Is netsoc dead?

Red Alert

Just wondering seen as their main webpage's been down for a few days?

The_Minister

Their server is currently resident in the Forum Office:D

aequinoctium

they gave up early during freshers week

Red Alert

How'd their server make it up there?

Villaricos

yea the mountaineering club message board was on their server, it died about a month ago on us.
it was always rubbish though, so we're not too upset!

Stabshauptmann

They could have given some warning.

A pity the society died, their services were great value.

Tayto2000

Their heyday was really back when they were providing internet access to students... Hard to imagine no wireless and no access in the labs now. Used to be a big queue to get a netsoc account. Once the college was doing it faster and for no extra cost, there wasn't really any reason for them to exist any more.

Stabshauptmann

their hosting was fantastic

Red Alert

They seemed to lose their focus on that and I think that's where it became the beginning of the end. Plenty of people signed up for the FTP space and web hosting, but they seemed hell bent on 'breaking' the infrastructure in place and worrying about being a 'traditional society'.

What is going to become of their equipment? Could it be resurrected?

Stabshauptmann

First thing would be to find the crowd supposedly in charge this year, or failing that whoever was in charge last year.

Find out their intentions.

If they've thrown in the towel, speak to Butler about ressurecting it.

Personally, I wouldnt have anywhere near the expertise needed to fix/maintain their services, I just enjoyed using them

But if there were some way I could be of assistance to anyone who did want to ressurect this society please let me know. I want my FTP space back

Miocko

I am a former auditor...back in the long queue days...
I would love to see it back on its feet...even if it was only going to be a tiny little society

Johannyogibear

netsoc has been resurrected and is now accessible at http://hespera.ucd.ie/ , netsoc.com.They had a lot of server problems. I know the lads are working hard to get everything back up and running to the way it was.

imp

That's quite encouraging... I noticed the posters around campus for the LAN during the week, unfortunately couldn't make it

Raphael

Great to see you;re back on your feet, though honestly I'd be much more enthusiastic for ye to get things like the web hosting and shells going, more so than LAN parties. Especially since those are technically the purview of the Games Society.

Red Alert

Raphael wrote: »

Great to see you;re back on your feet, though honestly I'd be much more enthusiastic for ye to get things like the web hosting and shells going, more so than LAN parties. Especially since those are technically the purview of the Games Society.

Seconded - most of the people I knew who had netsoc memberships wanted to use the web space. Period.

Miocko

Hey Betafrog...
that is great to hear!!!

FionnMatthew

I'd like to email netsoc, but I can't find an email address on that site.

Nice site!

Thing is, I'd like to ask some advice - as a postgrad myself, I'm currently setting up a postgraduate blog for one of the departments, and I'm using wordpress - just like netsoc.

I don't know how to enable php or mysql on the site I've been given in order to do it. It's on ucd.ie.

If anyone from netsoc could offer some advice, that'd be great.

Does anyone have an email address?
Or some straight up advice?

Red Alert

Unfortunately UCD being UCD don't offer PHP or MySQL on the web server. Best way is probably to get an unused PC and register it as a server, just stick it under a desk or somewhere out of the way to keep people from messing with it.

IT Loser

Do I need an account to get online in College? I have a wireless enabled laptop, how would I get onto the wireless in Quinn Building, I am thinking of doing quite a bit of knocking around UCD as I prepare for my Law Soc exams. Thats Law Society of Ireland, not some freshers day ****e.

I am a past student, btw, not some welscher in off the street.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

I suppose you could use the wifi, but as to where you could study, as a non-student you're options are limited. You'd need to become a paid member of the library

IT Loser

Sean_K wrote: »

I suppose you could use the wifi, but as to where you could study, as a non-student you're options are limited. You'd need to become a paid member of the library

Oh I have that worked out already, as an Alumnus member, you get a card and all that.

How does the WiFi work in College??

Thomas_S_Hunterson

It's an open public network, just connect.

Pretty much all ports are blocked however so you'll just be surfin the net. No torrents or anything.

IT Loser

Sean_K wrote: »

It's an open public network, just connect.

Pretty much all ports are blocked however so you'll just be surfin the net. No torrents or anything.

No Limey, no???

Youtube even??

Ah well.

Cheers.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Yea Youtube no bother.

IT Loser

Sean_K wrote: »

Yea Youtube no bother.

Sounds decent. Cheers.

Stepherunie

Ports 1 and 8484 are open.

You can use your email and surf the net.

No websites are blocked in UCD - well if they are I've yet to find them.

Red Alert

By 8484 I think she means you have to go through the college proxy.

Stepherunie

Thanks red - translation is always appreciated.

IT Loser

If there is public wifi, what difference does it make about Netsoc?

Charlie

Anyone ever have any joy getting a non-laptop device to connect to the wifi. I can never get my Nokia E65 to connect or psp, even to just surf the web, but my laptop does it grand.

Raphael

I got a PC to connect to the wifi, but I doubt that's what you mean...