4.4 COMPUTER SERVICES
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Uni High students have access to a variety of computer services while they are enrolled in the school. Students may use the two computer laboratories (Rooms 113 and 314) from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on school days, except when they are in use for a regular class meeting. These labs contain a variety of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows-compatible personal computers with software for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, desktop publishing, Internet access and computer programming. In addition, students receive accounts on two shared computer systems (“Mork” and “Goddard”) that they can use to store the work they create, to communicate with other students and faculty, and to explore advanced computer applications.
n UNIX (Mork) Accounts — All students receive an account on mork.uni.uiuc.edu, which runs the UNIX operating system. Mork is connected full-time to the Internet and is Uni High’s primary electronic mail (e-mail) and World Wide Web (WWW) server. Students may use up to 50 megabytes of disk space for their personal mail, Web pages and other files. (This disk quota can be increased for students involved in special projects that require more space.)
Students may either use a Secure Shell (SSH) program to log in to mork.uni.uiuc.edu from anywhere on the Internet, including from home using a University of Illinois dialup server or any commercial Internet service provider. For accessing e-mail, many prefer to use an offline mail reading program such as Eudora or Outlook with Mork as the mail server. Students should use the form username@uni.uiuc.edu when giving their e-mail address to others or writing to Uni students or staff. For example, a student named Mary Jones would be known as mjones@uni.uiuc.edu.
To change your password on Mork, log in using SSH and type the command passwd at the UNIX prompt. The program will ask you to type your old password and then the new one, twice. Type ENTER or RETURN after each line. Your password is never displayed on the screen. If you forget your password, talk to one of the technology staff. Never use anyone else’s password, and never reveal your password to others.
n Microsoft Windows Server (Goddard) Accounts — Each student also has an account on Goddard, a Microsoft Windows Server that provides shared storage for files created by Uni students, faculty and staff. It is the home of most student projects and publications. The computers in Uni’s student labs connect to Goddard when you log on.
User names and passwords are originally the same on both Mork and Goddard, but they are independent after user accounts are created and must be changed separately. The easiest way to do this is to click “change password” on the opening login screen of one of the Windows NT workstations in the Room 314 computer lab, or “set password” while logging in from a Macintosh computer.
Students using Microsoft Windows ( 98, ME, 2000, XP) can connect to Goddard through an Internet service provider and use it as a remote file server. Please talk to the technology staff for information about how to set this up. Macintosh users can also connect to Goddard from home if they dial in through a University of Illinois terminal server.
Accounts on Mork and Goddard are created when a student first enrolls at Uni High and remain active until the student graduates or withdraws. Subfreshmen will be given their initial passwords and instructions for using their accounts during the first few days of the Computer Literacy I course. Other new students should stop by the Technology Office, room 105, for help getting started. Computer accounts will expire during the summer after a student graduates. On request, we can continue to forward e-mail to an outside account, so the graduate’s address at Uni appears to remain active. Please talk to the technology staff before graduation to make arrangements.
Uni High students may also apply for a “Network ID” and password from the University of Illinois, which allows them to use the University’s dialup access services and public computer labs. This gives Uni students access to the Internet and school computers from home, if they own a computer and modem, without the cost of a commercial Internet account. Students may not use their parent(s)’/guardian(s)’ or any other University Network ID to access U of I services. To apply for your own account, fill out the necessary application form, including a student identification number and parent(s)’/guardian(s)’ signature, and return it to the Technology Office. This is only necessary if you want to use the University of Illinois public sites, or dialup networking from home. All students receive Uni High computer accounts and can use them at school, or through a commercial Internet account from home, as long as they have signed the Uni High Computer Usage Agreement.