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Defne C. Ozgediz ’06, who has worked the Circulation desk for three years, attributes the changing dynamic to three major factors: the facebook.com, improved wireless access, and the opening of Dunkin’ Donuts. “Lamont seems a lot more social and generally a lot less conducive to studying than it was two years ago,” says Ozgediz. “There’s a lot for you to do with your laptop and a 24-ounce coffee that doesn’t even remotely relate to studying...
Many students in Adams House temporarily lost Internet access over the weekend after someone improperly connected a device—most likely a wireless router—to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) network...
Kevin S. Davis ’98, director of residential computing for FAS, said such disruptions most commonly result when students incorrectly plug their own wireless routers or access points—which are prohibited by Harvard FAS Computer Services (HASCS) rules—into the network...
According to Davis, such devices are meant to provide wireless Internet access by connecting to a valid IP address. The devices can then provide access to nearby computers by distributing “fake” IP addresses, which are not valid on their...
Davis said the possibility of network disruptions is one of the main reasons for the prohibition against students’ setting up their own wireless networks on campus...