Apple Ipad Faces Ban By American

Some universities across America have placed a ban on students using their new Apple iPads to connect to university networks because, Princeton University says, of “malfunctions that can affect the entire school´s computer system.” Princeton said that the iPad causes DHCP malfunctions, which means the tablet PC is interfering with other devices on the network. Those 20% of iPads causing the problem have thus been banned from the university´s network. George Washington University has a different problem that led to banning the iPad. “Our current authentication system isn´t supported by the iPhone or the iPad,” which means the iPads aren´t banned, but can´t log on to the system at GWU.

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