provides information on connecting your computer in the dorms.
contains online directories of computing support staff serving the campus residences.
In many locations on the Stanford campus you can simply plug your computer into an active network jack and obtain a network identity by following a few simple instructions via your web browser (in these locations, unregistered computers’ browsers are automatically redirected to the Stanford Network Self-Registration service). Where this service is not available, contact a Local Network Administrator (LNA) for assistance (see next listing).
SUNet ID required.
If you are a faculty or staff member in a University department outside the Medical Center (where local network support is provided centrally), your LNA is a member of your staff who is available to provide a network address for your computer and any help you may need with network hardware and software. LNAs, in turn, receive the support and assistance they need from IT Services network operations consultants. (If you are a student living on-campus, network support is provided by an RCC Resident Computer Coordinator. See separate listing.)
A direct connection to the network involves more than putting the wire from the back of your computer into the plate on the wall. Your computer needs to be configured correctly on one end, and the network must be ready to receive you on the other.
Instructions for configuring Macintosh systems to use services such as Email, World Wide Web, and Kerberos authentication.
Instructions for configuring Windows systems to use services such as Email, World Wide Web, and Kerberos authentication.
Wireless networking allows Stanford faculty, staff, students, and sponsored visitors to access SUNet resources securely from locations where wiring is not available.
If you don't have a direct connection to the network, you can connect remotely by dialing in with a telephone/modem (the most common technique) or by subscribing to a higher-speed dedicated service.
Remote SUNet Access over DSL provides a high-speed network connection and Stanford IP address to a faculty or staff member's home or off-campus location. The connection is comparable in performance and ease-of-setup to the one in the subscriber's Stanford office. DSL subscriptions are available only to faculty and staff and must be requested and paid for by the subscriber's department, at the department's discretion.
This page, on the Essential Stanford Software site, includes links to instructions for configuring a Mac DSL connection.
This page, on the Essential Stanford Software site, includes links to instructions for configuring a Windows DSL connection.
This is the place to go for general and technical information about SUNet and its services.
Stanford's Internet2 Web site includes an overview of Stanford's participation in the I2 project, including diagrams of network architecture and a list of projects that use this advanced network resource.
For academic and administrative departments that adopt the Net-to-Switch model, IT Services provides highly reliable network equipment and centralized, expert monitoring and support at a cost-effective price. While IT Services is responsible for everything from infrastructure planning to quick-response troubleshooting, the department’s Local Network Administrator (LNA) maintains control of active port patching in the network closet.
IT Services provides academic and administrative departments with highly reliable network equipment and centralized, expert monitoring and support at a cost-effective price. The net-to-jack model is not available for adoption today, but may still be supported in some locations. Departments looking for internal and external network infrastructure support are directed now to the Net-to-Switch service.