Comments on: Stony Brook’s ResNet Sucks http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/ Tony Cai blogs about randomness in the technology, politics, business, web development and life at Stony Brook University. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Z http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-84 Z Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:15:28 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-84 "My anti-virus program did not want to update in order to meet ResNet’s requirements, then my Windows Defender was outdated but ResNet did not let it update." "I think it’s unnecessary to update such things as your browser" You're part of the reason that these steps are neccessary. Your anti-virus is out of date. Your windows updates are out of date. You seem to think that it's unecessary to update your browser despite the fact that new security fixes are released many times a month. By failing to do the most basic maintenance on your computer, you've turned it into a liability to the network. In short, these steps are required so that Resnet can protect itself from idiots like you. “My anti-virus program did not want to update in order to meet ResNet’s requirements, then my Windows Defender was outdated but ResNet did not let it update.”

“I think it’s unnecessary to update such things as your browser”

You’re part of the reason that these steps are neccessary. Your anti-virus is out of date. Your windows updates are out of date. You seem to think that it’s unecessary to update your browser despite the fact that new security fixes are released many times a month.

By failing to do the most basic maintenance on your computer, you’ve turned it into a liability to the network.

In short, these steps are required so that Resnet can protect itself from idiots like you.

]]> By: shane http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-85 shane Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:42:33 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-85 Stony Brook, home of the <a href="http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/project-unionfs.html" rel="nofollow">Union File System</a>, is a Mac/Windows only campus? That is disappointing. Stony Brook, home of the Union File System, is a Mac/Windows only campus? That is disappointing.

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-90 Tony Cai Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-90 @Z: You dumb fuck, like I said, I wanted to update but the proxies on the ResNet did not allow it to update asshole, so STFU before you say something you don't understand. @Z: You dumb fuck, like I said, I wanted to update but the proxies on the ResNet did not allow it to update asshole, so STFU before you say something you don’t understand.

]]> By: ... http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-18509 ... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:56:32 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/01/25/stony-brooks-resnet-sucks/#comment-18509 I agree with the original poster, this semester registering computer(s) became a nightmare. First let me say that if you know what site not to go or which file not to download, you are pretty much virus free. The anti-virus stony brook provide this semester is a total over kill. Its the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 (480mb's installed), this program literally slow down you computer(laptop) by 40 percent. Second for unknown reasons connecting to the resnet server this semester was totally random, the network status is "connected" but it would not let connect to any website (even resnet). After calling client support for help, they put me on a list(usually how stony brook works), it have been 3 weeks. and I had to fix it my self by setting the internet protocal properties in windows by filling it DNS servers. Also what I find unfair is that people with mac or linux do not have to pass the any test before registering(for windows you have to pass the CAT Scan https://register.resnet.stonybrook.edu/). how is that fair?? yes yes...all the viruses are in window..... NOT ALL WINDOW USERS ARE IDIOTS... I agree with the original poster, this semester registering computer(s) became a nightmare. First let me say that if you know what site not to go or which file not to download, you are pretty much virus free. The anti-virus stony brook provide this semester is a total over kill. Its the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 (480mb’s installed), this program literally slow down you computer(laptop) by 40 percent. Second for unknown reasons connecting to the resnet server this semester was totally random, the network status is “connected” but it would not let connect to any website (even resnet). After calling client support for help, they put me on a list(usually how stony brook works), it have been 3 weeks. and I had to fix it my self by setting the internet protocal properties in windows by filling it DNS servers. Also what I find unfair is that people with mac or linux do not have to pass the any test before registering(for windows you have to pass the CAT Scan https://register.resnet.stonybrook.edu/). how is that fair?? yes yes…all the viruses are in window…..
NOT ALL WINDOW USERS ARE IDIOTS…

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