Answers to FAQS and Other Documentation

Server - support.geosc.uh.edu

Related to the UNIX network

Thinanywhere

1. What is the Thinanywhere software and how do I use it?

2. PC X server – Xming, (alternative to Thinanywhere) to be used in case there aren’t any Thinanywhere licenses available.

Secure shell Software

3. What is Secure Shell software and how do I use it - to access UNIX systems from Windows PCS, to access another UNIX system?

4. What is Secure File Transfer and how do I use it – to transfer files from between UNIX systems or between a windows PC and a UNIX system?

Data Loading from Tapes/DLTs

5. What are the different tape drives and how do I load/unload data from tape drive using UNIX commands? (submitted by Joel Famini)

Focus/Paradigm Software/SEISUP/General UNIX software

6. How do I access EPOS41 software (This is the latest version of the Paradigm Geophysical software we have) – Focus/Voxelgeo etc .

7. How do I run Seisup

Other Misc Stuff

Related to the PC/Mac Network

Accessing your PC account or PC files remotely/Mapping shared drives

1. How do I access my files on the PC network from home/from a UNIX network?

2. How do I map a shared drive onto my PC account?

3. How do I access my files on the PC network from a MAC running OS X or higher?

4. How do I access my UNIX account from the PC network (terminal access or File transfer access)?

Answer: Read the Secure shell documentation in UNIX network section!

Software on the PC workstations

5. How do I license GEDCO OMNI/VISTA for my account?

6. How do I license RokDoc for my account ?

7. How do I clear/Redirect ArcMap Cache?

Related to Printing, Plotting and Scanning

Printing and Plotting

1. What Printers are available and what is my printing quota?

2. How do I plot from the PC systems?

3. How do I setup my PC to print to the Sharp Copier in the Copy Room ?

Scanning

4. How do I scan documents and is there an OCR (image to text) scanner?

5. How do I use the Copier in the Geosciences Office to scan documents?

6. How do I use the HP Color Copier in the Geosciences Office to scan color documents?

Related to Web, FTP, Mail and File sharing services

Sharing Data

1. Do we have an anonymous FTP server?

2. How do I use the IMAQS FTP server?

Answer: Access http://geossun2.geosc.uh.edu for more information.

3. How do I use the AGL FTP server?

Answer: Access http://sheriff.agl.uh.edu for more information.

4. Downloading multiple files through the web, ftp interface.

Personal Website

5. How do I setup my own website?

UH Email

6. How do I forward my UH email to the email address of my choice?

Answer: This can be done by making changes to your email preferences in your http://my.uh.edu account, PASS section. You need to use your PeopleSoft ID to login.

Miscellaneous

1. How do I set up Licensing for ArcGIS version 10 or higher on my PC/Workstation?

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