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How do I
access the
Campus
Network
from home?
20. Can I access the FDU campus network from home?
You can use your own Internet Service Provider at home to
browse the
Internet
and use
Webmail
to send and receive email
(
see FAQ#28
).
IBM ThinkPad T61 FAQ’s
Can I plug
my laptop
into a digital
phone line?
Why do I
need to
have a
network
account?
Where do I
apply for a
network
account?
How do I
print?
In order to run any of the programs in the
Network Enabled
Software
folder, you must be logged onto the Novell network.
Therefore, you
cannot use these applications outside of the FDU
campus
.
21. Can I plug my laptop into a digital phone line?
NO! If you plug a digital phone line into your laptop, you can blow out the modem.
Please make sure that you are using an analog phone line before plugging in your
computer. Most households have analog phone lines while most hotels have digital phone
lines. Therefore, please be careful. If you are at a hotel and you are not sure whether you
have an analog or digital phone line call the front desk (some hotels have warning labels on
the telephones). At FDU, most of the telephone lines (such as the multi-line models) are
digital so please do not use them. FDU phones with brand names such as Panasonic,
Meridian and Northern Telecom of phones are generally digital.
22. Why do I need to have a Network Account?
Novell (on-campus):
•
To use the applications in the folder
Network Enabled Software
•
To access your personal Novell network directory (Novell)
•
To print to a network printer (Novell)
Alpha (on-campus or at home with an ISP):
•
To upload or download files and web pages
23. Where do I apply for an Alpha and/or Novell account?
You can apply for either one or both of these accounts through the academic computer
computing centers on your campus.
24. How do I print?
•
First, you must load the printer driver that corresponds to the printer you are using.
•
In order to install a printer driver click on
Start=>Settings=>Printers
then double click
on Add Printer
and follow the
Add Printer Wizard
.
•
If you use a local printer (i.e.-there is a cable that directly connects your computer to
your printer), you need to plug your printer cable into the USB port on your laptop. If
you have a desktop computer connected to your printer, just take that end of the cable
and plug it into your laptop’s USB port. The USB ports are located on the left side of your laptop.
laptop (
see
diagram below
). Contact Computing Services if you own an older printer that takes a serial
port connection.
•
If you do not have a direct connection to your printer, you will need to login to the
network to print.
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