Network operation services
Last revision July 28, 2004
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Network addressing
- DHCP or bootp
- DNS
Network Browsing
- Windows "Network Neighborhood" - shows user-defined "workgroups" and server defined "domains", only on local Earth Sciences network.
- Macintosh classic "Chooser" - organized by zones. Shows all zones on campus now. As of Sept. 2003, campus-wide access will be removed and will only show zones & devices in local Earth Sciences network.
- MacOS 9 "Network Browser" or MacOS X "Local Network" - TCP/IP based browsing - on Stanford, shows entire campus as one big list and takes long time to run!
Authentication
- kerberos
- NIS
- Netinfo (MacOS X)
- need for encrypted passwords
NAT
Never use on stanford network! MacOS X 10.2 users especially beware. Listed as "Internet Sharing" in Network Preference Pane. Misleading terminology might lead you to "try it". Don't - will start hijacking connections of all devices on the local network!