UCI Housing Network and Cable TV Issues

And now for something completely different...

Last weekend, I spilled beer over my keyboard (that teaches me not to have fun while working on my computer )
Luckily, I had an old keyboard lying around that I was able to use temporarily.
But I wanted my nice wireless keyboard back, so I googled for cleaning tips. One tip stood out: put the keyboard (sans electronic) in a dishwasher.
As crazy as it sounds, it actually works. I took the keyboard apart, put the plastic parts in the rinse cycle in a dishwasher, without any detergent, and then let it dry for a couple of days. I put the keyboard back together today, and it works. I am using it typing this post...

It seems the Cisco Clean Access crap is acting up, or Resnet has major problems with their system. Either one wouldn't surprise me...
Anyway, my automated login script (available here), when used in a cron job, sends me an email whenever it executes. And today, it sent me no less than 7 such emails, in the span from 3:08pm to 6:36pm.
And just now, 7:19pm, while I was writing this, another one...

It was quiet on the outage front for a while, but the problems are back...
This time, channel 9 is out. And the weekend isn't over yet.

The Verano housing office has sent out an email from Resnet, clarifying their router policies.
This should remove any doubts about the use of routers in on-campus housing.

Not unusually, the Palo Verde housing office so far hasn't forwarded this email, indicating yet again that they are quite disorganized.
Since they hired a new Associate Director for Resident Life just yesterday, I hope this changes (although I am sceptic...)

Anyway, here is the email from Resnet:

Greetings,

The purpose of this email is to clarify ResNet's personal router policy. It has come to our attention that there remains some confusion about our policy, so we thought we would take a minute to send out an update.

ResNet does allow home wireless and wired routers. We simply cannot provide support, configuration, or setup of home routers but will allow them on the ResNet Network. We ask that you configure your routers in accordance with the manufacture's suggested configuration.

Any resident that chooses to hook up a wireless device will do so completely at their own risk with no expectation of assistance from Resnet. As in the past, any misconfigured device will be blocked due to their devastating affect on the network.

For more information, please see our posted router policy:
http://resnet.uci.edu/PersonalRouterPolicy.asp

Jason Drake
Interim Manager, Residential Network Services
University of California, Irvine
http://resnet.uci.edu

Update: On March 7, 5 days after Verano residents received this email, the Palo Verde housing office finally saw fit to let their residents know about this...

The string of weekend Cable TV outages continues...
This time, it is Channel 4, NBC, Channel 21, TNT, Channel 32, Fox Sports West 2, and Channel 62, Link Media.

This pattern of Cable TV outages over the weekend is now going on for at least six weeks.
And as usual, Resnet does not fix these outages over the weekend, nor have I seen any apology from them for their non-existent services.