UNMC does not provide dialup access which can use the SeqLab interface. It is possible to use GCG from home if you have signed up with a private Internet provider using regular modem access, but this will be excruciatingly slow and is not recommended. Email Chad for more details if you are interested. Cable Modems, ISDN, and ADSL connections do provide acceptable connection speeds for using the GCG graphical interface. If you have a Mac OS 7.0 or higher you do not need additional software.
Modems are too slow for the graphical interface.
The text-mode interface is available by connecting to Biocomp or gsaf through any Internet provider such as Aliant or Internet Nebraska. If you are using a private internet provider, you must be connected with either SLIP or PPP to that provider and use telnet to connect to the GCG system. Startup Commands Ensure that you know your own IP number or machine name. It is either your machine name, in this case, or your IP number if your machine is not named. All on-campus numbers begin with 137.197.