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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] BL3 at school
  • Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 03:30:04 +0000 (UTC)

The linux computer hooked up to the school network with no problems. His roommate had a Windows computer and had to uninstall all his virus and spyware programs and put on the school's programs before he could connect.

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005, James Miller wrote:

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

A friend will be starting college and was told in order
to
access the school internet connection he needs Windows or Macintosh.

I don't believe this. Our local university insists that people run a
Windows CD to connect but I know you can access with any TCP/IP type
dialer.

If he put in an ethernet card and insmodded it, what else would it be
necessary to know (IP number?) and do to obtain a connection using BL3?

What this usually means is that they will not _support_ any other OS.
Students who call the school IT dept. with problems can't get any help
unless they're running Win or Mac. That said, I'll just bet the network is
set up like about any other wired network and runs a dhcp server that will
hand out an address to any dhcp client that can make a physical
connection--regardless of what OS that client runs on. I know my own U
network is set up like this. So, if he has support for his NIC (in the
form of the module you mention) and can run a dhcp client, he should be
able to get on the network using Linux with no problems so long as he has
access to one of the U.'s ethernet jacks..




  • Re: [BL] BL3 at school, sindi keesan, 09/01/2005

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