On 07/11/10 10:40, Paul Stimpson wrote: > Alternatively you could ask the University to fix the problem for you. I > believe that under the disability act they are required to make reasonable > adaptations to accommodate your son's disability.
He's done very nicely out of the Disabled Student's Allowance, with a new laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor plus Windows 7 and MS Office bells-and-whistles edition, all warranteed and insured for the next three years. They have also provided a mobility scooter and various other allowances to compensate for the difficulties he has in getting around on his sticks while carrying stuff. > The only problem I can see is that if you ask for wifi and they tell you it's > banned you can't claim you didn't know it wasn't allowed if you go DIY. > > Before you do anything I would have a look at the rules to see if it is > naughty, see if anyone else is doing it and take precautions like turning off > the SSID broadcast on the AP and using dd-wrt's "MAC address clone" function > to clone the MAC address of the wired Ethernet port on your son's laptop in > case they scan the network looking for unauthorised APs. Good point, although I can't see they'd enforce a ban wireless connectivity under these specific circumstances, i.e. a locked down connection between a single machine and wireless access point. I generally use WPA + mac address filtering and disabled SSID broadcast, which I know isn't a guarantee of security but should keep out all but the most determined intruder. As for checking the rules I think I'll suck it and see, and if anyone does start walking the halls with a scanner and subsequently complains, I'll pick it up from there. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
