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Reed Servers

How to Connect to Reed Servers 

    From a Mac OS 9 machine

    1. From the Apple menu, select the Chooser.
    2. In the upper left corner, click once on AppleShare.
    3. In the Apple Talk Zones, the lower left corner, click on Academic Servers.
    4. In Select a file server, the right-hand side of the window, double-click on Home Server.
    5. Click OK. This opens a dialog box.
    6. For Name type your network username.
    7. For Password type your network password. Click Connect.
    8. A dialog box will open asking you which items you want to open. Click once on the appropriate item, then click OK.
    9. Exit the Chooser by going to the File menu and selecting Quit.
    10. A server icon with your username now appears on your desktop. Double click it to access your home directory on the Home Server.

    From Windows 2000

    Note: You must have the Registry Patch installed before you can connect to Reed's servers. 

    1. From the Start menu, select Run.
    2. In the Run dialog box enter the network address of the server you wish to connect (see below for a list of addresses) and then click OK. For example, enter \\home_server to connect to your Home Server.
    3. A Connect to dialog box opens. In the dialog box type your Reed network username and password and click OK.
    4. In a few moments, a new window opens displaying the contents of the server.  Remember to copy files from the server to your computer before working on them.  Never open files directly off the server!
    You can also create desktop shortcuts to Reed's servers.
    Windows Network Addresses for Reed Servers
    Network Address Server
    \\home_server Your Home server
    \\courses_server The Courses server
    \\griffin_exchang Griffin Exchange (This is not a typo. There is no 'e' in the Windows network address)
    \\win_tools Win tools server
    \\dorm_print Dorm printers
    \\library_print Library printers
    \\class_lab_print Public lab printers, e.g B&W IRC printers
    \\fac_printers Faculty printers - mostly faculty printers, plus color printers in IRC and Library


     
    Adding Shortcuts to Frequently Accessed servers

    Follow these steps to make desktop shortcuts to frequently accessed servers:

    1. Connect to the server in which you want to create a shortcut. A window displaying the server's contents opens. The Address bar of the window shows the server's Windows network address.
    2. Click on the icon in the Address bar and drag it to your desktop. A small box with an arrow in it will appear in the corner of the icon you are dragging, indicating that a shortcut will be created when you release the mouse button.
    3. Simply double-click on the desktop shortcut whenever you wan to access that server.

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    Disconnecting from Servers

    To disconnect from a server, you can either log off of your computer or restart it. Disconnecting from servers keeps both your computer and personal work more secure.

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    Off Campus Access to Reed's Servers 

    Off campus access is limited to the Home Server and the Courses Server. In order to connect, you must use an SFTP program. For specific instructions, please visit our Fugu page for Mac OS X and WinSCP page for Windows.

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