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  • 1.  Disabling SYMNETS.SYS

    Posted Jul 12, 2013 11:29 AM

    Hi,

    Need to run SEP 12.1 on a TMG 2010 server but Microsoft does not support 3rd party network drivers on TMG.
     
    Is it possible to disable SYMNETS.SYS driver ? Even by Installing AV only will still install the driver.
     
    Thank you.


  • 2.  RE: Disabling SYMNETS.SYS

    Posted Jul 12, 2013 11:36 AM

    I'm not intimately familar with this particular driver, but, it sounds like it is part of the core install of SEP. If disabled, you probably lose any remaining function of SEP, hence may as well not install at all.

    Does SEP not run on TMG or does it fail due the driver above?



  • 3.  RE: Disabling SYMNETS.SYS
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    Trusted Advisor
    Posted Jul 12, 2013 12:06 PM

    Hello,

    I believe you can manually disable it by setting the driver to disabled in the registry.

    Hope that helps!!



  • 4.  RE: Disabling SYMNETS.SYS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PM

    why do you want to stop this specif driver? have microsoft suggested for this?

     



  • 5.  RE: Disabling SYMNETS.SYS

    Posted Jul 12, 2013 12:57 PM

    They might be referring to Teefer2 miniport driver which is Firewall driver for SEP.

    On the TMG server install only Antivirus and Antispyware..



  • 6.  RE: Disabling SYMNETS.SYS

    Posted Aug 16, 2013 03:55 PM

    To check the status of a driver: sc query <driver name>

    - To disable a driver: sc config <driver name> start= disabled       (reboot required)