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RESNET - Main
Welcome to the website for
Residential Networking Services (Resnet). Although
we are still in transition with moving all relevant
information to this site, most of the website is
complete and works just fine.
| RESNET is provided to all students living
on-campus and those in University Park I & II.
Each student will have their own Ethernet port
for plugging in their computer, gaming console,
or other network devices (after
registering
the system). NO HUBS, SWITCHES,
ROUTERS OR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS ARE ALLOWED TO
BE HOOKED UP TO YOUR RESNET ETHERNET PORT.
Each Ethernet port for RESNET is 10BaseT. Your
computer will need to have at least a 10BaseT
Ethernet card to connect to our network. Most
computers have a 10/100BaseT Network card and
many newer ones have a 10/100/1000BaseT Network
card. If you are unsure if your computer has a
Ethernet card, look on the back of your computer
(or back/sides of your laptop) for a port that
looks similar to the ones listed below:
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An Ethernet port can be further identified
by examining it closely and counting the number
of gold pins. A standard Ethernet port will
have 8 gold pins. Do not confuse this with a
Phone port, which has 2 or 4 gold pins.
A common problem during move-in is mixing up a
Phone cable and an Ethernet Cable. A Phone
cable connector will have 2 or 4 gold pins on it
and an Ethernet cable connector will have 8 gold
pins. Also the Ethernet plug on the end of the
cable is generally larger. See the picture
below for a side-by-side comparison: |
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