More info about your network is needed: is it secured? If so,
how? Does it have DHCP? I would talk to your tech department,
explain that your machine only supports WEP encryption and can
use DHCP, then ask them all the questions the BN asks you when
you try to add your school's network as a configuration. Let us
know how it goes, or any questions posed by the tech people. Best
of luck.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele Thredgold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:48:19 +1030
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Braillenote] college network
Hi Syndi, Alex and others. I have been at TAFE three years and,
not
being that technically-minded, as far as the Internet is
concerned, have
no idea if it's possible to connect to the TAFE (college of
technical
and further education), network. I use wireless internet with a
WIFI
card, but they don't use telephone lines. If I want to search
the Net
or the TAFE intranet, I have to use a PC with Jaws, when using my
BN
would be much simpler where possible.
Is there a way around this problem?
Cheers!
Michele
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex
Parks
Sent: Wednesday, 24 January 2007 12:39 PM
To: Braillenote List; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Braillenote] college network
Sorry to jump in here, but the UMaine college system claims to
require any machine on their network to have Norton. However, I
was visiting my sister one day and took the settings off her
laptop, manually entered them into my BN, and was online with no
problem. I am not sure what security they have, but if all you
need is a good IP, DNS, default gateway, and subnet mask then I
have to wonder... The only problem is that if one of these four
is not recognized, you are out of luck.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "slery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Braillenote List"
<[email protected]
Date sent: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:56:11 -0500
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Braillenote] college network
Don,
How recent is your experience?
Talk among students within the last year is that a lot of
universities are
upping the security and have gone the route of requiring students
to install
software in order to be able to use their network unless you are
in a dorm.
I'm not trying to be facetious, I genuinely want to know about
your
experiences because this could be brought up to universities as
an example
of what other universities have done that does not exclude blind
people
using adaptive technology. It wouldn't be an immediate fix but
the next
time they are upgrading things they might take it into
consideration.
Cindy
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of don
bishop
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:56 PM
To: braillenote
Subject: Re[2]: [Braillenote] college network
I can only speak for the college networks I've personally
experienced.
It's easy to connect to them using the braillenote. Just do a
scan for network and probably accept all the default settings
along
with giving the configuration a unique name.
Next, once you're connected, you have to open your browser and go
to a page of your choosing.
Your request will be intercepted by a page from the network which
asks you to sign on to the network using your user name and
password. These should be provided to you by the appropriate
person at your college.
In other words, you can connect to the network, but you cannot do
anything with that connection until you log in properly.
There may be other networks which operate in a different way, but
I
can only speak for those
with which I have experience.
Since connecting wirelessly is now such a popular connection
type,
I suspect most networks now operate pretty much in this way.
So, get your username and password from the appropriate people at
your college and give it a try.
Don
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/649 - Release Date:
23/01/2007 8:40 PM
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/649 - Release Date:
23/01/2007 8:40 PM
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
