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IBM ThinkPad R51 FAQ’s
Center for Teaching and Learning with Technology
How do I
access the
Campus
Network
from home?
20. Can I access the FDU campus network from home?
You can dial into parts of the campus network using an
analog phone line plugged into your laptop’s built-in
modem (a black port located next to the Ethernet port).
You will be able to browse the
Internet
and use
Webmail
to send and receive email (
see FAQ#28
)as well as use
FDU Systems
and
Ws
_
ftp32
(
see FAQ#29
). You can use
your own Internet Service Provider or you can use FDU's Dial-Up
Connection (details on creating this connection can be found at
http://isweb.fdu.edu
under the Support area).
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
.
Can I plug
my laptop
into a digital
phone line?
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.
Why do I
need to
have a
network
account?
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 or FDU Dial-Up Connection):
•
To upload or download files and web pages
Where do I
apply for a
network
account?
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
centers on your campus.
Starting in the Fall semester, you will also be able to create a
Novell account online.
How do I
print?
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 parallel 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 parallel port. The parallel port is the
large purple connector in the rear panel of your laptop (
see
diagram below
).
•
If you do not have a direct connection to your printer, you will need to login to the
network to print.
