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ResNet for Windows 2000

ResNet for Windows 2000

Platform: Windows

General Information

ResNet is the physical cabling and support services that make it possible for students living on campus to use their own personal computers to access computing, library, and academic services directly from their rooms. Each student in a University Residence Hall or Campus Apartment has a dedicated Ethernet hook-up that links their PC to the world.

Note

The configuration and connection instructions for using ResNet and OpenPort are the same.

Configuring ResNet

To use ResNet, you need the following:

If your Ethernet adapter is not installed and you do not feel comfortable installing it, or if you encounter problems during installation, contact UBMicro, UB Commons Suite 109, at (716) 645-3554.

  1. Click Start, then Settings, and then Control Panel.
    control panel
  2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon.
  3. Double-click on the Make New Connection icon to start the Network Connection Wizard.
    Network and Dial up connections
  4. From the Network Connection Wizard window, click Next.
    network connection wizard
  5. Select the Dial-up to the Internet option and click Next.
    connection type
  6. Select the option labeled I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN) and click Next.
    Internet Connection wizard
  7. Select the option labeled I connect through a local area network (LAN) and click Next.
    Internet connection type
  8. Click Next.
    Connection configuration
  9. When asked if you would like to set up an email account, select No and click Next.
  10. Look for the box labeled To connect to the Internet immediately, select this box and then click Finish. Make sure this box is not checked, and click Finish.
    Complete

Configuring the TCP/IP Stack

  1. Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in the Network and Dial-up Connections window, and select Properties from the drop-down menu.
  2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
  3. Make sure that the options Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are both selected. Click OK twice.

Your computer is now properly configured to connect to ResNet. Each time you want to connect to the Internet to use software such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, SSH Secure Shell, WS_FTP, or Mulberry you must follow the directions in the section Establishing Your ResNet Connection.

Establishing Your ResNet connection

Note

If your computer is inactive for six hours, you will have to follow these steps again to re-authenticate to the ResNet firewall and continue using the Internet.

  1. Start a web browser.
  2. When your web browser first attempts to contact a webpage outside of the ResNet domain, you will be presented with a login window.
  3. Enter your UBITName and Password. Click OK.
    4. user authentication

If the authentication is successful, your web browser will continue to load the page you originally requested. Otherwise, the web browser will display Access Denied. In such a case, you will have to attempt to re-authenticate with a valid UBITName and Password.

You do not need to sign off from the firewall.