In the laptop sections of the E115 class you take fall semester of your freshman year, you will learn about how to use the NC State computing network as well as how to make your own computer work efficiently for you. This will involve both general computing information and information specific to computing at NC State. Immediate assistance regarding initial connection to ResNet from your dorm room during move-in will be facilitated by ResNet.

Your laptop will come with the operating system and basic utilites that are installed by the vendor. It should work with the NCSU netowrk right out of the box. discussed in the question above, configuration of your laptop will be done in the E115 class. This strategy is a facet of the mobile initiative which has been developed to take the "magic" out of computer use.

See the Instructional, Communication & Information Technology Wireless information Web page. This page has a link to information about what you need to do to connect to wireless access, as well as links to other information about the campus wireless access project.

Any NCSU faculty or staff with an active unity account is eligible to use VPN services. You have to accept and abide by the AUP in order for your account to be active.

You can use your laptop computer in designated areas in the reading rooms. Ask at Reader Registration for a computer use form when you apply for a reader's ticket. Please keep your copy of the computer use form with you at all times. You may be asked to show it when you enter the reading rooms.

Yes you can. If you have a modem connected to your laptop, the Briefcase Assistant can update your laptop with the most current information from your home or office. All you need is a standard phone connection and Internet access. Remember though, the Briefcase Assistant can't run scheduled updates unless your laptop is turned on and an Internet connection is available to the modem.

GVU has three laptops (2 Macs and a PC) that are available to GVU faculty, staff and students for presentations and travel. The laptops can be reserved and obtained in the GVU Front Office (Room CoC 242, 894-0075).

There are several areas available in the Library for laptop hookup. In addition, wireless connections are also available. Please ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.

Start the Network Control Applet by clicking on Network from Control Panel (Start - Settings - Control Panel) or right click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties Select "Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Service". DHCP settings will only override IP address and subnet mask locally configured. If you have configured DNS, WINS etc locally then the DHCP configuration will not overwrite it.

Note: The following instructions have been verified using Eudora 5.1 under Windows. If anyone is using Eudora under Mac OS X please let us know if the configuration is the same as Windows. Eudora does not allow configuring the server port through the normal options dialogue. However a large number of options are exposed in an initialization file (eudora.ini) read at startup. The contents of the initialization file are documented by clicking on Help->Topics and searching on EUDORA.

Presumably, you will need to run DenyHosts as root (in order for DenyHosts to update /etc/hosts.deny and read entries from /var/log), so you first must become root. Once you have either logged in as root (or used su - root, for instance) you can then run the following command: The above command will launch the crontab editor. To launch DenyHosts every 20 minutes you would then add the following line to the crontab: You will need to substitute your site-specific paths above.

By default Sandboxie is configured to load and start automatically. To have Sandboxie load only when you need it, make the following changes. In Sandboxie Control, open the Configure -> Shell Integration window, and clear the checkbox When Windows starts to stop Sandboxie Control from starting. Open the Windows Services configuration window: Start menu -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services. Then locate the Sandboxie Service.

To setup your own laptop for UTORcwn (campus wireless network), go to http://www.utoronto.ca/ic/utordist/wireless . For more information on wireless and wired connections at E.J. Pratt Library and Emmanuel library see http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/infotech/Connecting_ownlaptop.htm

ITC has instructions for configuration for Windows XP, 2000, and Mac OS 9. To set your Windows laptop for Network use will require a network card.

Yes, passengers are permitted to use the following electronic items once cruising altitude has been reached and the captain has turned off the 'Fasten Seat Belt' sign: Laptop, CD walkman, Digital MP3 players, Portable DVD players, Non-cellular PDAs, Digital Dictaphones.

Yes. Anyone with a laptop/PDA can connect to the Internet using the library's wireless connection if it is equipped with a wireless card. You can also connect to the Internet using a wired campus network port. There are about 10 wired ports throughout the library.<

The laptop can be used through out the Library. Just plug into the power at the end of most tables. The internet/network connections are via the wireless internet card installed in the laptop. When you print, the default output is to the printer in the Reference Room. The laptop can not be taken from the Library and may not be used in the Cafe area.

The easiest way to get your project to the machine is to e-mail it to yourself, then download it from your e-mail to that machine's desktop. For short questions, the lab assistants can provide some guidance. However, they are not tutors. If you need more than a couple minutes help, we suggest you make an appointment with one of the tutorial services on campus: Academic Skills Center, StAR, or Project Achieve. The key to graphing is entering the data in the proper configuration.

No. Due to tax regulations, participation is mandatory. In other words, all students MUST lease a college laptop in order for any student to be eligible for potential income tax benefits. Another major benefit of complete student participation is that the college can troubleshoot potential problems with the laptops in a more time-efficient manner. With a standard hardware configuration, the software can be pre-tested to lower the incidence of potential conflicts.

Your laptop may be used anywhere on campus and remote sites. If you only have wireless capabilities, your coverage area is much smaller. To find out the current footprint of the Rome Wireless Network, please visit the Rome home page.

If your laptop meets the minimum hardware and software requirements in this standard, you are all set. If you do not have Microsoft Office XP or later (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), you will need to purchase and install it. Make certain to ask for a teacher/student version, the price is reduced ($130-150). You must have the additional software and plug-ins installed correctly as well.

This is another example of how a seemingly simple question can spiral down into an ugly set of if/then statements.