If you don't have one, you can purchase an inexpensive card and cable from the SWT Bookstore. Networked computers also have common names, called nodenames, such as nyssa.swt.edu , which are much easier to identify and to work with. When you ask your Internet browser to connect to a computer such as nyssa.swt.edu , the system will ask a Domain Name Server to try to find its equivalent numeric IP address and use it to make the connection for you. With DHCP, your computer does not have a fixed IP address, but rather each time you restart your operating system the DHCP Server will be asked to assign you a temporary IP address and nodename, which may or may not be the same IP address and nodename that used the last time you logged on. Your browser program, such as Netscape, can be configured to send printer output to one of several networked printer queues.
Additional information is available.
For various reasons SWT restricts student webpages to its official personal web site. Online documentation is available to tell you how to Create and develop Your Own SWT Homepage.