Connecting To The B-W Network From Your Residence Hall
Information Technology will not configure systems other than MS Windows 95, 98, 2000, Millennium and the Macintosh Operating System greater than version 7.6 for network connectivity. If you have a system that runs a different operating system (such as Linux, BeOS, Unix, please contact the Help Desk at (440) 826-7000 for additional information. Windows 3.1 systems and older computer models (i.e. - a 486 or a non-Power PC Macintosh) are not configured for our network and not supported.
NOTE: PC Connection to the Baldwin-Wallace College network requires a 3Com network interface card and a network patch cable. Both products are available at the B-W Bookstore and can be installed by the College's Information Technology staff for a fee.
Macintosh network cards can also be ordered by the B-W Bookstore for your specific model. It is highly recommended that users purchase a 3Com network card. In most instances if we cannot connect your network card to the network we will require you to purchase a 3Com Network card.
Minimum Computer Specifications
-- Bringing Your Home Computer To Campus
-- Buying A New Computer
Network Port Activation (On Campus) No matter which hardware and software you choose for on campus networking, the network port must be activated. For residential Students all A ports in every room are automatically activated. To have an additional port activated you must contact the help desk and make a request. The currently policy is one port per pillow.
Dynamically Allocated IP Addresses In order to most efficiently use our existing IP address space, Computing Services is now using dynamic IP addressing for some networks. This is a step to procure additional IP address space for the campus.
Dial-up Services (Off Campus) Currently dial up services are not supported for students. Students can connect to the B-W network to access email and transfer files by using a third party ISP such as AOL. For more information please contact the help desk.
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