MacBook Pro 13" (Early 2011) In Windows School Environment.

Hi, my school recently decided to use crappy Toshiba Convertible Tablet/Laptops that are heavy, overpriced, slow, horrible, ugly, disgusting and other things. Anyway, they are asking $AU 4200 for them, I mean a 12" screen, twice as thick as a Mac book pro and sooooooo sloooooowwwwww. But the school used to allow macs so we bought one instead of the Toshiba crapbox, and we went up to the I.T technician who hates macs, and he said that the school is now not going to allow macs in the school and you must buy a Toshita (Yes, that was intended.) so, seeming we already have this Mac, do any of you think that is possible to get this Mac on the wireless network without the knowledge of the I.T technician? Thank you for your thoughts.

Hi, yeah I agree that hacking is not good. I think that they use MAC address access control which means they need your MAC address to connect to the network. These changes (from allowing macs to not) was made by the IT technician without any consultation to anyone but the principal, who is not computer literate, thus easily persuaded without knowing what it will be like in the real world. It is really annoying, because I have emailed and physically spoken to our head of campus and he said no, but we just got a new principal who is open to student suggestions so I'll have a word with her then. I have spoken to every single student (we are a small school of about 150 students, but we are growing) and my friend even did a petition about laptops, and my results were that 98% of our school would like a different computer, and over 80% of those wanted macs, so I have a good case. Anyway, my real upset is that my school is a private school, and fees are pretty high, and on top of them we HAVE to have these Toshibas and we HAVE to get new ones every 3 years. I'm sorry, I know I'm just venting here but I've been doing it for 2 and a half years and it's all just built up.
Thank you for your answer and I hope that you can reply to this post again.

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    CR2: 0xffffff80a2887d20, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, FaultingCPU: 0x4
    Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80807a3a50 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff80807a3ad0 : 0xffffff80002c268d
    0xffffff80807a3c70 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
    0xffffff80807a3c90 : 0xffffff7f80d8bcea
    0xffffff80807a3dc0 : 0xffffff7f80d384cf
    0xffffff80807a3e00 : 0xffffff7f80d38a62
    0xffffff80807a3e10 : 0xffffff7f80d33895
    0xffffff80807a3e40 : 0xffffff7f80d34b87
    0xffffff80807a3e70 : 0xffffff7f80d1fd0a
    0xffffff80807a3eb0 : 0xffffff7f80d14c20
    0xffffff80807a3ee0 : 0xffffff7f80d14bb0
    0xffffff80807a3ef0 : 0xffffff7f80d22959
    0xffffff80807a3f30 : 0xffffff7f80d46911
    0xffffff80807a3f50 : 0xffffff7f80d46c4f
    0xffffff80807a3f70 : 0xffffff7f80d46bf8
    0xffffff80807a3f90 : 0xffffff7f80d469ea
    0xffffff80807a3fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
          KernelExtensions in backtrace:
            com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.5f17)[59BAAC04-1157-3050-A24A-B651B53A865E] @0xffffff7f80d13000->0xffffff7f80d85fff
            com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver(2.5f17)[BEACD804-F4F8-3106-AD67-0C3A11C1D 7AD]@0xffffff7f80d86000->0xffffff7f80d96fff
               dependency:com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.7.0)[B1357CF2-C9CC-35A8-9841-B1505784C CF5]@0xffffff7f809d9000
               dependency:com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.5f17)[59BAAC04-1157-3050-A24A-B6 51B53A865E]@0xffffff7f80d13000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread:kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    11B26
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011;root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: D52AAB80-B2BC-3C6E-BBEA-78BD28064998
    System model name: MacBookPro8,3 (Mac-942459F5819B171B)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 122129919001
    last loaded kext at 40041397726:com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor   1.9.4d0(addr 0xffffff7f81cb7000, size 28672)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor   1.9.4d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch         66.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     122
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver         1.0.2d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver           2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AGPM        100.12.40
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC           1.59
    com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer      7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor           3.0.1d2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet       1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X      7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl            3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC  1.5.1
    com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000           7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight     170.1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          7.0.4
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs            3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons        220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver     220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            309
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless      1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib  1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache            32
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient            3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage           2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub      4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI      4.8.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331           511.20.10
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet   3.0.6b9
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM  1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager      161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI     4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons           1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC  1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET           1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS       1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC        1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC            1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          166.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall   3.0.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine        1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement        166.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver   220.62
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager            2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily         10.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleAVBAudio    1.0.0d11
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     80.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily            1.0.0d22
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP           2.2.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily         1.8.3fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib      1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController        2.1.1f12
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily           2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.1d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI   1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport      2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink       1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource   1.1.1
    com.apple.kext.ATI6000Controller 7.0.4
    com.apple.kext.ATISupport  7.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.3
    com.apple.kext.triggers         1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver   13
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter         1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter            1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily    1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter     1.1.6
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController  2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController         2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily  2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       220.23
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub       4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite        3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice        3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily   3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI    1.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily         1.4.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     4.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.4.3
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family       400.40
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController  1.0.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily           2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily            4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            1.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily            1.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily       1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox 165
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages           326
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily      1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore     28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform         1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    Model: MacBookPro8,3, BootROM MBP81.0047.B0E, 4 processors,Intel Core i7, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.70f3
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe,1024 MB
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000,Built-In, 384 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD,0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD,0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme(0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.10)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 19 devices, 1incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF, 750.16 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id,0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad,apple_vendor_id, 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id,0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000/ 3

    Don't do that, and the phone's magnetism won't put the MBP to sleep. Put your phone elsewhere.

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