Answers to FAQS and Other Documentation

All documentation is written by Jay Krishnan (jkrishnan@uh.edu) unless otherwise noted.

Related to the UNIX network

Logging into SUN workstations

1. How do I login to Geossun1 or any SUN workstation?

Thinanywhere

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

3. Thinanywhere is good (real good), but do we have a PC X server that I can use in case there aren’t any Thinanywhere licenses available?

Secure shell Software

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. How do I run FOCUS and what are some of the issues to remember while running FOCUS? (contains some basic FOCUS help)

8. How do I start up any of the other Paradigm Geophysical Software like VOXELGEO or STRATIMAGIC etc – LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE PARADIGM GEO SOFTWARE and HOW TO ACCESS THEM?

9. What is the different Application Software available on the SUN system sand how do I use them?

10. How do I run Seisup

Other Misc Stuff

11. What are the names of the main department servers/systems?

12. What are some useful commands to know on the UNIX sun network?

13. What are some useful commands to know on the AGL/IMAQS Beowulf Clusters?

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 PCs/Wireless access

5. What is the different software available on the PC network?

6. How do I use PETRA?

7. Where is wireless available and how do I use it?

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 plot from the UNIX systems?

4. How do I setup my PC to print to the Xerox printer in the TA office in room 318, SR-1?

Scanning

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

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

7. 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. How do I share data with someone (within the campus and outside the campus)?

2. Do we have an anonymous FTP server?

3. How do I use the IMAQS FTP server?

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

4. How do I use the AGL FTP server?

Answer: Access http://top-gun.agl.uh.edu for more information.

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

Personal Website

6. How do I setup my own website?

UH Email

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

Miscellaneous

1. Buying software on campus?

2. Setting up my personal PC with Anti/Virus software and Windows Updates?

3. How do I set up ArcGIS on my PC/Workstation?