[Linux-users] RE: software and library requests

[David N. Blank-Edelman]

"Judith A. Perrolle" <perrolle@ccs.neu.edu> writes:

> Does this mean that users of the betaLinux machines can't make telnet,
> gopher, IRC, or web connections?  

Correct. They are firewalled from the outside of the network exactly
like our lab machines (at least during the beta period). 

> But if authenticated users of machines in 201 can't telnet to
> upaya.soc.neu.edu:8888 and get web documents from ports 80 and 8889
> I would appreciate knowing (since I'll have to revise some
> assignments and send CCS students over to the library to use
> InfoCommon machines.) Thanks.

All non-beta UNIX machines in 201 (i.e. the Solaris boxes) can contact
these ports.

   Peace,
      dNb