Last revision July 3, 2007
In the School of Earth Sciences, we assume that your primary network connection is to the wired ethernet interface. Wireless service is available throughout the Earth Sciences buildings, but is considered a secondary connection. Both interfaces must be registered in order to get network service.
Even if you intend to use your computer only on the wireless network, it is the policy in Earth Sciences that you also register its wired network interface, if it has one.
If you are registering a modern Macintosh, Windows, or desktop Linux computer that is new to the Earth Sciences network, the standard self-registration procedure will automatically register both your wired and wireless interfaces.
For other types of computers new to the Earth Sciences network, you must use the online registration form:
Provide the hardware address of the wireless adapter in the optional Wireless ethernet hardware address field of the registration form. This hardware address is usually printed on a small sticker on the back of an external wireless adapter card, or you can determine it by running a system software program. Sometimes this address is called the "wireless ID" (or "Airport ID" for Apple computers).
The hardware address of the wired network interface must be entered into the required Ethernet hardware address field on the network registration form. In the rare case that your computer has only a wireless interface and no wired network interface, put the wireless address in both fields and explain this in the Notes field.
If your computer is already registered on the wired network and you are now adding a wireless adapter, do not use the registration form. Simply email the new wireless adapter hardware address to the network manager, along with one piece of information that can uniquely identify this computer in the network database: the wired ethernet hardware address; Stanford network name; or assigned IP address.