Does anyone in UCD have a PSP?

edladdlad

and if so can you get online on the college network? I've tried it using the proxy specified on the ucd website, and without a proxy, but neither works.

Is there a way?

irlrobins

What proxy did you use? I know you said the one on UCD website but which one did it give?

edladdlad

Should have done a bit more research before posting, sorry. Was using the http://proxy.ucd.ie/proxy.pac, but I just found a thread on the psp board which gives a list of other proxy things in ucd, used posaune.ucd.ie and port 8484 and it works fine now,

thanks though

irlrobins

yep, that was what my suggestion was going to be. proxy.pac is just a script that browsers use to determine what proxies are available. However not every application can use auto config scripts and instead must have the proxies entered manually.

For anyone else interested here is a list of all the proxy servers in UCD.

name: port
posaune.ucd.ie:8484
posaune.ucd.ie:8585
garfunkel.ucd.ie:8484
garfunkel.ucd.ie:8585
carrigvore.ucd.ie:8484
carrigvore.ucd.ie:8585
excalibur.ucd.ie:8484
excalibur.ucd.ie:8585

humbert

all the info is in proxy.pac if you open it up though.

irlrobins

Where do you think i copied and pasted that list from?

Riamfada

what the hell are you talking about


:idiot looking for genuine explanation

irlrobins

Which part are you lost on? Or do you want me to start from the top?

Riamfada

well i know what a PSP is and I know what UCD is. Other than that i havnt got a clue

irlrobins

ok OP has a PSP and wants to get it working on the wireless network in UCD so he cna surf web, play games etc.

UCD network has a firewall that blocks all incoming and outgoing traffic for security reasons. If you want to get a webpage you need to be able to get thru the firewall. This is done by UCD providing proxy servers. Your request for a webpage (say this page ur reading now) is sent to the proxy, the proxy fetches it from the baords.ie server. It then passes the page on to your laptop/PC/PSP.

Ok lunch date has arrived... will continue after lunch..... Stay tuned boys and girls!

irlrobins

Right so where was I....

So how does your laptop/PC/PSP get to know about the proxies. Three ways it does this:

1) When you first connect device to network, it will contact a server known as a DHCP server. This server will allocate your device an unique ip address on the network (so traffic can be routed to and from you), assign you dns servers (which translate a hostname like www.ucd.ie into an ip address) and if the device supports it, can also inform the device of what proxy servers to use.

2) Auto configuration script. This is just a script that allows some applications such as Internet Explorer, Firefox etc, configure themselves to use a proxy. The ucd proxy has a randomiser function that will get the browser to pick one of the eight available proxies at random, thus spreading the load across the servers.

3) Manual setup: Not all applications support the use of auto config scripts (such as the PSP) so it is necessary to manual enter the proxy details into the settings of the application/device by hand. You sometimes need manual proxies for apps like MSN, AIM, windows media player etc.

Right think that explains the ol lot. Any questions? And no, MNG, this topic will not be in the end of term exam....

humbert

liar, that's all rubbish, speedy here

runs and gets them from a big warehouse in the sandyford industrial estate!

elmyra

*nods*. Yes Humbert I've heard it that way too.

Riamfada

thanks for that IRL

irlrobins

Grimes wrote:

thanks for that IRL

Sure call me Robin....... cos that's my name......;)

Riamfada

And Im Batman

Would you like to ride with Batman?



Im sorry I couldnt resist

irlrobins

Grimes wrote:

Im sorry I couldnt resist

Thankfully I can.