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Computing Facilities

CSE maintains its own computing facilities for research, instruction, and general work for its students, faculty, and staff.

Our facilities include an assortment of hardware and software, ranging from Suns to PCs.

Answers to your questions

Find answers to computing questions below.

Computing Facilities Handbook

Facilities

• Computing Facilities Overview
• Systems Staff and Facilities Information

Policies

• CSE Systems Acceptable Use Policy
• Local Unsupported Sofware
• Policies and Security Information
• User File Backups

Connecting to CSE systems

• Logging in for the first time
• Your Username and Password

• CSE Web Mail Interface
• Instructional Computer Labs
• SSH and Secure FTP Remotely
• Man in the middle warning
• Windows Network Drives (SMB)
• Windows Terminal Service
• Setting up Network Printers

• Account Creation and Termination

Unix Help

• Basic Unix Commands
• Unix file permissions
• Using electronic mail on Unix
• Quotas, clearing space, dotfiles
• Text editing with vi and emacs
• Text formatting:LaTeX,etc.
• Unix Printing
• Check your print quota

Windows Help - full list

• Profile Problems (ie: Profile/App errors)
• Hardware Problems
• Network Problems
• Protecting Your PC: Window Update
• Windows Messenger
  
• Spam Problems

Software HOWTO- full list

• SMTP Authentication for sending email
• Color Printing
• ldap addressbook
• Burning CDs in the labs
• Burning DVDs in the labs
• Scanning using the HP ScanJet 6200C
• Creating a web page
• Recent software changes
• Obtaining CSE or MSDN software
• Use Procmail to filter Spam and Viruses
• Procmail to filter Class Account Spam and Viruses

Additional Help

• Frequently Asked Questions
• My account is frozen
• Help managing email or email disappears
• Help finding help (contacts, man pages, external links)
• Fill out problem form
• Ergonomics and health

Problems

If you do not find what you are looking for in the list above, please fill out the problem reporting form.

News

• Reminder: update Windows and virus definitions
• arctic replaced unexpectedly
• SSH Man in the Middle Warnings
• Network maintenance
• Aug 31. Problems with home directories

More News

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Events

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CSE Research Open House
November 6, 2009
11:00 AM, Engineering Building

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Holiday
University Closed
November 26 and 27, 2009

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