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Compatibility Requirements for Xavier's
Resnet
2006-2007 Academic Year
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Whether
you plan to purchase a new system, or already have
one, if you
want to use the Xavier network and receive support from the
Xavier's
Help Desk, you must have Windows XP
Service Pack 2
(Home, Media, or Professional Edition) or MacOS X.
Other operating systems will work on the network, but are
not supported. For other operating systems, we can
only guarantee the network jack is functioning properly.
Your system must meet the minimum processor and memory requirements for the
operating system installed on it and it must have an Ethernet Network Card
(10/100BaseTX or 10/100/1000) .
We recommend
that your system have an Ethernet card already installed. Most new systems come with this already.
If you need to purchase a card, or you are buying a system with
a card pre-installed, we recommend
3Com and Intel cards (with plug-and-play capability if possible)
for Windows XP Professional systems. For Macintosh PCs, we recommend
you choose a card that Apple approves. Most all Macintosh
systems that meet the minimum hardware requirements should have
Ethernet cards built-in already. These recommendations are
primarily based on past experience, since we may not be able
to
assist you with all brands of Ethernet cards.
Once the hardware
and it's corresponding software drivers are installed, then you
are close to getting connected to the network. Please refer to
the operating system specific instructions in Connecting
to Xavier's ResNet documentation to complete the driver setup if the card was added.
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