If I have a Windows XP PC that is connected on a network connection that only talks SNA, (no TCP/IP communication allowed) is it still susceptible to virus attacks?
To my knowledge, I thought virus attacks require an IP connection...
Your communications protocol has nothing to do with a machine getting a virus. If you run a program that contains a launch mechnism for a virus, your machine will get it, unless you have virus checkers running.
A standalone machine connected to the outside world via sneakernet can get infected (i.e. everything gets to the machine via floppy or CD). I've seen it happen.
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