In my comment earlier, I was referring to ports the internet runs on... like http is port 80. It appears that I was misunderstood as meaning network jacks. So what I mean is they block ports that people play online games with for example, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Oddly enough, I used to refer to them as "ports" until I was hired as an assistant CSR and had converstaions with OIT people who were always confused when I said "port" until they figured out I meant "jack." I've referred to them as a network jack ever since I figured they were using the correct terms. When it comes to campus-housing and the blocking of ports (not jacks), I've found that OIT likes to change their minds when it comes to if campus-housing is a part of the "BYU Network" or not when they justify their actions. For example, online games. OIT uses the excuse that they block those ports because the network is designed to be used for "academic purposes" and ignore the fact these are computers in a home and not a campus lab computer. So in this case, it is part of the BYU network. But, since it's part of the network, then shouldn't I be able to map the network drive in my department for my research group? No no no! The campus network and housing network are "separate" in that case! And the list goes on..... -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
