CCRMA FAQ's: Remote Login through dial-in
Modem service based on the Gandalf switch will be retired in Fall of 1995. This message, the second in a series, describes how this change may affect your department, and to help you plan alternatives to Gandalf dial-in service.
Which dial-in services will be affected by the Gandalf retirement?
Service at 723-8012, 723-8000 and 725-9600 will be discontinued. Dial-in service at 498-1440 will continue to be available.
When will dial-in service via the Gandalf switch be disconnected?
Gandalf dial-in service will stop on November 1, 1995.
The 498-1440 service is already very heavily used. Won't this make dialing in to campus difficult?
Modems will be added to the 498-1440 service so there will be at least as many simultaneous connections possible as there are today.
Shouldn't the new modems be 28,800 bits per second rather than 14.4?
Communication Services and Networking Systems are actively evaluating alternatives for 28.8 service. Watch for announcements in this area during the Summer months.
I've heard that some older modems do not work properly with the 498-1440 service
The 498-1440 modem pool uses modern error correction technology that communicates with your modem's hardware to control the flow of data. The modems at 498-1440 permit dial-in connections as slow as 300 bits per second, but many older modems lack hardware flow control and may not work properly with the 498-1440 modem pool.
Many, but not all, 9600 baud modems support hardware flow control. Most 2400 baud modems, and all 1200 and 300 baud modems do not support hardware flow control.
To find out if an older modem will work with the 498-1440 modem pool, check the owner's manual index for information about hardware flow control (sometimes called local flow control). If the modem supports MNP or V.42 error correction technology, then it has hardware flow control.
Even if your modem lacks hardware flow control, it may still work OK. Try making a modem connection to 498-1440 today. Don't wait until November! A good source of information about modems is the su.computers.dialin newsgroup. Or contact the Customer Assistance Group at 725-8181 or consult@forsythe for advice.
Will I have to change my software to work with the 498-1440 modem pool?
The 498-1440 service requires that you log in to the campus network using your Leland ID (username and password) when your modem connects. If you use a script to automate the connection process to the Gandalf switch today, chances are the script will need to be changed to acommodate this step.
PC-Samson and MacSamson scripts that work properly with the 498-1440 are available now. Contact the ITSS Customer Assistance group at 725-8181 or consult@forsythe for assistance with Samson scripts.
How do I go about creating my Leland ID?
All current faculty, staff and students can create a Leland ID themselves.
Here's how:
- log in to the host computer you usually use (Forsythe, for example)
- give the command "telnet open.stanford.edu"
- log in as user name "open" (all lower case letters)
- follow the on-screen prompts, entering your name, affiliation and Stanford University ID number (it's on your University ID card).
- create a new Leland username (less than 8 letters) and password (preferred format is eight characters, including one or more numbers, for example beatcal5). You'll be asked to enter your password several times to make sure that you and the open program agree what it should be. Remember that the account and password are case sensitive: Mark is not the same as mark.
- the new account will be ready to go in 48 hours.
If you have questions about your Leland ID, call the Sweet Hall consulting office, 725-2101 or send email to consult@leland.
Many people who dial in to use the Forsythe computer or the Stanford Health Service's mail server aren't eligible for Leland IDs because they're not Stanford community members. What should they do when the Gandalf service is retired?
Special Leland IDs have been created to help in this case. Forsythe users should enter username "forsythe" and password "forsythe" when prompted. Once logged in to the network, type "forsythetn" to be connected directly to the Forsythe computer. Log in to Forsythe as usual.
SHS email users should enter username "ren" and password "ren" when prompted. Once logged in, type "ren" to be connected to the SHS email server.