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Available Services
Your Computer Science account provides you with a wide variety of computing services to assist you in your classes. Many of these services are provided automatically as part of your CS account. These include disk space in your home directory, email address in the cs.fsu.edu domain, printing quota, and servers for creation and compilation of programs in a variety of languages. Other available services include wireless access to the Computer Science network, commercial software downloads via MSDNAA licensing, personal web space on the WWW and database services with MySQL.
Server Related Services
Home directory disk space, printing quotas, email and most other services are managed by a network of servers maintained by the Systems Group. These servers are assigned on the basis of account type and service.| Name | Architecture | Permitted Users | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| diablo | SunOS | Grads, Faculty | Email, General Use |
| shell | Linux | Ugrads, Class | Email, General Use, NO PROGRAMMING |
| program 1-4 | SunOS | all | Programming |
| linprog 1-4 | Linux | all | Programming |
| websrv | Linux | Faculty | Web Services |
| websrv2 | Linux | Grads,Ugrads,Class** | Web Services |
| oldiablo | Solaris | Grads, Faculty | Email, General Use |
- Please note that programming and compiling are only to be performed on program and linprog
- Email is only enabled on the servers noted
- The full internet domain name for these servers is ServerName.cs.fsu.edu
- Your home directory is linked to all servers but websrv and websrv2. These servers maintain a separate home directory containing your web space.
- **Class accounts are provided on websrv2 only if required as part of the curriculum
Your home directory provides disk space for working with files for your classes. A print quota per semester is also provided to assist with
assignments. More information on how to print using a Unix/Linux system can be found HERE.
| Account Type | Disk Space | Print Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Class Account | 100 MB | 100 pgs |
| Undergrad Account | 150 MB | 250 pgs |
| Grad Account | 300 MB | 500 pgs |
| Websrv2 Accounts | ||
| Class Account | 20 MB | |
| Undergrad Account | 40 MB | |
| Grad Account | 60 MB | |
Email [more info]
With the creation of your account, you now have an email address in the Computer Science Department. The address is YourUserName@cs.fsu.edu. You can access your email in a variety of ways, including:- Using an email program such as Pine, Elm or Procmail on any email enabled server
- Via the CS Department Webmail site
Computer Labs [more info]
Computer labs are provided with a large selection of applications and operating systems to choose from. The undergraduate lab is located in 006 LOV and the graduate lab is located in 104A LOV. These labs are provided primarily for Computer Science majors and graduates, but the majors lab can be used by non-majors taking a Computer Science course on a space available basis.
Other Services
Most of these services are available when you create your CS account. Many others are available by request through the Systems group.
Wireless Network Access [more info]
The Computer Science Department at Florida State University is pleased to announce the availability of Wireless Network Service to our students. Using the latest in wireless network technology, IEEE 802.11b coverage is available in most classrooms where Computer Science classes are taught.Members of the Computer Science community who have a laptop, PDA, or other 802.11b compatible device will be able to connect to the Internet in most classrooms and communal areas around the Love and Carothers building. The programs intent is to bring Internet connectivity to the classroom, giving students the ability to use a classes digital content at their own desk.
Web Services [more info]
Two WWW servers are provided for use by the Computer Science community. Www.cs.fsu.edu is provided for faculty use, and Ww2.cs.fsu.edu is available for student use. Ww2 is available to all students in the Computer Science community. Both servers use Apache and feature CGI support.
MSDN Academic Alliance [more info]
The Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) is a special program designed with the intention of providing academic institutions, faculty, and students with the latest development tools at a low annual cost. The Computer Science Department at FSU has joined the MSDN Academic Alliance and, as a result, there are a number of resources now available to both students and faculty. These resources include free downloads/licenses of the software available to all Computer Science majors and grads taking credit courses within the department.
Database Services
A database server running MySQL on Linux is available for research use by professors and graduate students, and for classes which require SQL services. Please contact the System Group via the Helpdesk to setup Database services.And finally, if you ever have a problem with these or one of the other computing services provided by the Systems Group, the last part of the tutorial will tell you what you need to do.