Studying in Powell, need to access internet…
In a way, it helps me. Given that every time I sit down at Powell to study, I end up spending 2 hours on reddit first. When it’s slow, sometimes i’ll give up and start studying.
What’s the difference between all these networks?
web is for everyone
the other is something else
and secure you have to login and is the most secure
but this is hilarious
This is why I use the wired network as much as possible on campus and in the dorms. It’s much faster, and it’s (almost) always up. It does go down every once in awhile, though.
None of them work unless you use VPN
UCLA_WEB: Ports 80 and 443 (http and https), no login or password required, unencrypted.
UCLA_WIFI: captive portal that requires a UCLA Logon ID and password to get past, but once that is done, unencrypted and essentially unrestricted internet access.
UCLA_SECURE: uses WPA(2?) Enterprise authentication, log on using your UCLA Logon ID and password and you have an encrypted session that is secure even from sniffing by other logged-in and authenticated sessions. Essentially unrestricted internet access.
So you need to let guests use the internet? They can browse the web with UCLA_WEB. Need remote desktop, SSH, Skype, FTP, or (non-web-based) email? Use one of the others.
Obviously try UCLA_SECURE and see if that works, as encrypted is better than unencrypted. (notice I didn’t use the word Secure)
Or, you could connect to one of these!
You don’t need a VPN. UCLA_WEB should work without anything, it’s entirely open (on web ports) - no login, no auth, no VPN.
UCLA_WIFI you can either use a VPN or login at the authentication page once connected.
UCLA_SECURE uses WPA authentication to connect, no VPN required after connecting, pretty much unrestricted.
UCLA_WEB allows VPN traffic in addition to HTTP and HTTPS. UCLA_WIFI allows VPN traffic without authentication.
More information: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/shortcut/answer/952
Also, how to connect to UCLA_SECURE: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/shortcut/answer/956
True, good call on those. Essentially the rule is you cannot have unrestricted access to the internet unless they have some way of knowing who you are.
AFAIK, it’s more of a liability issue. If you’re using UCLA’s connection directly (either through UCLA_WIFI, UCLA_SECURE, or the UCLA VPN), they need to be able to trace abuse complaints (i.e. DMCA) to you individually. If you’re passing through UCLA’s connection but using another endpoint (an external organization’s VPN), that endpoint becomes the party responsible for handling abuse issues (UCLA acts as a dumb pipe).