Introduction to the School's Network

The School of Physics network is made up of PC's, Mac's and printers. Physics IT Support (PITS) supports the following operating systems (OS) on these computers: Linux (Red Hat), Windows (XP) and Mac OS X. All supported computer systems are configured to interact with one another, in most cases with common user accounts and file sharing.

Users who will be using UNIX/Linux workstations for the first time should look at Peter Robinson's "Mug's Guide to UNIX" to get started, and borrow or buy an introductory UNIX book.

New users should read through the Physics IT Support web site to get familiar with the Physics Network environment and consult supervisors and colleagues before contacting Physics IT Support for help. In general for trouble shooting problems on our network first see the Physics Network Information &Frequently Asked Questions page. If you can not find a solution on the Physics IT Support web site then please send all IT Support Help requests using the Physics IT Support Request Form and only contact IT Support personel directly in urgent or emergency situations. In general our duties are separated as follows:

Sebastian Juraszek (Ext. 12639, RM 460): School's server administrator and Linux workstation support.
Tony Monger (Ext. 13426, RM 329): Macitosh computers/server and infrastructure support.
George Shan (Ext. 17475, RM 331): Windows desktop/server and end-user support.

Specialised support is also available for Advanced Scientific Computing. This service provides advice on advanced techniques, such as numerical analysis, parallelization, user interfaces, visualization, data transfer and data analysis. Contact:

Paul Leopardi (Ext. 16081, RM 459B)