[OSX-Users] Re: Apple HE store / vpn access?

[Ben Hodgson]

No problem. Be warned though — I think the URL changes every academic year.

Ben

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On 19 July 2010 11:34, Daniel Thorpe <dt05r at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> Oh, thanks Ben - that is so much easier!
>
> On 19 Jul 2010, at 11:20, Ben Hodgson wrote:
>
> > Traffic to the Apple HE Store for Southampton Uni doesn’t have to go over
> the Uni. VPN — it’s purely for the sake of redirecting you via procureweb.
> I’ve made purchases through it before with no VPN involved. The URL is
> http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000790. Enjoy!
> >
> > Ben
> >
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> > Ben Hodgson
> > http://benhodgson.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > On 19 July 2010 11:17, Daniel Thorpe <dt05r at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> > Morning everyone!
> >
> > Quick question, does anyone have issues accessing Apple's HE store at
> http://apple.procureweb.ac.uk when connected to the ECS network through a
> vpn?
> >
> > On Snow Leopard, If I connect to ECS's VPN with the "Send all traffic
> over connection" (from Advanced vpn settings) unchecked, then, when I access
> the site I get the "you have to be on your institution's network" message.
> If I check that box in the settings, then the site just doesn't respond at
> all.... which, is I guess just as bad.
> >
> > I've not got any proxies set or anything, and the vpn gives me a
> 152.78.** ip address, so... before I investigate further, just wondering if
> this is a known issue? I'm sure it used to work....
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dan
> >
>
>
>
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