Frequently Asked Questions About the JCCL
What is the JCCL?
How do I get an account?
How do I log on to the network from a Windows workstation?
How do I log on to the network from a Linux workstation?
How do I connect to my U:\ drive from home?
What is my disk quota?
How do I check how much space I'm taking up on my U:\
drive?
How do I connect to the network printer?
How do I connect to network drives?
How do I change my password (Windows or Linux)?
How do I print a postscript file?
How do I start a Visual C++ 6.0 project and compile
it?
How do I print output from a DOS window?
Every time I print, it prints 2 pages
per sheet. How do I change the printing layout to 1 page per sheet?
(word document - 24 Kb)
How do I report equipment problems in the JCCL?
The John C. Comfort Laboratory (JCCL) is a learning
facility for students of the School of Computing and Information Sciences.
This laboratory is equipped with 43 workstations running Windows XP and
Red-Hat based Linux. The JCCL is designed to give students a broad exposure to
Windows and Linux operating environments. Programming environments include Microsoft Visual .Net, Eclipse and NetBeans.
For an overview of the JCCL enviroment click here (ppt presentation).
For a complete list of Lab Hardware and Software click here
In order to use the JCCL you need an account. Accounts
are only provided to students who are registered for select courses
in the JCCL. These accounts are generated from FIU registration lists
and university e-mail account lists. Because of this, you must be properly registered
for the course as well as have all payments in order. Your FIU webmail
account is issued upon enrollment in the university. To get your FIU webmail
account, please visit http://www.webmail.fiu.edu.
If you are not registered for one of the courses listed, you cannot use
the workstations in the JCCL. Read the document on Understanding
and obtaining FIU and CIS computer accounts.
As you approach an available computer in the lab, you will
notice a message requesting you "Press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys to log on".
Following this instruction, you will then be prompted to enter your "username",
which should be the same as that for e-mail. You will also need
to enter your user "password". Your initial password is fxxxxxxxl, where f = first initial, xxxxxxx = Panther ID number, and l = last initial. The first time you log onto the system you
will be asked to change your password. Enter a new password and verification
and click OK. If you cannot log onto the system, contact a member of the lab staff in ECS 241.
To logoff the computer, press CTRL-ALT-DEL and then click the Logoff.. button. Click OK.
Please note:
You are responsible for your password and it should not be shared with others.
For more information see the lab policy.
If the monitor is black when you approach, move the mouse or touch the keyboard. The
logon screen should appear. Simply type in your username and password.
To end your Linux session, simply press CTRL D.
Note:
Your initial password on Linux workstations is fxxxxxxxl, where f = first initial, xxxxxxx = Panther ID number, and l = last initial. You will be forced to change your password on your first login.
Using a browser you can see and download the contents of your U:\ drive by using Putty, Winscp or other remote access application by opening a connection to weasel.aul.fiu.edu.
Currently the disk quota for 200 MB per user. Students who
exceed their assigned disk quota will be asked to remove files from their
directories. It is your responsibility to make sure that you do not exceed
your assigned disk quota.
Follow these steps to check your U:\ drive usage:
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Click Start.
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Select Programs.
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Select Command Prompt.
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Type in U: and press the [Enter] key.
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Type in dir /s and press the [Enter] key.
All the directories and files on your U:\ drive will list. Let the
system work. You are interested in the last few lines that appear.
They will look something like this:
Total Files Listed:
441 File(s) 10,543,788
bytes
2,401,517,568 bytes free
The second to last line (10,543,788 bytes in the above example) is the
amount of space your files take up on your U:\ drive. Keep that
number below 100,000,000.
The printer assigned for use in the JCCL is called "venom".
If you are not connected to this network printer just complete the following
steps. From the START menu, go to the Printers folder in the "Settings" group.
Select "Add Printer". Choose the option, "Network Printer Server". Select "Connect to this printer" and include the name \\leopard\venon. You should now be able to print from all the applications.
Note: The printer in the ILab is named \\leopard\ilab.
You connect to network drives using Windows NT Explorer.
Once there, from the "Tools" menu choose "Map Network Drive". When the "Map
Network Drive" window comes up, select to which drive you want to connect
and check the "Reconnect at Logon" checkbox; this way, you can always access
that drive without having to repeat the process every time you log on.
Windows XP:
You can change your password at any point during your
Windows session. To change your password press "Ctrl-Alt-Del" and a window
titled "Windows Security" will come up. Click on the "Change Password.."
button. Enter your old password, press "Tab" to jump to the next field, type in your
new password, press "Tab" and confirm your new password. Be careful to use a password that
you will remember.
Note: If you press Enter on the input line "New
Password", then your new password will be just a Carriage Return. Press
"Crtl-Alt-Del" again and just press "Enter" as your old password. "Tab"
down and enter a proper password. It is advisible to have at least 6 characters
including one non-alphabetic character.
Linux:
You can change the password in two ways:
1- User the shell command prompt.
On the taskbar there will be an icon for the "Terminal - Command
Line." Click on it. The shell command prompt will appear. Type in
the command: "yppasswd." Your shell command prompt should look
like this:
[username@machineName ~]$ yppasswd
You will be prompted to enter your old password and a new password.
2- Using a dialog box
Go to the KDE or Gnome Start Menu and click on "Preferences." A list
of choices will span on the right side. Click on "Password"
and a dialog box will appear. It will read: "Changing password for
username." You will be prompted to enter your old UNIX/Linux password
and enter in a new password.
Be careful to use a password that you will remember.
You can print a postscript file on the network printer
"venom" by "copying" the file to the printer. However, you must make sure that
the file has the extension .ps before you print it, otherwise the
printer might not recognize it as a postscript file.
To print the file, open the "Command Prompt" and type
the following command: type filename \\ferret\venom.
You should see the results of this command almost immediately.
It is recommended that you speak to the lab staff member on duty to report any equipment problems.
You are also welcome to e-mail the lab managers at request@cis.fiu.edu. |
