January to February, 2001 No. 89

For previous issues, please check Computer News Index Page. 

Hotlines
Operations Schedule

General News
Reminder: Computer Centre User Survey 2000
From the Help Desk... Common Questions related to Computer Accounts

Campus Network and Internet Service News
HKUPPP Dial-up Services for the Windows Me Environment
Internet Resources for WebCT Course Designers
High-speed Wireless Network Link for connecting the Yam Pak Building to the Campus Network

UNIX / Host Computer News
Progress of the SUN E10000 upgrade
Pilot Testing of Beowulf Cluster - a PC cluster for Supporting Parallel Computing

PC News
In-house PC Maintenance Service
Results of a New Tender for Desktop and Notebook PCs
 

Staff News

Training News

 
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Hotlines, Dialup
 
 
 

General Enquiries	2859 2495
Fax	2559 7904
Computer Operations (Network and Operational problems)	2859 2496
Help Desk (Software and general problems)	2859 2480
Equipment Maintenance	2859 2774


 

HKU Computer Centre Dial-up Services
60-minute lines		30-minute lines
56Kbps PPP Lines (v.90 modem standard) (24-hour service and support modems of all speeds) Please click here to see how to configure the settings to use the lines.
408 lines for all users	29757000	144 lines for all users	29647000
		96 lines for all users	21057100
72lines for staff only	28595100	48 lines for staff only	29642300
48 lines for HKU Graduate Account users (no connection time limitation)	22497100

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Operations Schedule

Computer Room Opening Hours - 24 hours

 
Opening Hours for Microcomputer / Workstation Rooms
 

Location:	Opening hours:
Run Run Shaw Building  Room 101, and 103, Room 113 (ACEnet)	24 hours  Monday (00:00 a.m.) - Sunday (12:00 p.m.)
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 201)	Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Sunday - Closed
Run Run Shaw Building Room 210 (Workstation) Knowles Building (Room 218),  K.K. Leung Building Room LG-108 (ACEnet)	Monday - Friday  (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.)  Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)  Sunday - Closed
Old Library Building (Room 134)	Summer schedule: July 3 - Sep10, 2000 Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Sunday – Closed Term schedule: from Sep 11, 2000 Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) Sunday – Closed
Old Library Building (Room 135)	Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Sunday – Closed

 
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Holiday Schedule for Computer Laboratories from February to April, 2001

(Other than Rooms RR101, RR103 and RR113 (ACEnet) which are open all the time, all other microcomputer/workstation/ACEnet laboratories will be closed on Sundays, University holidays and public holidays)

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