Using the Network Jack in Physiology Library

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Any SCRC or Physiology department members who need to use a computer when they give classes, seminars or other presentations in the Physiology Library, room 431 BMSB, can now have Internet access. As of July 31, 2003, there is an Ethernet jack available in that room, installed by SCRC personnel. It is located near the floor in the northwest corner of the room, under the whiteboard.

What you will need to use it

1. a computer equipped with an Ethernet interface, with an RJ-45 jack
2. an RJ-45 cable sufficiently long to stretch from the corner to where you will place your computer
3. an IP address for the 4th floor BMSB subnet

A 25-foot RJ-45 cable is available from the general office, should you need to borrow it for your presentation. Ask Judy or Gail for it. If you use your own cable, make sure it is a "straight-through" cable, and not a cross-over or peer-to-peer cable. A cable designed to connect a computer to a hub or switch will work, while a cable designed to connect one PC to another will not.

If you already use your computer for Internet access elsewhere on the 4th floor, Basic Medical Sciences Building, then you should already have an IP address allocated to it, which will work in room 431 as well. If you do not already have an IP address on the 140.193.42 subnet, you will need to have your computer registered on the SCRC's DHCP server. In either case, your computer must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically from the server.

Obtaining an IP address on this network

To register your computer on the SCRC's DHCP server, please e-mail Gilles, grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca, or Matt, matt@scrc.umanitoba.ca, with the following information:

Computer's Ethernet (MAC) address:
Your Name:
Your Office no./Building:
Your Phone no.:
Type of computer:
Type of Ethernet interface:
UM property no. of computer:

You can get your Ethernet address by running the "winipcfg" command from Start->Run under Windows 95/98/Me, or running "ipconfig /all" from the Command Prompt under Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7. On the Mac you can get this from the Apple System Profiler (Apple menu->About This Mac, More Info...), or from the Network icon in System Preferences, on Mac OS X, or from the TCP/IP control panel on Mac OS 9 or older.

Problems?

This network connection was installed and is maintained by SCRC personnel, with material costs covered by the department of Physiology. Please contact Gilles or Matt of the SCRC (addresses above) for assistance in setting up network drivers and configuration, or to report any problems with this Ethernet connection.

For more information: Bannatyne Campus Ethernet Network Configuration