[labnetwork] Getting files off older computers

[Robbins, Roger]

RE: “Getting Files off older computers”

The cleanroom at the University of Texas at Dallas has solved that problem by purchasing a new computer with a large capacity hard drive and attaching it to a network associated with the old computers.  The usage protocol allows the tool computer a two way link to read and write files.  So the user of the tool stores data to this hard drive and then links a desk top etc. computer to the large storage computer and downloads the data.  However the desktop computer cannot upload anything to the storage disk.  This allows access to the data but prevents viruses from infecting the cleanroom tools.
Cheers,
Dr. Roger Robbins
UTD Process Engineer
From: Keith Bradshaw <bradshaw1234 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 6:34 PM
To: scott riekena <rsriekena at yahoo.com>; Goodnight, John <jgood at utdallas.edu>; Robbins, Roger <Roger.Robbins at utdallas.edu>; Pollack, Gordon <gordon.pollack at utdallas.edu>
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From: Kevin McPeak <kmcpeak at lsu.edu<mailto:kmcpeak at lsu.edu>>
Date: Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 6:52 AM
Subject: [labnetwork] Getting files off older computers
To: <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>

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

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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>
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