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Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CITES provides networking, email, courseware, telephone,
and many other services to the Urbana campus.

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Networking Scenarios

This page contains information about accessing the Internet from a variety of locations and situations: borrowing a computer, accessing the Internet from coffeehouses, and access from other cities or other countries.

The following networking scenarios present real-life situations that may be similar to your computer experiences. The scenarios explain how to gain network access in different situations and what particular security steps may also be valuable.

Using a laptop you own

Wireless access on campus
(for example, in libraries, class buildings, or other public access areas)
Wireless access around the community
(for example, in a coffeehouse, bookstore, or public library)
Using your laptop in a hotel with wireless or Ethernet
Using your laptop in a hotel with dialup

Borrowing a lab or cafe computer

Borrowing a computer in a library or Internet cafe

Longer-term network access from other places

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