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All rooms in residence halls
ill have Ethernet connections
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roposal made by the Ethernet
ask force is approved by the
HA and Staff Council.
Ethernet is a system that al-
ows users to receive and use
omputer software without
hone lines. With an Ethernet
;ard, students can access a wide
ariety of services, including the
ntemet and e-mail.
Last summer, Ethernet con-
lections were made in all of the
■ooms in Moore, Keathly, Legett,
,echner, McFadden and Dunn
alls and Dorm 2 as a test to
iee how Ethernet was utilized
ind to gain student feedback.
In early December, the Ether-
et Task Force made a proposal
;o the Residence Life staff that
thernet be placed in all re
aming halls gradually over
ive years, by adding six or seven
|halls each year.
According to the proposal, 96
onnections were used in the
eight dorms.
Barry McKinney, head of the
Ethernet Task Force, said that al
though Ethernet was not widely
used, support for it was strong.
“Those who knew what Ether
net was were excited about it,”
McKinney said.
Butch Kemper, project man
ager, said that one reason for
the low number of Ethernet
users was a lack of preparation
by the students.
“A lot of folks were not pre
pared,” Kemper said. “I think a
lot of people went home over the
holidays and got the cards over
connections were made over the
summer, some halls were not
brought on-line until late in the
fall semester.
"One hall wasn’t brought on
line until mid-November,” McKin
ney said. “By then, people could
n’t get cards but may have had in
tentions of getting one. Also, by
late in the semester, some peo-
"You're given the same access as if you were in
one of the open computer labs."
— Dave Safford
director of computing information services
Christmas. We expect to see
more use this semester.”
Ethernet cards, which are
must be inserted into the com
puter to use the Ethernet con
nections cost about $100.
McKinney pointed to two oth
er problems that could have af
fected the figures in the propos
al. He said many people either
were not aware that the connec
tions were put in their room or
didn’t know what Ethernet was.
He said that although the
pie’s funds were low, and they
couldn’t afford to get a card.”
Aside from the lack of knowl
edge about Ethernet, McKinney
said there is only one other
drawback to the residence hall
connections. He said that as
more halls are brought on-line, a
small additional charge will be
added to the rent. The fee will
be no larger than $2 a month.
“The $2 charge is probably
on the high end,” McKinney
said. “Because Ethernet is new
and no other universities have
it, it’s hard to track how much
it will cost.”
Dave Safford, director of com
puting information services in
charge of networking and super
computing, said Ethernet has
several advantages over the
traditional phone lines.
“There had been terrific con
gestion on the phone lines,” Saf
ford said. “Ethernet gives stu
dents better access, essentially
guaranteed access. Ethernet also
has much higher speed.”
In addition to Internet and e-
mail, Safford said that a variety
of software is accessible
through Ethernet, including
NOTIS, class notes and general
resources across campus.
“You’re given the same access
as if you were in one of the open
computer labs,” Safford said.
Currently, the Ethernet pro
posals are awaiting approval from
the RHA and staff councils. Dan
Mizer, assistant director of resi
dence life for facilities and opera
tions, said that after both bodies
review the proposals and make
recommendations, the Residence
Life staff will act.
“We will get their feedback
and make any necessary
changes,” Mizer said. “Right
now, we’ll just wait and hear.”
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