b-on/DI FAQ

Summary of reported complains and solutions:

  1. I found articles from some journals in b-on that are accessible for download without payment, but articles from other journals requires payment, what to do?

    Please check here how/when to do a request for that publication.

  2. I am at home and b-on asks me to pay for reading an article, what to do?

    Please connect to FCUL VPN - DI VPN may also solve the problem, but we are not sure at the moment.

  3. I am in the DI network but b-on asks me to pay for reading an article, what to do?

    Please connect to FCUL VPN - there are a few colleagues having problems connecting even inside de DI.

  4. I have FCUL VPN connected but b-on still ask me to pay for reading any b-on article, what to do?

    Please connect to FCUL VPN - thre are a few colleagues having problems connecting even inside de DI.

  5. I have FCUL VPN connected and I did reload the b-on page twice, but it still asks me to pay for reading any b-on article, what to do?

    If you are using an OS/internet-browser configuration Windows7/Chrome, please fill and send this email .
    For other configurations there has been problems, namely:
    1. Linux/Firefox.
    2. iOS/all-browsers.
    3. Windows7/Explorer sometimes.
    These problems with specific OS/internet-browser configurations were already reported to ULisboa/b-on responsibles.

Examples:

Paying (outside DI with VPN-DI and IOS?)



Free, inside DI or at home with VPN-FCUL and Windows7/Chrome