PreviousWednesday 16 June 2004, 8:24 PM
File sharing nightmare
A first install wreaked havoc -- we had to reformat a drive and rebuild an entire system.
We bought NIS because we got broadband -- we were advised that once you have broadband you are more open to attacks, and that NIS is the one to have.
Well, the one most crippling thing its done is to disable our file sharing, two boxes running W2K. Yes, there are settings apparently to permit and block Windows file sharing, give access to 'trusted' computers, etc. We've done all that, umpteen times. The stupid thing is, you do it once and you get file sharing. Next time you switch on, file sharing is blocked, even though no settings have been changed. It is one of the most frustrating problems I have dealt with and no-one has an answer. There's little in the manual about this, even less on Symantec's Web pages, and I am not paying nearly half the cost of the program to get a single incident tech support query answered, assuming they can...
Others will tell you different -- our dealer and network bods swear by it...we just swear at it. Look elsewhere for your firewall, this is another Norton Screw Up.
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