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Jamii: /* Network Map */

2008-07-25T21:38:44Z

Network Map

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	The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). Below is a conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network.		The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). Below is a conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network.

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Jamii: /* Terminal Servers */

2008-07-25T21:37:46Z

Terminal Servers

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	[[Image:swcptech3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Modems]] When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).		[[Image:swcptech3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Modems]] When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).

	Network Map		===Network Map===
	The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). A conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network ~~is also available~~.		The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). Below is a conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network.

			[[Image:netpic.jpg]]

Jamii: /* Terminal Servers */

2008-07-25T21:34:27Z

Terminal Servers

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	[[Image:swcptech2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Modems/Servers]] We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.		[[Image:swcptech2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Modems/Servers]] We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.

	When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).		[[Image:swcptech3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Modems]] When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).

	Network Map		Network Map
	The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). A conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network is also available.		The pictures on this page are photos of our couputers in our office on Texas street (click on the small photos to see larger versions). A conceptual diagram of the Southwest Cyberport network is also available.

Jamii at 21:31, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T21:31:14Z

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	===Network Topology===		===Network Topology===
	[[Image:swcptech1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~Main Servers~~]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.		[[Image:swcptech1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Admin Area]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.

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	===Terminal Servers===		===Terminal Servers===
	[[Image:swcptech2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~Terminal~~ Servers]] We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.		[[Image:swcptech2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Modems/Servers]] We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.

	When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).		When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).

Jamii at 21:29, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T21:29:28Z

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	===Network Topology===		===Network Topology===
	[[Image:swcptech1.jpg\|thumb\|left]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.		[[Image:swcptech1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Main Servers]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.

	===Terminal Servers===		===Terminal Servers===
	We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.		[[Image:swcptech2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Terminal Servers]] We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.

	When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).		When a dialup IP (SLIP or PPP) user calls in, the terminal server asks for and verifies the user name and password, as above. But instead of logging the user into one of the Unix login servers, the terminal server handles all of the SLIP/PPP protocol communications itself. So the user's machine becomes a node on our local ethernet (and by extension, a node on the Internet). The dialup IP user can then communicate directly with other computers on the network without having to go through one of our Unix machines. Dialup IP users can still use the Unix machines to log in (with telnet), retrieve email (via POP or SMTP), or store files (with FTP).

Jamii at 21:25, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T21:25:59Z

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	===Network Topology===		===Network Topology===
	[[Image:swcptech1.~~gif~~\|thumb\|left]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.		[[Image:swcptech1.jpg\|thumb\|left]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.

	===Terminal Servers===		===Terminal Servers===

Jamii: /* Network Topology */

2008-07-25T20:58:35Z

Network Topology

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	===Network Topology===		===Network Topology===
	[[Image:swcptech1.gif]]		[[Image:swcptech1.gif\|thumb\|left]] SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.
	SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.



	===Terminal Servers===		===Terminal Servers===

Jamii at 20:38, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T20:38:29Z

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	SWCP's Network Configuration		SWCP's Network Configuration
			We are often asked: ''Just what '''IS''' Southwest Cyberport?'' What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.

	[[Image:swcptech1.gif]] We are often asked: ''Just what '''IS''' Southwest Cyberport?'' What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.		===Network Topology===
			[[Image:swcptech1.gif]]
	~~Network Topology~~
	SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.		SWCP consists primarily of a network of Sun Unix workstations. The Unix machines are all on an ethernet. The ethernet is then connected to the Internet via a high-speed digital phone line. Our Internet connection is a full T1 line, which is a 1.5 Mb/s connection. Our network also contains several Pentium & 486 PCs and a Macintosh.



	Terminal Servers		===Terminal Servers===
	We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.		We use the Livingston PortMaster brand of terminal server. Each server has 30 ports; each port can be connected to a modem. The PortMasters are also connected to the ethernet. When a user calls SWCP, the terminal server asks for a login name and password. If the name and password are valid, the user is then logged in to one of the Unix machines which acts as a login server.

Jamii at 20:37, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T20:37:37Z

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	SWCP's Network Configuration		SWCP's Network Configuration

	[[Image:swcptech1.gif]] We are often asked: Just what IS Southwest Cyberport? What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.		[[Image:swcptech1.gif]] We are often asked: ''Just what '''IS''' Southwest Cyberport?'' What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.

	Network Topology		Network Topology

Jamii at 20:31, 25 July 2008

2008-07-25T20:31:46Z

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	SWCP's Network Configuration		SWCP's Network Configuration

	[[Image:swcptech1.gif]]We are often asked: Just what IS Southwest Cyberport? What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.		[[Image:swcptech1.gif]] We are often asked: Just what IS Southwest Cyberport? What kind of computers does it use? How is it arranged? When I call up with my modem, what sort of thing am I talking to? Here's a detailed description of Southwest Cyberport's network configuration.

	Network Topology		Network Topology