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Decker87 said:Hi. I'm going to be going to college next year, and I wonder what sort of restrictions colleges typically put on their in-dorm internet access? Do they block certain ports or anything? I want full control.
BillLeeLee said:I lived on campus for two years, and basically what I saw was this. If you expect full control, that's a pipe dream since you're not the only one on the network.
If you don't want to be subject to such rules, you could try to get a separate net connection in your dorm room (via DSL or cable)
Decker87 said:I want full control.
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Wow, this sucks. I jsut hope I don't have to stop breathing when I'm using too much oxygen.
Decker87 said:Wow, this sucks. I jsut hope I don't have to stop breathing when I'm using too much oxygen.
It's when they protest their supposed rights that it really gets me chuckling. Local college kids did that a few years back, made the papers. Wasn't quite the coverage they were after ( they were protesting rent/food costs on campus ), the papers essentially mocked them for not running the math.kumquat said:
Students are so funny. They think they're entitled to everything they want.
Any blanket statement is usually considered false. bittorrent is perfectly legitimate. I get my linux ISOs using it all the time.As a network administrator, I can tell you that p2p applications have zero legitimate use
Yup. If you don't like the control the college has, get a place off campus. Even then, don't be surprised if the ISP blocks your ability to commit crimesDon't cry if you can't use your college's network to download the latest copy of Photoshop and Episode III as if your rights were being taken away.
You're correct, of course. I did exaggerate a bit, but I hadn't had my morning coffee.XOR != OR said:Any blanket statement is usually considered false. bittorrent is perfectly legitimate. I get my linux ISOs using it all the time.
You can at UNI, although the cable provider is choosen for you I know a few students who got that installed.zrac said:3) most campus locations could be setup to allow private cable/dsl pipes in, but they don't. Why not treat rooms as "apartments" that you can get any service you want into??? Heck, there could even be some extra $$$ in it for them if they struck a deal with local cable internet company and it offloads dorms from their LAN
Xipher said:I don't know if UNI has any bandwidth restrictions, but I do know you can't run any listening servers. They don't NAT the connection, but simply drop any incoming TCP connections. They do block P2P from what I hear (I have never actually lived on campus) but IRC is fine, we have some of the ITS people sitting in #cedarlug.
As for wanting full control, never expect full control unless your wanting to spend the money getting the leased line and the hardware to use it. To many stupid people out there to let them do what ever they want without restriction.
Yea, don't know why they still have the MAC registration, I think that's hung around from the big virus attack way back when. Lucky for you UNI has a direct link to ISU (for Internet2 specificly) and since you mentioned Linux, we are having a CedarLUG Installathon on the 23rd in ITTC 322.DeChache said:Well sitting here on Campus at UNI I can say there is no bandwidth limit and P2P will work but they tend to be slow so its not worth it. I have no complants on the Network here I tend to download as fast as the sites can send it to me. ( I download a lot of game demos to poor to by them). I got Vista RC-1 the other day at about a Meg/s. The only thing I dont like is the registering by mac address so you have to reregister if you switch comps or nics. That got really annoying last year before I got my Router. I would be with out internet for about 2 days if I wanted to upgrade or patch my Linux box. I wish I could host a game server but oh well. My friend down to ISU can so its all good.