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Documenting IIT Kharagpur, to help future humans of KGP - be it in some technical aspect or be it in some non-technical aspects of KGP.
Context Hi there, it's 6 in the morning, yet again (read the opening of the previous article for context). I was already tired after taking 4 class tests, including one surprise test yesterday (I mean, the dates have changed, so what if I haven't sle...
Pre-Context Hi there, it's 6 in the morning and I am writing this. This is not going to be a technical writeup which you might have subscribed me for or expect from me. Rather, this will be my first official blog about my views (I guess? I have writt...
Introduction IIT Kharagpur once had one of the largest DC (Direct Connect) networks in India. It lost its glory when the pandemic hit and everything went off-campus. This is an effort to restore that glory, let’s get started. Installing the client Me...
Introduction The network on the campus of IIT Kharagpur has a speed of around 700Mbps via ethernet and 50-60Mbps via WiFi in rooms generally (tho in practice the speed is around 2-3 Mbps around the campus), well coming back to the topic. Even after a...
