TPL and firewalls

[Giles Orr]

On 8 June 2010 13:51, teddy-5sHjOODPK7E at public.gmane.org <teddy-5sHjOODPK7E at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I was using my laptop at the TPL main reference library.
> Had no problem with IMAP/993/SSL and SMTP/465/SSL
>
> Went to another branch and it did not work.
> TPL staff put me on a phone with TPL IT Services.
>
> TPL IT says hardware at all branches is the same but firewall
> configurations can vary, depending on what the public has requested.
>
> They will open firewall ports at a particular branch if you request it.

TPL's internal IT department doesn't deal with the public generally.
I believe the people they put you in touch with were Spyders, the
external contractor who handles all our wireless in the branches.

What little info there is is here:
http://beta.torontopubliclibrary.ca/using-the-library/computer-services/wireless/wireless-tips.jsp

I work for TPL, but I don't know much about the wireless
implementation and have found it somewhat inconsistent.

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