Internet?

alex-hs

It's cos it's inherently far less secure.

haven't they heard of mac filtering and wpa?

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philjw

Don't know about Manor Villages, but the Nottingham Uni network (which covers Uni Park, Jubilee, Broadgate Park and Sutton Bonington) does not allow p2p filesharing.

sorry to ask a stupid question but does this mean that bit torrent won't function properly or is there a specific port for it?

Reply 8

It won't work..or it'll be stupidly stupidly slow for those who get it to work.
There are wireless hotspots in some areas of the uni, but not in halls no. Although I thought one of the halls had wireless facilities as well as the LAN?

Reply 9

Christian_j

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Is there a known/popular alternative to the uni network?

Reply 10

in halls? er... no
unless you have your own mobile broadband, the only network available on campus is the uni network.

Reply 11

Christian_j

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I was considering mobile broadband, but unsure whether the limit will be high enough for my usage, just wondered if the mobile had any real advantages, I hear uni networks are often unreliable, and my friends internet at lancaster ges down frequently :s-smilie:

Reply 12

Uni network is pretty good. you're warned in advance if any of the services are going down, it's pretty fast - i watch tv, stream videos etc without any lags, download speeds are fast too.it's secure. the only thing that doesn't officially work is anything p2p related/torrents, and they're illegal anyways.

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Christian_j

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Hmm... thanks for the info, I'll probably just go with that for ease :smile:

Reply 14

La Trampa

Uni network is pretty good. you're warned in advance if any of the services are going down, it's pretty fast - i watch tv, stream videos etc without any lags, download speeds are fast too.it's secure. the only thing that doesn't officially work is anything p2p related/torrents, and they're illegal anyways.

Bit Torrent and P2P are both legal though.. the only thing illegal about it is what files you're sharing/downloading.

Reply 15

you know damn well what i meant :rolleyes:

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rt6

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IcEmAn911

haven't they heard of mac filtering and wpa?

Since everyone brings their own computer, the logistics of having to setup the router every year, and for every new computer, isn't really realistic. Plus, it's still not secure if, at the end of the day, the user has to enter a password they're given, as they could easily just pass it on to any would-be 'hacker'. And mac filtering isn't secure as MAC addresses are easy to spoof.

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alex-hs

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rt6

Since everyone brings their own computer, the logistics of having to setup the router every year, and for every new computer, isn't really realistic. Plus, it's still not secure if, at the end of the day, the user has to enter a password they're given, as they could easily just pass it on to any would-be 'hacker'. And mac filtering isn't secure as MAC addresses are easy to spoof.

Actually they use MAC filtering for the wired network - I think that's the only authentication they use, although they do match up your MAC address with your ethernet port. I suppose it's a plus if you dual-boot though, cos the network only sees one machine regardless.

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