The default printer for Windows should be set to ps210 which is located in room 210 on the second floor. If the printer is not installed on your profile or you want to use another printer in the department then follow these instructions for adding a printer.
To print something from Unix, you need to type in:
lpr -Pps210 filename(s): this will print the file to the student printer in HRBB 210.
For more information on printing under UNIX.
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Visit the CS Helpdesk in HRBB Rm. 210 and they will reset your password to your student ID number. Please change your password soon after getting it reset.
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Go to https://csnet.cs.tamu.edu/apps/forces/ in a web browser. See the helpdesk information on filling out the force request form.
Turnin
fails to work when a certain Unix file (.login) has been lost or damaged.
You can follow these instructions to fix it yourself: Lost UNIX Commands
Or visit the CS Helpdesk in HRBB Rm. 210 and they will assist you fixing your (.login) file.
Or download the following two files and put them in the root of your h:drive.
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[effective 7.8.04]
We do not currently have a system to support users changing their own username. Because of this, all changes to usernames must be made manually by the Computer Support Group, and hence must be justified. All users may request a username change by submitting a task through the CSG Task Page.
At this time all student (undergraduate or graduate), requests for username changes are evaluated on a case by case basis.
To request a username change, please submit a task listing your desired username and the reason(s) you need to have it changed.
A web based system for automating username changes is under development and is scheduled to be in place as soon as possible.
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We have installed new card readers on all of the open access labs (220, 219, 214, 209). The new card swipes will read both the old and the new TAMU ID cards.
If you have a new ID card and it does not work, it is possible that we do not have your new card in our database.
In order to add your new card to our database, you need to come by the CS Helpdesk (HRBB 210) sometime Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm.
* Note: The ID card database is updated at the beginning of each semester when we receive the student registration data from TAMU.
If you receive an Aggie card in-between semesters, it is possible we will not have your new card in our system.
The new Aggie cards have a random, unique number (not your SSN, UIN or card ID) encoded on their magnetic stripe. This unique number is not printed anywhere on the
card. If we do not receive your new card data from TAMU at the beginning of the semester, we have to swipe your card to read the new number and update our system manually.
If your card used to work but does not now, then most likely your card is just expired. Please submit a task
email the helpdesk if your card stops working.
You must use Putty, F-Secure, or X-Win32 to access interactive.cs.tamu.edu.
Type: ssh "your username"@interactive.cs.tamu.edu
If you get a question about the fingerprint, answer yes.
Then type: your password
Yes, connecting to the wireless network in the H.R. Bright building is no different than connecting to other campus wireless access points. You will need to connect to the TAMU VPN to gain access.
Download the CISCO VPN Client by following the instructions in
Wireless Network Connections.
If you need access to the network or any systems in the Computer Science Department, you can connect to the C.S. VPN server (vpn.cs.tamu.edu)
Students may connect using either the Cisco VPN client or the Windows VPN client. The configuration is the same as connecting to the campus vpn.
Your CPSC Windows username and password are used for authentication. More detailed instructions can be found at http://helpdesk.cs.tamu.edu/docs/vpn
If you checked your inbox and noticed that it has been compressed into one big
file, you can still see your old emails.
To view them as if they are still in
your inbox you have to :
You can also see them by pressing the space bar to go to the next page once you open the compressed file.
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Undergraduate student accounts cannot print to the color printer in room 210. No quotas are set up. The printer was not bought with student funding. The dollar sign shows remaining quota for all printers you can access.
Monday - Friday:
7 am - Midnight
Saturday:
10 am - 7 pm
Sunday:
12 pm - Midnight
Hours subject to change during holidays, emergencies, and summer semester.