From: Patrick Nixon (PNIXON@ci.somerville.ma.us)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2001 - 08:26:29 CDT
While my reasoning for the solution was different from the one you have
below, you could build in a MAC Checking routine to only allow certain MAC
Addresses to register on the network. This is something a large amount of
cable companies do for their cablemodem networks. While it does add some
overhead to the registration process, it is feasible and would limit the
accessibility of other users ports. While it is possible for another
student to register a machine for the multi-pc'd student, the amount of
effort for calling up the Campus IT department is usually beyond most
student's time or effort.
Now, I don't work in the campus environment so my point of view may be
askew.
--Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Ciesinski [mailto:fletch26@charter.net]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:48 PM
To: netreg@southwestern.edu
Subject: NetReg: Students with more then one computer
We have it set up right now that some of our buildings have just enough IP's
to cover each port, but not any more then that. The problem is that some
students are bringing more then one PC to school with them (if not 3!). We
want to have it so a student can not have a 2nd PC in the room to help
reduce the possibility of exhausting the available IP's in a subnet. Does
anyone know a way that this can be done?? I know I can only let a user
register once, but what's to stop the user from walking down that hall and
asking someone without a computer for them to register the machine for them.
I am looking for a way that the user can not bypass the restriction. I was
thinking something with SNMP but couldn't think of anything that may work.
I figured I would ask you to see if anyone else has any ideas.
Thanks,
Nick Ciesinski
University Wisconsin Whitewater
Residence Life Computing
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