install and use.

http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php/Downloads

That would require that I give up my free copy of W2K server. I'm sure many folks here can point out the advantages of Linux over W2K, but W2K is very easy to use.

I don't need free AV, just something reasonably priced for a home user that can run on W2K server.

Originally posted by: episodic
I don't have a server, but could he not install antivir or avg free?

Lots of regular joe class system utilities will not install/run on a server OS. Usually because that is where the big profit is for the vendors.

I bought Acronis True Image before they implemented their server licensing. When I attempted to update the update would not run because it was on a server. Fortunately, since I was due for an upgrade, they upgraded my licence to the server licence (that was a hot deal).

 

[MonkeyK]

does nobody on this forum use virus protection on their home servers?

 

[dc5]

symantec antivirus corporate edition (pricey), although there are other ways to get it...

 

[redbeard1]

Etrust 7.1 will work on windows server products, and it is about $55.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: MonkeyK
does nobody on this forum use virus protection on their home servers?

I do, Suse Linux 9.1.

(yes I'm being smart). . .


Really, I'd sell your server license on FS/FT and simply get a boxed set of the latest SUSE and use it. I've got a pentium 2 266 mhz old dell with 200 gigs of storage running suse - and I love it.

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: redbeard1
Etrust 7.1 will work on windows server products, and it is about $55.

Thanks redbeard1, I'll check Etrust out!

 

[addragyn]

You'll be quite suprised how easy SME is to setup.

Episodic, AVG Free will not install on Server.

 

[MonkeyK]

I just read through the overview documentation. SME Server does look nice. Can someone point me to a good site that critisizes its limitations? I like to see more than one side to a story.
I also take it that I would need to find Red Hat/SuSE Linux drivers for everything that I need drivers for (raid card, video card, slim server)

However, for now I am still pretty happy with my W2K Server. Plus, I'd have to convince the wife that it's a good thing to bring down access to the server for however long it would take for me to make things work the way they did before.

 

[tfinch2]

ygpm MonkeyK