Physics Network Help Pages

New and upcoming services supported and encouraged (in development):

• Using Outlook off Campus.doc (for @syr.edu account) (or use web client: exchange.syr.edu)
• Email off campus (for @physics.syr.edu)
• Files off campus (VPN and mapping shares)
• Connecting to new file server and web server
• Network Printers available
• VPN client for secure connection to campus (in development for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux)
• Suggested services to migrate towards:
Migrate from physics email to exchange server at syr.edu (options for Windows, MacOSX, Linux)
Use Active Directory university shares for data space
Have desktop built and managed by A&S Active Directory
• SU Computing Policy

Network Status reports:

• Physics Network status (local access only)
• Printer Queue Status
• Server Recovery/Change Status
• SU Network Lookups

Security & Access:

• VPN client: for remote access
• Security Policy (local access only)
• Linux Security Checklist for all Department workstations (local access only)

Networking & Printing:

• Samba (your Server Storage): Unix-to-PC connectivity (file sharing and print server)
• Network Printers available
• Scanning to PDF: using copier in 205
• Wireless in Physics
• Videoconferencing in Physics
• Disk Storage allocations
• HP LaserJet 5si - troubleshooting problems
• Toner: Which toner for which printer?

Email Options (local and remote):

• Email Options
• Spam: what can we do?
• Netscape Mail: how to setup your PC to use Netscape for mail
• Pine: how to setup Pine to get remote inbox
• Pine: is pine slow in opening?
• Vacation: how to use unix vacation command to notify senders that you are away from your email
• Email - Can't send email out?
• Department Email Aliases

Software:

• Installing X-Win32 8.0 build 2110
• Removing Spy-ware and Pop-ups
• Maple 10 (Linux & Windows) - Copy in main office.
• Microsoft Office 2003 - Copy in main office.
• Installing McAfee VirusScan
• Getting and Installing Ghostview 4.4 for Windows
• MikTex & WinEDT - ask Dan for CD.
• Opening .PS files in Netscape automatically
• Getting and Installing StarOffice 6
• Unix Permissions: How-to
• Installing Adobe Acrobat 4.05 reader for Linux
• dvips help
• Older:
• Installing Maple 5.1 on Linux
• Installing Maple 6.01 (Linux & Windows)
• Installing Maple