[labnetwork] Getting files off older computers

[Bowser, Jerry (Fed)]

Hello Kevin,

We have faced similar issues here at NIST.  And, our IT security policy prohibits the use of any USB sticks.  Our work-around was to use a bridge computer between the old computers and the campus network.  In your case, you would have a Windows 10 computer connected to the university network with a second network card installed to connect to the old computers.  Establish a network share drive on the Windows 10 computer to move files through.  Let me know if you want to discuss in more detail.


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Jerry Bowser
Assistant Manager for Operations
NanoFab Operations Group
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Phone: (301) 975-8187

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin McPeak
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2018 7:54 PM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Getting files off older computers

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>
phone: 225-578-0058
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