about.en.md

title: About Us
header: StuStaNet e. V.
description: Information about StuStaNet in Studentenstadt Freiman, Munich, Germany
type: page
color: green
headerImage: headers/mainboard.jpg
aliases: [ "/participate/", "/en/participate/" ]

The StuStaNet Association

StuStaNet is an association that operates a computer network connecting the Studentenstadt Freimann and the dormitory Max-Bill-Straße 67 to the Internet. The network is currently used by about {{% users %}} users.

StuStaNet provides, in cooperation with the student union, all residents of Studentenstadt with Internet access, as well as support for the residents in the case of network issues. It operates all higher-level services such as DNS, Quality of Service (QoS), Intrusion Detection System (IDS), NAT gateway, HTTP proxy, an ISATAP gateway for IPv6, e-mail and many more. StuStaNet offers its members additional services, such as a outdoor Wi-Fi, private cloud storage, backup storage, webhosting and a mailbox with unlimited quota.

Participation

You want to know how the Internet in the StuSta works? Or did you always want to administrate network infrastructure that is used by {{% users %}} people? Are you missing a service or is an existing service not working as would expect it?

If you answered any of the questions with a yes, you are the right place! Join us!

It doesn't matter if you already administrated your own server for years, or if you don't know anything about servers, computer networks and programming yet, you are very welcome to stop by and become an active member of StuStaNet. Your motivation and perseverance are much more important than your knowledge!

Membership

Residents of the Studentenstadt Freimann who would like to join the association have to fill out a membership application form, which can also be obtained in our office hours.