Eastern College has a T1 Connection to the Internet thus, networked machines will have tremendous performance in comparison with machines connected to the Internet via a modem. Eastern also offers Intranet services to both networked machines and machines connected to Eastern via a PPP dial up connection. By using the system, the user agrees to comply with and be subject to the Policy on Computing and Network Ethics and the conditions of use. Account request forms for the academic network and Internet connectivity are available through Academic Computing. Unauthorized use of another user's account as well as the providing of false or misleading information for the purpose of obtaining access to computing or network facilities is a violation of this policy.
Users are responsible for all functions performed from their network and Internet accounts.
To protect their accounts users should not give out their passwords and should logout of the network when finished with the facilities. Use of College facilities for non-College related email, browsing the Internet or games or other such activities when computing facilities are crowded is considered to be depriving other authorized users of access to computing resources and as such, is a violation of this policy. Computer software protected by copyright is not to be copied from, into or by using College computing facilities, except as permitted by law. The use of illegally copied software is a violation of copyright law and will be treated as such. Access to off-campus computing resources via the Internet is provided via PREPnet and the NSFnet.