Someone broke my internet!

Lower internet tariffs

VPN - your home connection

Reregister and stay connected

Since we're all counting the hours till the long weekend kicks off, this week's Bits & Bytes is short and sweet, but nonetheless packed with very important information regarding your network and internet access.

So before you go on that easteregg binge, have a quick peek.

Greetings from beyond Merriman
The IT crowd

Someone broke my internet!

Not quite. But suddenly the NXInetkey icon is missing and your only connection to the outside world has been cut off. Don't panic, your internet's still there - just better. Read more ...

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Lower internet rates

Thanks to the University's collaboration with SANREN and the implementation of the new Fortigate firewall, users on campus can now look forward to lower rates and faster, more stable internet.  Read more ...

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VPN - your home connection

With the implementation of the new firewall, the procedure for connecting to the internet at home, also changed. If you're one of the lucky ones working from home, follow the instructions below and in no time your connection will be up and running again.
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Reregister and stay connected

Monday is your last chance to reregister for network usage for 2012. This means that, if you don't activate your username by 24:00 Monday evening, you will be cut off - no internet, no email ... So save yourself from total isolation from the outside world and reregister asap on www.sun.ac.za/useradm (Click on "Reactivate usernames for 2012".)

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