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Basically if your computer is 100% up to date, has no sketchy software installed, is on a stable secure connection, and luck favors you, you can probably connect without without the VPN, that being said, since that depends on a variety of factors, the majority of which are outside of ECI control, best we can say is:
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Use the VPN to ensure a secure connection in all circumstances. If you visit https://next.noc.ucsb.edu/ip and do not see "On-campus address" you need to restart your VPN connection. |
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