Rend Lake College now has a wireless network on campus. I don’t know the details, but MVN.net is involved and providing the actual connection.

It’s nice to see the campus finally has wireless considering it is so easy to setup, and cheap. $60/each for routers, connection cost from the ISP, and minimal electricity.

From what I understand, there have been some discussions on the legal side of things as to what the school and/or MVN.net are responsible for in the event of illegal activities. I would think that by merely providing the connection that neither would be culpable. It’s not their fault if someone does something bad with the route. It would be like if the US government were sued because drug runners transport drugs using the interstate.

The network is in need of tuning and adjustment, however it is there and working in a limited capacity. Nice to have some forward progress.