CS Home Page : Computer Resource Center
: Labs : User
Guide
IMPORTANT
information about your account:
All undergraduate computer
accounts are programmatically generated at the beginning of each
semester.
Please check the CS Department Student Account Policies
to
find out when your account will be removed. You must save your files to
a floppy
or to your personal computer before the end of finals if you wish to
save your
work permanently.
C. Reading email
on UNIX system
F. Accessing your
instructor's handouts
1. If you don't see a logon screen, press 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete' keys.
2. In the 'Domain' field,
select ‘SCIENCE’.
3. In the 'User Name' field and
'Password' field, type in your account name and password, which are
shown on
your printout.
4. Once you logon to WinXP, you
should see 'Start' button on your lower left corner of your desktop.
5. To change your password,
press 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete' keys. A screen containing 'Change Password'
button will
show up for you to change password.
From 'Programs' menu:
Click on the 'Start' button at
the lower left corner of your desktop, select 'Programs' menu and then
select
the program you want to run.
'Programs' menu contains
following programs:
7-Zip
Accessories
BlueJ
Computer Associates (Anti-Virus)
Cygwin
Cygwin X
GSTools
Hugs98
Java Media Framework 2.1.1e
JDK
Microsoft Develop Network
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2008
Mozilla Firefox
NTI CD-Maker
Oracle - OraClient10g_home1
Pharos
PLT Scheme
SSH Secure Shell
Standard ML
SWI-Prolog
Acrobat Reader 8.0
Eclipse
Internet Explorer
MASM
PCSpim
TextPad
Violet
NOTE:
To end a task (i.e., terminate a
program), press the 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete' keys. A screen containing a 'Task
Manager' button will appear.
Click on it and select the program that you want to terminate.
C. Reading
email on UNIX systems
1. Click on the 'Start' button
at the lower left corner of your desktop; select 'Programs' and 'SSH
Secure
Shell', then 'Secure Shell Client'.
2. Press 'Enter'.
3. In 'Host Name' field, type
in 'cs01.cs.sjsu.edu' or 'cs02.cs.sjsu.edu' or 'cs03.cs.sjsu.edu' or
'cs04.cs.sjsu.edu'
or 'cs05.cs.sjsu.edu' or 'cs06.cs.sjsu.edu' or 'cs07.cs.sjsu.edu' or
'cs08.cs.sjsu.edu'
or 'cs09.cs.sjsu.edu'; In 'User Name', type in your account name.
4. Press 'Connect'.
5. Type in your password at the prompt.
6. Type in 'pine'
to access
your mail reader.
1. You can find Mozilla Firefox,
or Internet Explorer in the 'Programs' menu.
1. Click on the 'Start' button
at the lower left corner of your desktop; select 'Programs' and
'Accessories',
then 'Windows Explorer'.
2. Click on 'home on alpha
(J:\)'.
3. Save files to your
destination directory (home directory J:\ drive or floppy disk A:\
drive).
Your PC's J:\ drive corresponds directly to your UNIX home directory. If you wish to send files to your CS account directory from the Internet, you may use SCP or SFTP to transfer them. Simply SFTP or SCP to cs01.cs.sjsu.edu, and proceed as normal.
NOTE:
Do not try to save files on
the C:\ drive. You do not have permission to copy files to the hard
drive,
except to the C:\TEMP directory. Save your files either in your home
directory or
on your floppy disk.
F.
Accessing your instructor's handouts
From WinXP
1. Click on the 'Start' button
at the lower left corner of your desktop; select 'Programs' and
'Accessories',
then 'Windows Explorer'.
2. Click on 'handouts on eniac
(K:)'.
3. Select the instructor's
handouts by clicking on his/her folder.
From Unix (cs01 - cs09)
1. cd /handouts
1. You can print to the default
printer ‘B&W Printer’.
Printing Notes:
1. Each laser printout costs
$0.16. Before printing, go to WSQ1, the Spartan Shop, or the Dr. Martin
Luther
King, Jr. Library to buy a print card or add
value to your print card.
1. If you run into problems
with your account, ask our lab monitor first. DO NOT go to MH208 and
ask for
help.
2. The lab monitor is NOT
responsible for your homework or project.
3. If you forgot your password,
go to WSQ1 and ask the lab monitor to reset your password.
REMEMBER:
- UNIX and WinXP are two different operating systems. You can use same password for both operating systems, but when you change one, the other doesn't get changed at the same time.
- Change your password frequently.