You must have your NIC (the code on your Ethernet card) registered with UC Davis. To do this, you must be a UCD student or somehow have a UCD login/password. If you lived in the dorms, you likely did this. If not, it's painless — just go to
http://computingaccounts.ucdavis.edu and click on "Ethernet (NIC) registration."
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Around the Memorial Union (especially in the study lounges)
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Shields Library all over.
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There is a
list of classrooms with Ethernet plugs, but generally: just hunt around.


