mat

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[–] mat@linux.community 15 points 3 months ago

I did contact Wube, they said they can't take interns sadly :') Would be awesome to work with them.

[–] mat@linux.community 10 points 3 months ago

I was going to read this post, but I saw an AI image.

[–] mat@linux.community 1 points 3 months ago
[–] mat@linux.community 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that's a possibility. I did fly the router all the way here but if I really can't use it I will go wired. Sadly I couldn't get WiVRn working on wired, and ALVR had really bad performance.

[–] mat@linux.community 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My router is an Archer C6 from TP-Link. I've never used OpenWrt, but I have used Linux on my laptop & server for many years. Is this worth looking into/possible without any prior networking knowledge?

[–] mat@linux.community 3 points 3 months ago

The uni is not at fault here, the dorm is a separate entity that just happens to have a deal to keep some rooms for exchange students like me. The dorm is from iQ Student Accommodation (who told me I could bring a router), and the ISP they use is ASK4 (whose T&C you are seeing).

[–] mat@linux.community 2 points 3 months ago

Switches are also explicitly banned as they allow bypassing the device limit.

[–] mat@linux.community 4 points 3 months ago

And importantly, the email is from my dorm (whose contract simply said they provided free fast wifi), while these unexpected T&Cs are from the dorm's ISP.

[–] mat@linux.community 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

While I see where you're coming from, I do need to clarify two things:

  • I use VR mainly for two things: Beat Saber, and sometimes C++ game development (my degree). I can't develop on-headset because of the limitations Facebook imposes, so I am stuck with streaming. I am taking my own path through these studies, for example I rewrote all the assignments and engines to CMake and then Linux which has allowed me to learn a whole lot more than if I simply followed the classes. I wish to mess with networking as another extension to my studies, as it's not covered at all and now is the time I have dedicated 100% to learning (vs later in life).
  • I didn't really choose this university: I chose to do an exchange program for a semester and this was the one option that matched my interests/degree. And the uni seems awesome so far (we haven't started courses though). The dorm is a separate entity from the uni, but they do have a deal to provide rooms for half a year for exchange students. So this dorm was my best option to avoid a yearlong contract.
[–] mat@linux.community 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks. I do unfortunately need wifi to do wireless VR streaming... I guess I need to find a way to tune it to interfere the least, but this is a whole alien world to me.

[–] mat@linux.community 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I get why they do it security-wise (but am mad about the surprise extracting money part, which was not in the dorm contract!). The dorm isn't from uni (it's a third party) but they did seem on my side given they said I could indeed bring a router... the ISP is the problem here. I think I will feign ignorance and set the settings as low as they'll go while still being able to maintain a good connexion to the headset. Maybe hide the SSID too (it has my name on it lol).

[–] mat@linux.community 3 points 3 months ago

y e p, I feel your pain (but I know way less about networking than it seems like you do haha, still haven't made the jump to ipv6 myself)

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