ResNet @ UMD
ResNet News
- Spring semester ResNet registration
- All students must register their computer for Spring semester network access. Go to: ResNet Registration.
- Network Security meetings for Copyright Notices
- If you have received a "Notice of First Offense" for Copyright Infringement and need to attend a meeting with ITSS ResNet Security, the next scheduled group meeting dates are:
- Wednesday, Feb 13, 4:00-4:30 pm, KPlz 386
- Wednesday, Feb 20, 4:00-4:30 pm, KPlz 386
- Wednesday, Feb 27, 4:00-4:30 pm, KPlz 386
- Wednesday, March 5, 4:00-4:30 pm, KPlz 386
- Wednesday, March 12, 4:00-4:30 pm, KPlz 386
- If you plan to attend one of these sessions, send an email to "resnet@d.umn.edu" with your name and the date.
- If you have a class or work conflict with these times, call x8856 to arrange an alternate meeting time.
- File Sharing update
- Downloading or sharing copyrighted material is against the law; doing it while on the University network (wired, wireless, vpn or modem) is against University policy.
- Last year, over 300 UMD students received a DMCA Copyright Infringement notice from the RIAA/MPAA, up from 30 the previous year. Additionally, 3 UMD students received RIAA pre-litigation notices (see: Recording industry targets three UMD students for illegal downloads.
- If you receive a DMCA notice, your access is removed from the University network until you attend an ITSS Network Offense meeting.
- Learn more about how to protect yourself against losing your network access and possible litigation: What you need to know about file sharing on the University network
- Fall 07 ResNet News online
- News for residence hall students both new and returning - get the latest info on network registration, wireless access, file-sharing, telephone service, technical support, and more. See: Fall 07 ResNet News
- Fall semester ResNet registration
- All students must register their computer for Fall semester network access. Go to: ResNet Registration.
- Secure email settings in effect
- As of January 2, 2007, the UMD email system requires all email programs to use secure settings for both incoming and outgoing email.
- If you use UMD's WebMail (Horde), you do not need to make any changes.
- If you use Mulberry, Outlook, OSX Mail, Thunderbird, Mozilla/Netscape, Entourage, Eudora, or other progrmas, you need to make changes to your computer or email account. These programs all use non-secure settings by default. If you do not make the changes, you will not have access to UMD email.
- Instructions are at: Secure email configuration settings
- What you need to know about P2P file sharing
* Anonymous peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing (Ares, BitTorrent)
is NOT allowed on the UMD network.- * Copyright Infringement Notices for anonymous p2p file sharing are increasing at UMD.
- * If you receive a Copyright Infringement notice, your network access is denied.
- For more information, see: File Sharing on the University Network and Removing P2P (Ares) software
ResNet is the residential network service provided to students living on-campus at UMD. ResNet lets you connect your personal computer directly to UMD's computer network via an Ethernet (broadband) connection.
Using ResNet service
ResNet is not a commercial Internet provider. ResNet service is provided to allow students to complete their educational mission. Personal and recreational use (online gaming, web browsing, chat, etc.) is allowed within the following terms:
- No copying or providing copyrighted software, music, videos, television programs or data of any kind. See File Sharing on the University Network for details.
- No unauthorized network devices can be attached to the University network, including wireless/wired hubs, routers, gateways or other devices that allow multiple connections.
- No commercial use of University resources.
- No servers, including anonymous file sharing servers such as Ares, Morpheus, BitTorrent or others. See File Sharing on the University Network for details.
- No service interference, harassment or abuse.
For the complete version of these terms and disciplinary action, see: ResNet Terms and Conditions
Wired or wireless?
All rooms are wired with one Ethernet jack per student and requires the use of an RJ45 Ethernet (TPE) cable. Currently, we do not have wireless access in any of the residence hall rooms. As mentioned above, University policy prohibits adding personal wireless hubs to the UMD network.
Wireless network access is available in the following common areas of the residence halls:
- Burntside Hall 16
- Burntside Hall 100
- Goldfine Hall 121
- Griggs Hall 106
- Griggs Hall PQ
- Haney Hall 210
- Haney Hall Service Center 114
- Junction Apartments-Cuyuna 141
- Junction Apartments-Mesabi 253
- Lake Superior Hall 85
- Lake Superior Hall 117
- Oakland Apartments-Oak 310
- Oakland Apartments-Balsam 107
- Oakland Apartments-Basswood 322
- Stadium Apartmnets-Bldg1630 200
- Stadium Apartments-Bldg1530 200
- Stadium Apartments-Bldg1430 200
- Vermilion Hall 102
Wireless access is also available in many classrooms and public areas throughout campus. For a listing of the current wireless access points on campus, and details on how to set up wireless access on a computer, see: Wireless Networking at UMD.