Accessing the Internet from the Residence Hall

Students will need the following:
 

• A PC running Windows 95/98, Millenium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.  Or if the student has a MAC the operating system should be 7.5.1 or higher.
• A network interface card.  These cards can be picked up at most computer retail stores.  We suggest purchasing a 3COM 10/100 Ethernet Card or Linksys.  We have been using 3COM cards on campus and found them reliable.  However there are many other brands.
• You will need a network patch cable (RJ-45).  It runs from the PC to the port in the wall.  When you purchase the network interface card, you can pick up patch cable.  Ask for a RJ-45 cable.
• Information Services has instructions for setting the PC to the network once the student moves into the dorm.
• You will need to have your operating system disk.

To setup your PC to get Internet access:

Be sure that you network interface card is installed and that you have a network cable plugged into the card and into one of the gray sockets in the wall.

Windows Operating Systems:

Windows 95 or 98:

1. Go to Start Menu
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to Control Panel
4. Go to Network (If the Client for Microsoft Networks and/or Client for Netware Networks, highlight one and hit the Remove button then highlight the other and hit Remove . Sometimes when you install the network card Windows automatically places these clients in the network setup.)
5. Choose Add
6. Choose Protocols
7. Choose Microsoft
8. Choose TCPIP
9. Click OK
10. Click OK(The PC may ask for your Windows 95 or Windows 98 disk at this point)
11. Reboot your machine.

Windows NT 4.0:

1. Log in to your machine as Administrator
2. Go to Start Menu
3. Go to Settings
4. Go to Control Panel
5. Go to Network (If the Client for Microsoft Networks and/or Client for Netware Networks, highlight one and hit the Remove button then highlight the other and hit Remove . Sometimes when you install the network card Windows automatically places these clients in the network setup.)
6. Choose Add
7. Choose Protocol
8. Choose Microsoft
9. Choose TCPIP
10. Click OK
11. Click OK(The PC may ask for your Windows NT disk at this point)
12. Reboot your Machine

Windows ME:

1. Go to Start Menu
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to Control Panel
4. Go to Network (If you can not find the icon for Network.  Click the link on the left side of the window that says, "View All Control Panel Options")
5. Remove the following listings:  (Client for Microsoft Networks, Client for Netware Networks, and /or Microsoft Family Login)  To do this highlight each and click Remove.
6. Click Add
7. Choose Protocols
8. Choose Microsoft
9. Choose TCPIP
10. Click OK
11. Click OK (The PC may ask for your Windows ME disk)
12. Reboot your machine

  Windows 2000:

1. Go to Start Menu
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to Control Panel
4. Go to Network (If you can not find the icon for Network.  Click the link on the left side of the window that says, "View All Control Panel Options")
5. Remove the following listings:  (Client for Microsoft Networks, Client for Netware Networks, and /or Microsoft Family Login)  To do this highlight each and click Remove.
6. Click Add
7. Choose Protocols
8. Choose Microsoft
9. Choose TCPIP
10. Click OK
11. Click OK (The PC may ask for your Windows ME disk)
12. Reboot your machine

Windows XP:

1. Go to Start Menu
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to Control Panel
4. Go to Network Connections (If you can not find the icon for Network.  Click the link on the left side of the window that says, "View All Control Panel Options")
5. Right Click on Local Area Connections
6. Make sure that Internet Protocol is present and checked.  If not present click Install, Choose Protocol, then Choose Internet Protocol(TCPIP) and Click OK
7. The PC may ask you for the Windows XP disk, it may not.
8. Reboot your machine

Mac Operating Systems:

Mac Instructions for setting up Internet:

For a Mac to be put to the network it needs to be OS 7.1.6 or higher, and Open Transport needs to be installed on the machine.

To set up a Mac to the Internet

1. Go to APPLE in upper left hand corner
2. Choose Control Panel
3. Choose TCP/IP
4. Choose Ethernet
5. Choose DHCP
6. Restart Machine

Now you can install your internet software..

Netscape Communicator