[labnetwork] Getting files off older computers

[Brent Gila]

Hello Kevin,

We have the same issues there at UF.  We added a software called Panda 
USB Vaccine to help with some of the USB virus infections and we keep 
the off line computers virus definitions up to date with periodic manual 
updates.  Windows Essentials can be updated from a USB drive, so we 
download the update and manually do this.  I'm sure whatever virus 
protection you are using has a manual drive update option so the 
computer does not have to be online.  We went through the facility owned 
USB drive option and users did exactly as you described.

Another solution is to have a university secured computer as an 
interface between the instrument and the university's network.  This 
takes up a lot more space and some money, but it is effective for file 
transfer.  We did this with our Nano CT system since the file sizes are 
in the GB range and we have so many people using it.  But this is the 
only instrument that we applied this solution.

Best Regards,
Brent

-- 
Brent P. Gila, PhD.
Director, Nanoscale Research Facility
1041 Center Drive
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Tel:352-273-2245
Fax:352-846-2877
email:bgila at ufl.edu




On 9/9/2018 7:54 PM, Kevin McPeak wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Here at the LSU cleanroom, we have several older computers (e.g Win XP 
> and Win 7) which are not allowed on the network. These computers are 
> connected to instruments (e.g. SEM and AFM) that we often need to get 
> files from. Unfortunately, the instruments do not run on Win 10 (our 
> network administrator won't allow Win 7 on the network as well).
>
> The current protocol to get images etc. off these older computers is 
> to use a cleanroom owned USB stick to move the file to one computer in 
> the cleanroom which is on the network.
>
> I do not like this protocol. It is very difficult to stop users from 
> using their own USB stick, which could be infected. Also USB sticks 
> grow legs.
>
> I suspect other facilities on the list have faced these same 
> challenges. I am curious how you have resolved them. Thank you in 
> advance for your input!
>
> Regards,
> Kevin
>
> -- 
> Kevin M. McPeak
> Assistant Professor
> Louisiana State University
> Dept. of Chemical Engineering
> 3307 Patrick Taylor Hall
> Baton Rouge, LA  70803
> email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu <mailto:kmcpeak at lsu.edu>
> phone: 225-578-0058
>
>
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