Your IdentiKey allows you to log onto computers in ITS labs and to the university network when dialing in from home via a modem. An IdentiKey offers increased security because when you log on, your password is encrypted, making it almost impossible for hackers to decipher it. Modems are either built into your computer or connected externally to your computer. The phone lines dedicated to modem dial-up usage. Network A group of machines connected together to share data and communicate with each other.
Networks can be as small as two computers or as large as hundreds.
Remote access can occur between machines as close as UCB's network or as far away as a computer in Australia. The program that provides Ethernet connections in all residence hallsand is in the process of installing Ethernet connections in family housing buildings. ResNet is a cooperative project between ITS and the Department of Housing. The ResNet Service Center is located in Cheyenne Arapaho hall, room 102. In general, servers are computers that are dedicated to providing services to other computers, such as file and account storage.