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Emergency Information

Last updated 05/26/12
by Ping Liu (pingliu@)

Dormnet

What is Dormnet?=20

Dormnet is the internet service that the university = runs for=20 its students. Most of the Graduate housing complexes have been = connected=20 to dorment for years, but Butler was only connected in the = summer of=20 '03. Residents are automatically subscribed to the service, (the = bill is=20 part of the rent), and every student gets one IP address.=20

Alternatively see this=20 link

How do I connect to Dormnet?=20

There should be ethernet connections in each bedroom. Plug = your=20 internet cable from the back of the computer to the socket. For=20 registering your computer and configuring your connection see: = http://support.princeton.e= du/dormnet/

What if I want to connect more than one computer?=20

OIT supplies one IP per student. If you want to have more = than one=20 computer connected to the internet, you either need to buy = another IP=20 (about $100 for the year), or get a router. Be warned that = routers will=20 typically send many broadcast messages over the network and = cause OIT to=20 shut down your connection. It might take a while to get your = router=20 configured correctly.

What if I want to report a problem?=20

If you can't access the internet then you're probably not = going to be=20 able to read this answer, but for completeness sake, you can = either=20 check with the OIT Help=20 Desk website to see if they know about the outage or call=20 258-HELP.

Why don't I have an electric = bill?=20

When the dormnet hubs were constructed in Butler back = in the=20 summer of 2003, these hubs were connected to the power lines of = some of=20 the apartments, and are consuming their electricity. If you live = in one=20 of the affected units, you will no longer have electric charges = on your=20 PSE&G bill (starting July 1st, 2005). Instead, residents in = these=20 apartments will be charged a fixed amount of $16 per month per = apartment=20 (or $8/person) as part of their rent, regardless of = actual=20 electric usage. This amount was estimated based on actual = utility bills.=20

Any problems with this scheme (if you are being charged for=20 electricity on your bill, for example) should be reported to = Patty Smith=20 at psmith@princeton.edu or=20 reported to 258-1908. A map showing the affected units can be = seen here.=20

Here is a list of the affected units:=20

401C Butler
409A Butler
406A Devereux
414D = Devereux=20
417B Devereux
218E Eisenhower
222F Eisenhower =
218C=20 Halsey Court
226H Halsey Court
218A Harrison
228A = Harrison=20
218E King
222F King
217C Marshall
218F Marshall =
225C=20 Marshall
226E Marshall =