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Department of Information Technology

Project labs and computers

Project Computers

Due to university rules, you must sign a paper before you will receive a desktop computer from the system support staff.

From system support, you will be provided with:

  • PC (stationary Dell)
  • Power cable
  • Screen (Flat Screen if possible)
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Ethernet cable

Each group should appoint one person as the single point of contact between the group and system support.

Operating System

  • For Lego NXT the most tools are availble if you run Windows, but you may also find tools that runs under Linux.

Network

For security reasons, you can not just plug in an arbitrary computer to the wired network. Before you will be allowed to use the network you must report the hardware address (MAC) of the network card to the system support.

  • Therefore, you must compile a list with UpUnet-S user names and MAC addresses. This list should be submitted to the system support staff.
  • Not all ethernet sockets in rooms P4407 and P4408 are connected, only odd numbered sockets in the range 4019 - 4069 and socket number 4068 and 4070 are connected to the network.
  • All sockets in the rooms P4410 and P4411 are connected to the network.
  • Sockets marked with Txxx are reserved for telephone.
  • There is currently no support for IPV6, read here for more information.

Here you find a description on how to get MAC address using Linux.

Student software

  • See this page for software available for students at this department.

Returning the computers

At the end of the course you must give the computers back to system support. But, wait a minute... Before you continue:

  • Make sure you have handed in all code and other files regarding your project.

Preparation

To make sure the hard drive is completely empty and to check the status of the whole computer you should go through the following steps:

  • Download and make a bootable USB-memory of the Ultimate Boot CD.
  • Reboot the machine with the bootable USB-memory inserted. If the Ultimate Boot CD won't boot you must enter the BIOS during the reboot and make sure the USB-memory is first in the boot sequence.
  • From the menu, select and run (one of) the Hard Disk Wiping Tools.
  • Reboot again.
  • From the menu, select System Information tools and start PC-info.
Updated  2022-01-12 13:43:55 by Karolina Malm Holmgren (UU staff).