NET
LINK ports
are located around the Main Library Building
and in many branch libraries
on campus. All NET
LINK ports are part of
the MSU computer network. You can use NET
LINK ports to connect to MSUnet and to the global
Internet using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) only if your computer has been configured
for dynamic addressing and you have registered
on the MSU DHCP website.
WHAT IS DYNAMIC ADDRESSING
Each computer at MSU (and everywhere else on
the Internet) has a unique IP address and host
name. This name and address allow you to communicate
with other computer systems on campus and throughout
the world via the Internet.
With static addressing, your IP address is associated
with a unique physical location -- the ethernet
port your computer connects to in your office,
lab, or dorm room. With dynamic addressing, your
IP address is associated with your computer itself,
so you can take your system to another location
on campus, plug it into a network connection,
and access the net immediately, without reconfiguring
your system for a new location.
WHAT HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
DO I NEED TO MAKE USE OF DYNAMIC ADDRESSING?
You
need a network adapter card (preferably a 10BaseT/10Base2
or 10BaseT/100Base2 "combo" card)
and a reasonably powerful computer system. Dynamic
Addressing requires one of the following operating
systems: Windows 95, Windows for Workgroups 3.11
and Microsoft TCP/IP, or Macintosh 6.0.8 or higher
with Open Transport.
See the following web site for full information
on the hardware requirements, and step-by-step
instructions for setting up IP networking on
your computer: http://techbase.msu.edu/viewpathfinder.asp?id=220
Once your configuration is complete, use Netscape
or another web browser to connect to http://dhcp.msu.edu/.
Complete the registration process and then reboot
your computer. You are now registered, and have
full Internet access from any network connection
on campus.
WHERE DO I FIND A
NETWORK CONNECTION?
Within
the Main Library there are more than 300 network
connection ports, distributed throughout
all floors in both wings of the building. Look
at empty study carrels for an outlet box with
a bright orange plug or orange NET LINK sign.
Ask at a service desk if you need help locating
one.
The following list indicates which branch libraries
have NET LINK ports available to patrons. The
number in parentheses indicates how many ports
there are at the given location:
Biomedical & Physical
Sciences Library (48) (WIRED & WIRELESS)
Rm. 1440 Biomedical & Physical Sciences
Building
Business Library (211)(WIRED & WIRELESS)
Rm. 50 MSU College of Law Building
Engineering Library (8) (WIRED & WIRELESS)
Rm. 1515 Engineering Building
Geology Library (WIRELESS)
Room 5, Natural Science Building
Gull Lake Library (WIRELESS)
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
International Center Library (120)(WIRED)
Rm. 115 International Center
See http://microlabs.msu.edu/ for
a list of labs with network
connections and available computers.
See http://techbase.msu.edu/viewpathfinder.asp?id=474 for a list of buildings in the Cherrylane Apartments and University Village that are wired for network connections.
All residence halls have ethernet network connections. |
