Fill out the DHCP registration form. As a result add-on hardware items, such as local user file storage, attached printers, modems, are not supported. In some situations, it has been necessary to add local file storage. These exceptions have been a result of very high traffic demands where use of the software has caused saturation of the networks or NFS servers. In these situations the data on these disks are not centrally backed up.
Disaster recovery is the responsibility of the owner of the disk.
Locally attached printers have proven to be very labor intensive to maintain and new installations are no longer permitted. On a SUnix timeshare or client, LPRng software replaces the normal UNIX printing commands. The syntax is identical with the Berkeley printer commands including lpr, lpq, and lprm with extensions to support remote print queues. RPM and instructions are available from the Information Center in Hinds Hall.