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Connecting to the Internet.

You need a network connection to exchange e-mail and to access Web pages on the Internet. This takes the form of either a dial-up (modem) connection or a direct (continuously wired) connection.

Off-campus.

Access from home, outside of University residences, involves a dial-up to an Internet service provider (ISP); for the duration of that access period your desktop system can directly access services and systems on the Web, assuming appropriate software is configured and setup on your system. This includes the basic system networking software (Winsock on Windows and OpenTransport on Macs), a modem and modem software (to support PPP connectivity), and applications such as e-mail (e.g., Eudora), and Web browser (Netscape or Microsoft Explorer). UltraNet is the recommended ISP for UNH-affiliated faculty/staff/students.

On-campus.

Access from most University buildings, including residences starting in fall 1998 (see ResNet), allows for a direct connection. That translates into much higher speed than a dial-up connection. Otherwise the software needed is the same as for a dial-up, except no modem is involved.

Access limits.

Some network services and databases are setup or licensed only to members of the University community, normally enforced by looking at the address for your network connection. This means an address that ends in "unh.edu" or that is an Ultranet address in the range for University members connecting through the Durham access number. The workaround, if you have some other ISP, such as America OnLine, is to make sure you have a UNH central Unix account and connect to that, then use the non-graphical tools there (e.g., Lynx Web browser) to access the licensed information. Not elegant, but it works.

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