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Cardiff University Internet Connections?!

Woohootoopoo

How much is the Internet connection in Talybont Court and how fast is it :smile:

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Reply 1

Carrie1

I thought it was free, don't know how fast it is though, I'm afraid.

Reply 2

Da Hool

I suppose its broadband?

Reply 3

Jontheone

10 MBit/sec ethernet, an yeah its free

Reply 4

Woohootoopoo

OP

Brilliant!
but is the connection restricted in anyway ?

Reply 5

Creole

2

I imagine if you're on Youtube all day they'll have a word, but since they block P2P theres not an awful lot you can do to piss them off. Oh but you aren't aloud on sites that could get the uni into trouble so as long as you arent Youtube'ing terrorist you'll be fine :smile:

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Reply 6

username70704

I was reading about the internet connection and was wondering what the hell an ethernet card is? Can somebody help me please?

Reply 7

spacecowgirl89

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It's just a card that is used to connect to the internet in your computer...or so I think...not too good with all this technology :p:

Reply 8

Ne0n

Adthegreat

I imagine if you're on Youtube all day they'll have a word, but since they block P2P theres not an awful lot you can do to piss them off. Oh but you aren't aloud on sites that could get the uni into trouble so as long as you arent Youtube'ing terrorist you'll be fine :smile:

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how can youtubing get u into trouble?

there are ways around the uni p2p blocker, or so i have heard... dont think theyll do much to stop u aslong as u r not using to much bandwidth.

Reply 9

Creole

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Youtube videos can use up a hell of a lot of bandwidth if you are viewing them all day. So basically mega-bandwidth use is the only thing your gonna get in trouble for.

Yeah you can get a service like 'Your-freedom' but I'm not exactly sure how that works, and you have to pay for it, but in theory it could be used to P2P at uni. I don't think i'm gonna risk it anyway.

Reply 10

Jontheone

Shuv

I was reading about the internet connection and was wondering what the hell an ethernet card is? Can somebody help me please?

No worries, you'll almost definately have one built into your comp / laptop. If you want to check tho just to make sure, go to...

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Info

When that pops up, head to components > Network > Adapter

If uve got a network card, u shud see it there :yy:

Reply 11

username70704

Ah thank you! I have one :biggrin:

I'm a bit of a technophobe :rolleyes:

Reply 12

numbersix

Adthegreat

Youtube videos can use up a hell of a lot of bandwidth if you are viewing them all day. So basically mega-bandwidth use is the only thing your gonna get in trouble for.

Yeah you can get a service like 'Your-freedom' but I'm not exactly sure how that works, and you have to pay for it, but in theory it could be used to P2P at uni. I don't think i'm gonna risk it anyway.

The Internet connection at the halls of students makes its requests (for websites especially) through the CU central web cache, a computer that collects and indexes innumerable webpages. So when you retrieve a webpage, you are not actually retrieving it from the Internet as such, but from the cache memory of that computer at CU. The pro is that the retrieval is faster. The con is that the webpage might be outdated, so that you need to refresh it by clicking on the omonymous button of your web browser. Another con is that the webpage requests are indexed and can be potentially screened by the IT department for statistical purposes and to analyse the efficiency of the service. The CU itself talks -jokingly- about Big Brother. So my recommendation is to abide by university's rules on fair Internet use. (source: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/it/network/reslan/resicache.html)

Reply 13

DomTom

1

is there a wifi connection? or will we have to use a cable?

Reply 14

numbersix

DomTom

is there a wifi connection? or will we have to use a cable?

The Wi-fi connection is available at several spots in CU, including some libraries. The system is called Janet and it's usually activated at the same time as Reslan, the halls of residence's cable connection. Your offer of residence should indicate what kind of features your hall has, including the presence and the type of connection.

In the halls of residence no wireless network is available, and it's also prohibited to use devices like a wireless router, to create a "home" network.

I think it's due to security reasons, as wireless devices represent severe security breaches if badly configured.

Reply 15

DomTom

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ok thanks, i havent been home so i havnt been able to read any of this information. tis a bit annoying that they dont set up wifis in residences thought...