[Web4lib] Mechanism for testing off-campus access from on-campus?

[steven turner]

That's exactly what I do - I tether my iPhone to my computer and use  
it as a modem. IMO the outside generic, free proxies are probably the  
best overall idea, I would think...
On Aug 18, 2009, at 11:39 PM, Karen Merguerian wrote:

>
> We use WAM from iii instead of ezproxy, but I think the basic idea  
> is the same.
>
> To test, I turn off the wireless switch on a laptop, unplug the  
> network cable if one is plugged in, and connect my cell phone to my  
> laptop with a usb cable.  Then I connect to the internet using my  
> cell phone as a modem.  I'm not on the campus network that way, so I  
> think I'm pretty close to a typical end-user experience.
>
> For this to work, you'll need to install some software on your  
> laptop depending on what kind of phone you have, and I think you  
> also need a data plan on the phone.
>
> Sometimes I don't have the right usb cable around.  Then I use the  
> low-tech method: I call my mom and ask her to try!
> Karen Merguerian
> Northeastern University Libraries
>
>> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
>> From: Jim.Coble at duke.edu
>> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:56:14 -0400
>> Subject: [Web4lib] Mechanism for testing off-campus access from on- 
>> campus?
>>
>>
>> We currently use EZProxy to provide off-campus access to licensed
>> electronic resources to Duke faculty, staff, and students.  Library  
>> staff
>> on campus are not, however, able to test or troubleshoot EZProxy  
>> settings
>> since they are, well, on campus and have a Duke IP address.  I'm  
>> interested
>> to know if / how other libraries have addressed this issue.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --Jim
>>
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>> Perkins Library
>> Email: jim.coble at duke.edu
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Steven Turner
Library Web Services Manager
Associate Professor
The University of Southern Mississippi
Cook Library
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