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ResNet for Windows XP

Introduction

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 his or her personal computer to the Internet.

You must follow all conditions of use while using ResNet, including:

• The UB ResNet Conditions of Use policy
  
  (www.cit.buffalo.edu/resnet/use.html)
  
  
• The UBIT Resource Conditions of Use policy
  
  (www.itpolicies.buffalo.edu/Conditions_of_Use/)
  
  
• The Computer and Network Use policy

(www.itpolicies.buffalo.edu/Com_Net_Usage/)

Configuring ResNet

To use ResNet, you need the following:

• A 10/100 Ethernet card suitable for your computer
• A category 5 Ethernet cable

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. Right-click the Taskbar, then select Properties.
   
2. Click the Start Menu tab. Determine whether your computer is using the Start menu setting or the Classic Start menu setting.
   

• Start menu setting: click start, then select Control Panel.
  
• Classic Start menu setting: click start, select Settings, then Control Panel.
  

3. When the Control Panel opens, it will be configured for either Category View or Classic View. Using the pictures, decide which view it is configured for and follow the respective directions.

• Category View: click once on Network and Internet Connections, then click once on Network Connections.
  
• Classic View: double-click on Network Connections.
  

4. In the Network Connections window, right-click once on the icon representing your Ethernet card, below the label LAN or High Speed Internet, then click Properties.
   
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window that appears, click once on TCP/IP to select it (making sure that you do not uncheck it), then click Properties.
   
6. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window that appears, select the options for Obtain an IP address Automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click Advanced.
   
7. Deselect the box for Register this connection's addresses in DNS.
   
8. Continue clicking OK to accept all changes until you return to the Network Connections window.

Your computer is now properly configured to connect to ResNet. Each time you want to connect to the Internet to use software such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, PuTTY, FileZilla, or Mulberry, you must follow the directions in the next section, Establishing Your ResNet Connection.

Establishing Your ResNet Connection

1. Open a web browser.

Note

After four hours of inactivity you will be disconnected from ResNet. Every time you reconnect to ResNet you will need to follow these steps.

2. When your browser first tries to connect to ResNet, it will be redirected to UB NetPass. UB NetPass is a system maintained by the University at Buffalo which scans computers attempting to connect to ResNet for viruses or other harmful software programs.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed through UB NetPass. The CIT documentation for UB NetPass can be located at
   http://wings.buffalo.edu/
   computing /Documentation/gen/UBNetPass.html.
   Refer to the UB NetPass documentation to complete the ResNet logon process and begin browsing the Internet.

You do not need to sign off from the firewall once you are finished accessing the Internet.

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