Utilizing Your Network Connection
Network Storage and Servers
You are familiar with the ability to store documents on your hard drive, floppies, DVDs, or CDs. With your network connection, you can also store your files on the St. Olaf Novell servers. You have access to your files on the servers whenever you log in to a St. Olaf computer anywhere on campus.
The amount of disk space allotted to you on the server will depend on the nature of your study or work. In general, though, you will be given about 50 megabytes of storage space in your home directory. If you are a student, this directory will be on the stuhome.stolaf.edu server; if you are faculty or staff, this directory is located on fshome.stolaf.edu. This space is often referred to as your H: drive because it usually appears to by the H: drive in 'My Computer.'
Other St. Olaf servers are also available. The prime.stolaf.edu server is used as a distribution server and stores installation and application update files. The classes.stolaf.edu server stores class materials. Students are automatically granted access to the files for a specific course whenever they register for a class. The shared.stolaf.edu server contains department or group storage areas. For more information, read the IIT documentation on Novell Files.
Connecting to the servers
E-mail and Web Browsing
At St. Olaf, we recommend Firefox and Thunderbird to surf the web and read e-mail. You can install these programs from mozilla.com.
Mozilla Thunderbird is the college's default e-mail program. For more information, visit the IIT Documentation on Thunderbird Mail.
Protecting your Computer
Make sure you have anti-virus and anti-spyware/malware software installed on your computer. Find out how to protect your computer.
Building a Web Page
You can also use your network connection to create your own home page on the St. Olaf web site. For more information, visit Building a Web Page at St. Olaf.
Printing to the Public Printers
Having network access allows you to print on the St. Olaf public laser printers. For instructions on using the public printers, visit Setting Up a Network Laser on a PC.