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Over the summer ResNet was
joined by WolfieNet. Those with wireless can now use their
laptops almost anywhere on campus. A few caveats however, and
points of information.
Rich Reeder, the University's CIO (Chief Information
Officer), sent an email (copy below) to students announcing the
improvement the week before classes began. While the system
was up an running, students who for years had been using
illegal wireless routers could still cause havoc. The
illegal routers not only interfere with their service, they
could interfere with others as well. Once everyone knows the
dorms are wireless and stops using anything illegal, that
problem should resolve itself.
Returning students know the registration process and have
watched it improve over the years. It used to take hours
after registration to have access and now takes less than 15 minutes.
New students, however, don't usually have all the software
updates downloaded that the University requires to protect the
system from viruses. That is why it often takes them a
longer time.
According to CIO Rich Reeder, DoIT (Division of Information
Technology) held triage sessions on
Friday and had more planned for before classes started to help students get
connected. The primary problem was that despite multiple
suggestions to do the Windows updates and check beforehand,
students would still show up without having done them. Once
the updates were downloaded, connection was a breeze. Reeder said he wished
there was a better way but without them, students would get
infected the first time they plugged in their machines.
And it all seems to be working better than ever at this point. Based on the
analysis done by Director Charles Bowman's Client Support division of DoIT
- i.e. that chart above - more students registered faster this year than in any
previous semester!
Click here for chart enlargement:
http://www.aasquared.org/images/SBU/ResnetReg0809.jpg
August 24, 2009
Dear Stony Brook
Residential Students:
I am pleased to report that a major upgrade to the
residential computing network is nearing completion. This
includes replacement of all networking switches as well as
the installation of Wi-Fi in the residence halls.
Information about using Wi-Fi in the residence halls may be
found at
http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/networking/wolfienet
Please view this Web page before attempting to make a
connection.
Now that there is a stable and secure Wi-Fi network in the
residence halls, it is more important than ever that
residents turn off and remove any personal wireless routers
that were brought onto campus. These devices are no longer
needed and may possible interfere with the campus Wi-Fi
signals. This interference affects all residents within
range and may possibly prevent others from using this
service.
Stony Brook University reserves the right to monitor its
wireless networks for rogue devices that interfere or
compromise network usage for others. Please be aware that
use of unauthorized wireless routers or access points
without prior approval is prohibited under Division of
Information Technology Policy D 102 "Network Security."
http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/policies/d102
Devices that interfere with SB's wireless networks may be
subject to restriction or removal.
For assistance connecting to the new residential wireless
network, please contact Client Support at (631)632-9800, or
visit the Client Support Walk-in Center between the hours of
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Melville
Library, Room S-5410.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Respectfully,
Richard W. Reeder
Chief Information Officer
Stony Brook University
State University of New York
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