Logging In and Out of the Campus Network - Windows 95/98
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Through the Campus Network, you can access a variety of software applications, including Office 97. You can also transfer files, telnet to multi-user systems (such as Paladin), and use Netscape, to name just a few additional services. Also, you can access hundreds of on-line libraries, databases, and computers from your desktop.
Logging In
Note: If you make a mistake typing your password, press the Backspace key to erase the characters. Then, retype your password.
  1. Turn on you computer and monitor. After you computer boots, a prompt will appear.
  2. Type your username in the Name: field and press Tab.
  3. Type your password in the Password: field and press Enter.
  4. A scripting window will appear. When the Close button is available, click it. Windows will start and the Novell Application Launcher (NAL) window will appear.

Tip: If you close NAL, you can reopen it.

  1. Choose Run… from the Start menu.
  2. Type NAL in the Open field and press Enter.
Logging Out
To log out, you simply shut down or restart your computer.
  1. Select Shut Down… from the Start menu.
  2. Choose either Shut down or Restart from the choices and click OK.
Logging In to Someone Else's Machine
Always remember that another person’s machine will have different preferences and programs and programs in different places than your own machine. Also remember that when you are logging into a machine outside of your group, you must enter your complete context in the Name field. The context specifies what group and/or department you belong to, what applications you can access, and where your data files are located. Your context will take the form:

.username.department.wright

or

.username.group.department.wright

This is what you would enter in the Name field instead of your username:

.w001xyz.cs.cats.wright

(where w001xyz is the username, cs is the group within cats, cats is the department, and wright is the root directory)

If your not sure what your context is,

  1. Choose Run… from the Start menu.
  2. Type cx in the Open field and press Enter. A DOS prompt will appear with your context in it.
Help
If you need help or have questions, feel free to contact Help Desk by visiting 025 Library Annex, sending e-mail to helpdesk@wright.edu, or calling 775-4827 (4827 on campus).