<p>And I suppose you understand it Zungra? Any chance to make the parents on this thread feel bad…what a nice young man you are.</p>
<p>And I suppose you would want your son using these methods to set up an illegal router, wouldn’t you? What a protective mother you are.</p>
<p>If not, I’m confused on why you chose to respond.</p>
<p>I really don’t understand going through all that fuss and money in the first place to get a router. Plus, that’s usually grounds for disciplinary action if you do one step wrong in the “safe router” tutorial. There are FAR easier ways to bypass Cisco Clean Access and hide yourself and your information from the network.</p>
<p>Zungra^ My son will make his own decisions, but I am certain he will not do anything illegal to bypass the protective programs the campus has set up. He understands this discussion far better than I do to be sure. </p>
<p>I chose to respond because you always make rude comments to the parents on this thread. This is not an exclusive thread for students. Many parents post here and share useful info. with anyone who chooses to read it. We also ask questions to help us understand what our students are needing to do. Maybe you do not have parents who are as involved because you can take care of everything yourself. I am a protective mother, you are right. Most 18 year olds still need a little help and there is nothing wrong with that. The main reason I am on this thread is to learn from anyone who is willing to share information. Parents and students. Somethings I pass on to my son and others are just helpful for me to understand the process.</p>
<p>I hope you have a great time at Cal Poly and I am sure you are ready for the challenge of being on your own.</p>
<p>That’s swell.</p>
<p>Zungra, et. al. :</p>
<p>Why bother trying to get around the Cal Poly network regulations? You must have something really serious ( illegal ?) that you want to hide. Or maybe you just take pride in your extensive computer knowledge and enjoy flaunting it. I have found the Resnet network to be a fast , reliable connection. Until someone like you tries to mess with it.</p>
<p>I think you are missing the point. Folks like us see our PCs as our personal property. I suppose that notion makes sense, after all we bought them. As such, we believe that we should be free to use, or not use whatever software we wish. The CCA requirement isn’t a technical one; It is in no way necessary for the management of the network or the passing of bits and bytes around. Nor am I free to write a re-implementation of it. Furthermore, Resnet has (in the past, I’m not sure if they still do) gone so far as to prevent you from logging in if you have certain programs installed on your computer. Now, for the management of their network, I think it is ethical for Resent to impose some restrictions on activities that take place across the network. So, prohibiting someone from running a DHCP server because that horridly breaks things is reasonable. However, Resnet is claiming a far greater right: The right to restrict what you do with your computer off of their network. What programs you possess and what programs you run. That is an invasion of the user’s privacy and property. </p>
<p>Of course, the best solution is to run a free (as in freedom) operating system, which is not subject to the Cisco Clean Access requirements. The local Linux user group does an install session at the start of every quarter. Watch [CPLUG.org</a> : Cal Poly Linux Users Group](<a href=“http://www.cplug.org%5DCPLUG.org”>http://www.cplug.org) for details.</p>
<p>Agreed, this is the reason why i refuse to run Resnet. I’m dual-booting with Ubuntu.
Using Lixux(Ubuntu), i know cal poly doesn’t require you to install Cisco Clean Access. Are the logs of your actions still kept using Linux? Anything i should worry about?
I would run a pretty heavy firewall(Nod32) and SpyBot S&D(blocks processes) just in case.</p>
<p>bjornredtail. Nothing much of value is free. The cost of using Resnet is not money but it is some loss of control over your PC. You are not required to use Resnet. You can buy a wireless network card and connect to mobile networks. That will cost $ and the performance will not be very good. It is your option. Just don’t try to take a moral highground by saying Resnet does not have a right to monitor your PC. If you use their network and you agree to the Terms of Use you should follow them. It is not an invasion of your privacy because you don’t have to use their service. It’s your choice.</p>
<p>Just because it is against school policy doesn’t make it illegal to set up a router. I have a laptop and a desktop that I want to both have internet at the same time. Most dorms offer some type of wifi and why cal poly doesn’t is beyond me.</p>
<p>Mariner116: By your reasoning, it’s your choice to be on campus, which means you have no right to refuse a search by University Police. If you do not want to be searched, you can simply not come onto campus. </p>
<p>Your argument about economic value is moot as well, in my view. Resnet isn’t free, it’s paid for by your rent. </p>
<p>bigxcman: I know that all logins are logged with some detail. I’m not so sure about traffic. Having a firewall up helps significantly, as there are some oddball packets that float around the network… I remember all sorts of SMB/Samba packets hitting my machine from everyone else in the dorms. I’m not sure if they do any specific port scanning though. Their policy reserves the right for them to do so, but I kindof doubt that they do that.</p>
<p>Before you start thinking about firing up NMAP and port-scanning the Poly network, do note that they have their routers configured to look for that sort of thing. It is apparently a great way to get an ITS nastygram. </p>
<p>BlueAlien: Intelligence sources suggest (ie, the folks out at the ITS warehouse I managed to run into one day back when I had my campus job) that Resnet is doing a new wireless rollout for this year. They were taking delivery of a bunch of new UPSs that apparently did power over ethernet for the new access points. No idea if/when the wireless rollout will acctually happen.</p>
<p>Resnet wireless is available in Aliso building in Poly Canyon Village only. As far as I know.</p>
<p>I forgot to update… after we got to our daughter’s dorm room in Yosemite, we discovered the ethernet connection was clear across the room on the opposite wall. Even the 25 ft. cable wouldn’t reach. My husband had to go over to the bookstore and buy a 50 ft. cable. Lucky they had one! I didn’t ask him how much it costs. We gave the 25 ft. one to her roommate, who apparently didn’t bring one.</p>
<p>At least that speaks well for the size of the rooms in Yosemite :)</p>