Re: Firewall with MAC address ACL that is dynamic

In article <1127927212.246999.100000@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
bjriffel@ho__tmail.com <bjriffel@hotmail.com> wrote:
:The problem is, that last spring our ISP was 2 days away from closing
:our connection due to virus activity and traffic coming from our
:network.

:>We have a limited budget (almost $0)

Next time, allow the ISP to close the network connection, and
save up the ISP connection fees until you can afford to put in
a rateshapper or firewall with AV (but first send a CYA letter
to whoever has budget control, telling them this is what may happen.)

Unless it is your department's fault that you do not have sufficient
funding to do everything you are mandated to do, then pass the buck.
Make it clear to those above that they have made an administrative
decision in their budget allocations, and that those decisions can have
consequences, including loss of connectivity for several weeks or months.

*You* didn't make the decision on the budget, right? So in working
within the budget you have been given, you are following orders.
Your job is not to circumvent the orders, but rather to warn of the
consequences if the orders (budget) are not changed.

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