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College Wifi

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  • 27-08-2010 1:29am
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    rob88
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    does BCFE have free wifi or wifi at all in the college? thanks


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    docdolittle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭docdolittle


    rob88 wrote: »
    does BCFE have free wifi or wifi at all in the college? thanks
    Yup, it's free, it's in the canteen and some classrooms.

    To access it,in firefox you might have to go to your tools - options - advanced - network - (Connection)settings

    manual proxy

    192.168.1.253 or 192.168.1.254 port 8080
    Tick use for all

    It's a bit poxy at times :P You might have to do this on some of the actual BCFE computers, but there is usually a sign up saying how to do this.


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    rob88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭rob88


    cheers, i'll prob be using safari or something, i'll get it sorted somehow


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    rannerap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,900 ✭✭✭rannerap


    yeah its very bad at times,I wouldnt be relying on it tbh


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    blueboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭blueboy123


    Two years in the college and never once got it to work :D as already said, not the most dependable.


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    Bill_Le_Viking
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭Bill_Le_Viking


    On registration they couldnt connect the laptops to the aul webbernets ha


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    rannerap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,900 ✭✭✭rannerap


    sounds about right for ballyer ha:D


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    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    I'm using it at the moment (sitting in the social area) and it's thundering along nicely.

    Dead handy to set up in firefox... 192.168.1.253:8080 being the proxy server, and going at good speed at the moment... handy as well that I use google chrome for all other browsing and just firefox for here so don't have to change my settings every day... :)


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    rob88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭rob88


    do u have to bring ur computer(iphone in my case) to get it virus tested before they let you use it or something? thats what i heard


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    GTE
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    In the two years I was there it worked every time.


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    GTE
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    rob88 wrote: »
    do u have to bring ur computer(iphone in my case) to get it virus tested before they let you use it or something? thats what i heard

    No.

    Unless its a new policy for 2010/11/.
    I doubt it though.


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    Bard
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    No, you don't.


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    rob88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭rob88


    how do i get it working? i have full signal on my iphone but it doesnt ask for a password or anything? and still doesnt work?


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    GTE
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    Proxy settings.

    Mentioned above.


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    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    rob88 wrote: »
    how do i get it working? i have full signal on my iphone but it doesnt ask for a password or anything? and still doesnt work?

    I don't see why you'd want to set it up on your iPhone really. Would be more a pain to have to input the proxy settings when there and deactivate them when you're not there. It's not like you can work on college assignments on your iPhone anyway.

    Just use one of the college PCs or bring in a laptop/netbook with firefox set up with the proxy settings mentioned above.


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