Getting Started

Obtaining a Mathematics and Statistics Computer Account:
Computer accounts are available to faculty, staff, graduate students, visiting professors, and collaborators sponsored by a faculty member.

Account requests are processed online here .

It is strongly recommended that all users create a CIRT account as well. This is often referred to as your campus NET ID. This can be done here .  Click here for more info on your CIRT computer account .

Please note: accounts on department Linux/Unix systems and Widows XP systems, are in reality two distinct accounts. If you request an account on more than one system, you will have the same username and password on each one, but you must be aware that if you change the password on one account, it will not automatically change on the other, and this may effect access of Linux data, X: drive, from the windows system.

Access:
All computers and networked file systems can be accessed from faculty and graduate student offices and the department computer lab. Remote access to Windows systems and networked file systems, W: drive, is not possible remotely (from outside of the math department).

Departmental Unix/Linux CPU Servers, and some unique workstations, can be accessed from any of the CIRT computer pods, by modem, or from other internet sites using SSH version 2.

12 duel booting PC's, currently Linux Fedora core2 or Windows XP pro, and 2 laser printers are available in the department computer lab on the fourth floor of the Humanities building. Each machine has a CD burner. There is one machine with a scanner and DVD writer. 

To login at a workstation in the lab, enter the account name and password at the prompts if the desired operating system is displayed. To change operating systems click reboot or shutdown then restart in Linux or windows, respectively. Observe the boot menu and select the desired Operating system.

Please do not operate the power switches without instructions from computer staff.

To logout, move the cursor into the background and use the middle mouse button to select the logout action (Linux), or click start then logout (windows).


Printing
Two Postscript HP LaserJet 4150 printers are available in math lab named lab1 and lab2. Lab2 is full duplex, meaning it prints on both sides of a paper and is cheaper to use. There is an older LaserJet 4 on the third floor, room 360, called third. The third floor printer is only available when staff is present in room 360. Please don't ask staff to unlock the door so you can retrieve print jobs. There is an HP LaserJet 4050 in room 405 in Hokona hall.

In windows to add printers:
Click Start, Printers and Faxes.
Left click Add Printer , click Next .
Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer , click Next .
Select Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next):

In the Name: field enter one of the following:

Click Next.
Select default choice, click Next .
Click Finish .
Repeat to add additional printers.

In Linux/Unix, to send a text or Postscript file to you default printer (specified in each users initial setup):