If you’ve been at Case Western for more than a week, you’ve heard the acronym "VPN." For most undergrads, it’s that annoying extra step you have to click to access a library database from your dorm room at 2 AM. For grad students and researchers, it’s the digital key to the kingdom.
And for the love of Spartie, if you want to sail the high seas of torrents, do it on a commercial VPN, on your own home internet, never connected to the CWRU network. vpn cwru
This is the biggest friction point. Every time you connect, you need a Duo push or code. Pro tip: Check the "Remember me for 7 days" box on your personal laptop. On shared lab machines, never check it. If you’ve been at Case Western for more
Beyond the Bubble: A Deep Dive into Using a VPN at CWRU (The Good, The Bad, and the Bandwidth) This is the biggest friction point
But what is the CWRU VPN actually doing? Is it just for accessing JSTOR, or should you be using it to watch Netflix? And what are the unwritten rules about bandwidth?