NIU Department of Mathematical Sciences
Overview of the Computer System
The network
The departmental computer network currently consists of a few dozen
Unix workstations, as well as several PCs and Macs. They are all linked
by an Ethernet network, which in turn connects to the campus backbone.
To use the workstations you need a valid departmental computer account.
The procedure for obtaining one is
described here. Note that this
account is valid on Math Department computers only. If you
need an account on one of the computers run by Academic Computing
Services, please see a separate
document.
The workstations are all shared in the sense that your account is
valid on all of them. However, some of them are servers, or are
intensively used by their "owners", and some belong to the Statistics
Division. To see hints
on choosing the right one, click here.
Help and documentation
Most of the documentation is available on-line (if you are reading
this on the screen, you already know that!) Whether you use a Mac,
a PC or a workstation, it is important to learn
how to use a Web browser.
Then tell it to access the page
http://www.math.niu.edu/help/ and start there.
Whom to contact
The system manager can be contacted by e-mail
(admin@math.niu.edu), by phone
(753-6727), or in person (Watson Hall 323). Here are
some other contacts within
the department and on campus.
Back to the NIU Math Department Web page