Re: Linksys hardware firewall enough...?
From: Renegade (not_at_t.all)
Date: 11/09/04
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:42:23 GMT
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 14:28:44 +0000, Leythos wrote:
> I interrupted then and explained about wireless security, told her that
> the unit was fully exposed to ANYONE that happened to be in range, and
> that she should make sure that it's secured BEFORE she goes on-line with
> it. The MCSE sales clerk told her I didn't know what I was talking about
> and that as an MCSE he knew more than I could possibly know (I was in
> shorts and a T-Shirt at the time).... I asked her one thing - are you
> going to believe a MCSE, a certified Microsoft Professional, that works
> full time at Staples or what you can find anywhere on the net about
> securing your network that completely contradicts what this "sales"
> clerk is telling you? She bought the wired version after that.
>
> --
Good Lord, I think I know that MCSE! ;) A couple of years ago I was a
consultant and was called in to fix a big mess at a construction firm.
They had an MCSE trying to install an upgrade to their accounting app.
After spending 4 hours trying to install an update, she managed to delete
all the data from the server and several workstations. Then she walked
out, leaving everything fubarred and complaining to the owner that it was
my fault that she couldn't install the update because she didn't have
adequate permissions to install software. She was logged in as
administrator at the time. :)
It came out later that she had never even used a computer until a few
weeks before. She just memorized the MCSE test data and passed with flying
colors, while having no understanding of anything that she had memorized.
The scary part is that even after all that mess, she convinced the owner
that since she was an MCSE and I wasn't, that she *had* to be better
qualified for the job, and the dumbass hired her as the admin. Maybe he
wised up and sent her packing, and now she works for Staples. :)
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