localistmagazine.com — The military provides just 6-12 computers for every 1,000 or so troops, time limits of 10-15 minutes per day are often enforced. Now, Hajjinets, the term for troop-owned ISPs, have sprung to life on almost every base around Iraq. A typical Hajjinet is built and maintained by one or two soldiers and can provide nearly 24-hr internet access.
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brandizzleJun 27, 2006
OBI think they deserve it. Would you die for something you believed in? I doubt it. But they're willing to. I don't care if you don't like Bush, I don't care if you don't think they should be there, support them. If ever needed these are the people that will fight to protect your ass from a foreign threat.I vote they deserve a computer.
Closed AccountJun 27, 2006
Hey its pretty easy. Just use Putty and ssh/tunnel to your own server and open a forwarded port. Then your set. "Fast" unflitered surfing
sansburyJun 27, 2006
One should also not underestimate the amount of time that is otherwise spent sitting around waiting for something to happen. "Hurry up and wait" is one of the informal slogans of the military.
jimdangerJun 27, 2006
You're being filtered for a few reasons. One, the .mil doesn't trust it's service members to function on the web without bringing their computers to a standstill. This is of course false, but look who runs the country. The other reason is for minimize purposes. You should know that in war zones and other sensitive areas they like to minimize all traffic to essential traffic only being authorized. This is the same thing we do in the Navy. Whenever we launch something in a real world situation, we immediately go to minimize. This is partly because sailors aren't trusted to keep their mouths shut. You guys are most likely being restricted in an attempt to control what you say. Anyway, my heart goes out to you guys and I'm really inspired by what you're all doing over there. Keep up the good work.IT2 (E5)
joelitoJun 28, 2006
Get a laptop with wireless capability, install openBSD or linux on it,put encryption using OpenVPN,Get a proxy server???profit!!
anarmywifeDec 13, 2006
My husband tries his best to call or email when he can. He has to wait in a line for about 30 minutes.....AND THEN has a limit of five minutes. Thats five minutes for EITHER the phone OR the computer.....if you want to use both, you have to go get back in line the second time. I came upon this post while searching for a laptop for my husband. This is what he has requested. For those who say, "they should spend more time keeping eachother alive".......They are human beings....they may be in a war zone but something that gives them a sense of normalcy is welcomed. My husband just lost a friend on Dec. 7th to a mortar bombing. Nobody was sitting around "playing" on a laptop at the time. They use the ever so large block of time at the end of their 15 hour shifts. Usually most folks call it "sleeping" time, but these guys have to find it where they can. Standing in line after you have been shot at all day just to call home or chat online for five minutes with your kids using yahoo is not an easy task. Laptops give them something they can use in private and have instant access to.....SO.....Try not to picture a bunch of soldiers sitting around a laptop checking out nude pictures or playing a video game. Picture them having at least a moment in their down time where they can go freely to contact home and have solitude and quiet while they do it.The one computer that my husband currently has access to is always broken, has not got current software installed and gets disconnected every three minutes. His time is ate up just trying to check his email. The phones are never working, if someone is killed or injured, the lines are shut down for three days so there is no communication at that time. They NEED these laptops. Moral, sanity.....whatever you want to call it. The setup over in Iraq is not the same from one place to another. One group may have a decked out facility....*probably the ones you see the bigwigs from Washington visiting* but others are just metal train cars with holes cut in the side for a broke down air conditioner (if they are lucky) and MAYBE an electic socket to plug something into if they are lucky. Army Wife of a deployed soldier
lilfrogerDec 17, 2006
I'm sure you will not come back and catch this but if you do. Please thank your husband for doing the job that he does. I pray that this year passes quickly for you and that your husband and his troops are safe.
wgadgetJul 17, 2007
Does the GOVERNMENT know about this?
idirectFeb 12, 2008
Internet in Iraq is not a problem, see this link <a class="user" href="http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-for-US-Army-Soldiers">http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-for-US-Army- ...</a> . As I know, in this country a lot of Internet Providers doing telecommunication business, not only in US Army Bases.
mzebariJul 22, 2008
Internet in Iraq is not a problem, <a class="user" href="http://www.atsiraq.com">http://www.atsiraq.com</a>