This page contains information about frequent problems and solutions with the IT infrastructure. 

Please find below the up-to-date instructions for IT, which should cover all you need to know: MCN QuickReference.pdf

Just in case, below are previous years' instructions, just in case they might help troubleshooting what is going on.

 For general information, see the MBL IT page: www.mbl.edu/it/

The lab computers already have access to printers and network storage configured. For details on setting this up on your own laptops, see below.
Admin password for all lab computers: mblpass

Journal Access

The MBL-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Library (MBLWHOI) has journal access that we can use while here. This access now work on both MBL-GUEST, MBL-REGISTERED, and wired network connections. You can access using:

• The library website, which has journal and database search: http://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/
• If you use Google Scholar, go to the homepage, click on Settings-->"Library Links", then search for "MBLWHOI" and click add. Then when you search a full-text link will come up
• Other databases: Web of Science , PubMed

Wireless Access

Network SSID: MBL-GUEST
User name & password: mblguest

Network SSID: MBL-REGISTERED (Access to internal MBL resources)
To connect to MBL-REGISTERED, please follow this instruction: Connecting to MBL Wireless.pdf

Network Server

On the MBL Network, we have a Windows file sharing server (SMB) for our own use. To connect, you must be on MBL-REGISTERED or a wired connection.

NOTE: The network storage drive is used by everyone and is much slower than locally storing files. So it is best to save files locally when working on the lab computers and then use the network drive for file transfer and storage.

To access this sharing server, please follow this instruction: Connecting to an MBL Shared Network Drive.pdf
Server address (for Mac OS): smb://courses.mbl.edu/mcn 
Server address (for Windows): \\courses.mbl.edu\mcn
(Server name: courses, share name: mcn)
User name: mblad\mm88438
Password: mm88438

To connect to the network server with a Linux machine (Ubuntu):
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
sudo mkdir /media/mcn
sudo mount -t cifs -o username=mm88438,pass=mm88438 //courses.mbl.edu/mcn /media/mcn

Printing

In Loeb 260, we have two printers: one colored (MCNCLRPRT) and one black and white (MCNPRT1). In director's room 257B, there is a black and white printer (MCNPRT2).

The lab computers already have the access to MCNCLRPRT and MCNPRT1 in Loeb 260.

To access printers from a personal computer, please follow this instruction: Installing network printer.pdf

Note that the printers are accessible by TCP/IP at the following IP addresses:

MCNCLRPRT (Loeb 260, color): 10.225.3.231
MCNPRT1 (Loab 260, black and white): 10.225.3.232
MCNPRT2 (Loeb 257B, black and white): 10.225.3.214

Kindly note that to use printers from a personal computer, you MUST be on MBL-REGISTERED or a wired connection (stop VPN if using it).