open wireless on college campus

Zantetsuken · 04-12-2006, 04:23 AM

the local community college I go to is getting towards setting up open wifi on campus, and has a few nodes up already. the annoying part of it is, after connecting and being directed to their network homepage, downloading their security-requirement-checking program and seeing what antivirus you have on it lets you use the network (I don't have anyproblem with it up to this point in the process its the results/criteria for qualification that sucks tar)...

the pain of it is, the only antivirus it checks for is Norton (sorry but I'll stick with Avast - free) - without Norton you cant use the wifi node. I know its their network and its a privelage to use it on their terms, but isnt that kinda encouraging monopoly?

what's your guy's thoughts on it???

btw: i'm fine enough using the desktops they have hardwired into the network, but I'd still rather use my laptop, if I ever get the chance - most the computers on campus are at best first generation Pentium 4s with 256mb of RAM, the worst are Pentium 3's with about 186mb RAM (my Athlon 3400 512RAM laptop kicks the tar outta any of em anyday)...

btw: this is something I'd posted on a web-design forum...

~~the.ultimate.maverick~~ · 04-12-2006, 05:08 AM

Its fair enough they do what they want but I'd take it up with the Campus Techs - seems a bit too dictatorial!

04-12-2006, 04:23 AM	#1
Zantetsuken Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: US Posts: 504	open wireless on college campus the local community college I go to is getting towards setting up open wifi on campus, and has a few nodes up already. the annoying part of it is, after connecting and being directed to their network homepage, downloading their security-requirement-checking program and seeing what antivirus you have on it lets you use the network (I don't have anyproblem with it up to this point in the process its the results/criteria for qualification that sucks tar)... the pain of it is, the only antivirus it checks for is Norton (sorry but I'll stick with Avast - free) - without Norton you cant use the wifi node. I know its their network and its a privelage to use it on their terms, but isnt that kinda encouraging monopoly? what's your guy's thoughts on it??? btw: i'm fine enough using the desktops they have hardwired into the network, but I'd still rather use my laptop, if I ever get the chance - most the computers on campus are at best first generation Pentium 4s with 256mb of RAM, the worst are Pentium 3's with about 186mb RAM (my Athlon 3400 512RAM laptop kicks the tar outta any of em anyday)... btw: this is something I'd posted on a web-design forum...
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04-12-2006, 05:08 AM	#2
~~the.ultimate.maverick~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,234	Its fair enough they do what they want but I'd take it up with the Campus Techs - seems a bit too dictatorial!