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[ILUG] Free WiFI Hotspot in Galway?

[ILUG] Free WiFI Hotspot in Galway?

Liam McDermott theirishmole at gmail.com
Tue Mar 8 14:35:28 GMT 2005


On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:52:03 +0000, Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie> wrote:
> On 8 Mar 2005, at 09:36, Stephen Reilly wrote:
> 
> > http://www.nuigalway.ie/administration_services/computer_services/
> > wirele
> > ss/ "The service is free" followed by "Internet access is the only
> > facility provided on campus to certain visitors to NUI Galway who
> > provide their own Wi-Fi-enabled devices".
> 
> The phrase "certain visitors" and the fact that they look for your wifi
> card's MAC address on the student application form makes me think that
> it's free as in beer, once you're allowed access to the tap.
> 
> 
> Niall
> 
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> Irish Linux Users' Group
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> 
> 


you have to register your mac addreass.

encryption is also enabled, so they have to enter the key. although it
is floating about :)

they install novell to anable access to your shared drive. but this is
not necessary, several people i know have linux laptops enabled.



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