A little while ago I complained about the internet speeds in this fun fact post. I have discovered that ECNU's dorm internet is actually worse then I thought, but for other reasons. At ECNU, each dorm room has their own router, hooked up to their own cable box (a very slow one just FYI), having its own WiFi network. Though what ever IT guy set up these networks should actually be fired. I found these in room networks to be totally unsecure, and I hardly know what I am doing. I don't even want to know what someone more knowledgeable then I am could do. I guess my best advice on what to do for students is simply do anything that requires security on a VPN, connected to the base ENCU WiFi (because that one actually has some security even though it is hard to connect to in the dorms), or using Tor (which oddly enough I found worked better in my dorm than my VPN). My advice for the East China Normal would be to treat their network more like how Juniata treats theirs. The network should push any user without a secured device into a cordoned off remediation network and should require a username and password to connect to the network in the first place.
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Dad
11/21/2016 10:58:49 am
I think u lost Bubby and Gramma on this post.
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Jared Paul Miller
11/21/2016 11:31:39 am
Lol, probably. Yup, each room has its own totally separate login, I agree it is super inefficient. I am not sure why they don't just extend the campus WiFi to everywhere rather then trying to maintain and secure probably hundreds of smaller networks. I downloaded and encrypted browser that works, I can also just take a short walk to the Physics building and use the base ECNU internet there.
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Dad
11/22/2016 07:18:51 am
You would think that if China was trying to spy on students, it would be easier with one common wifi as they do in every campus in US rather than 1000 separate mini wi fis to monitor
Gramma M.
11/24/2016 07:00:45 am
Imagine how much time the Chinese can waste spying on me. They can read the Times and the Jewish Forward and look at family photos. Maybe the spies can send along their favorite recipes.
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