Most UCC machines run multi-user operating systems. This means several people can use them at once. Users are given a username -- you will choose one when your account is created.
Logging into a console computer is simple. At the prompt enter your username and then your password. If the system complains about an 'invalid login' (or similar) and you are sure that you typed your password correctly, you may not have an account on that machine. Ask a wheel member (nicely :) to create an account. Some machines are only for use by system administrators -- for example, mooneye.
The Apple Macintoshes and the BeBox do not (at the time of writing) require logins. However, if someone seems to be using one of these computers and isn't around, please wait a while before closing all their windows :)
UCC machines that are in service are networked28 via Ethernet (and some via LocalTalk). Most services are available via TCP/IP, though some services use protocols such as AppleTalk or LAT. Services running over TCP/IP are available locally (that is, in the clubroom) as well as remotely (from other IP-networked computers, including dialups from home). Be aware that some console machines may be rebooted often or may be used for intensive non-network activities such as CD writing. It can be incourteous to log in and make heavy use of console machines during the day. Currently morwong, mussel and mermaid are dedicated to network logins. Mussel is not fully set up at the time of writing however, so you should use morwong. Mermaid is likely to be retired as a user box once this occurs.
Some common remote login programmes are telnet, rlogin and ssh. (The dumb terminals in the Cameron Hall corridor operate differently. Follow the on-screen instructions to make a connection to a UCC user box such as morwong.) File transfers can be done using HTTP, FTP and SSH. At the time of writing, FTP can be used with morwong, mermaid or mussel. SSH can be used with morwong, mermaid and mussel.
If you have a home Internet dialup account (or other Internet access, say at work) with an ISP that's a member of WAIX29 (most WA based ISPs but not Telstra, Optus or OzEmail) you can connect to a UCC machine by using machine.waix.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au instead of machine.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
If this doesn't work, you'll have to connect to ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au and use the charged telnet tunnel, which will debit your coke account.
There are several methods you can use to access the rest of the internet from UCC. The simplest one is to use SOCKS. This charges the amount of traffic you use directly to your coke account. You can use SOCKS with any program that supports it by using these settings: host: mooneye.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au, port: 1080. If a program doesn't support SOCKS, you can make it use SOCKS by typing 'socksify command'. Note that Netscape 4.x doesn't work with SOCKS, but Mozilla does.
Alternatively, if you have a full-access tartarus account (or other UWA server account such as cyllene) you can use the UWA authenticating proxy for web browsing. Just set your browser up as shown on the University Communications Services30 website at http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/access.
You can also access PARNET31 (PARNET being UWA32, ECU33, Curtin34, Murdoch35 and some WAIX addresses (WAIX being the Western Australia Internet Exchange) for free. If or when a dedicated WAIX machine is set up you will be able to use this to access the rest of WAIX.
For information about UCC's accounting and payment system see this section.
If you have questions about network or mail charging, email [email protected].