RE: Physical Computer Location

["Kevin Ashurst" <ashur624 () erau edu>]

If you are running switches capable of port security (eg Cisco) turn of port
security and make the default action upon violation to disable the port. The
user will call very quickly when their network access doesn't work.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Graf [mailto:tgraf () swmail sw org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:32 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Physical Computer Location


Hello everyone!

I am a newbie trying to make some in-roads in the network security
department.  I work at a hospital with approximately 1000 users but
about 3000 computers.  We are currently rolling out new computers and
are having problems after they are installed.  For example, we replace
the secretary's computer but the doctor is fussing because he is not
getting a new one.  So, he being the powerful doctor will swap the new
one with his old one.  We then have the wrong location listed on the
information database for that computer.  We try to correct the situation
as much as we can but this being a huge hospital, it gets very hard.
So, what can we do to keep track of any physical movements of the
computer over the network?  Any suggestions are acceptable.  We just
can't lock down the computers because of all the movements in
departments because of construction.

Thomas Graf
IS Hardware/Software Tech
(254)724-0155

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