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How to Connect
With an Ethernet cable (available for free from your
College House computer lab), connect the network jack
on your computer with the network jack in the ResNet
box. If your ResNet box has more than one Ethernet jack,
select a jack that has a red label above it -- the red
label indicates that it is a "live" jack.
Turn on the computer -- in most cases, your connection
will be automatic.
If you cannot connect, there may be a misconfiguration
of network settings. (If your computer was earlier on
a non-Penn network, some of the settings may need to
be changed.) Follow these steps for Windows XP:
- Click "Start," and click "Control
Panel.
- Double-click "Network and Internet Connections."
- Double-click “Network Connections.”
- Right-click "Local Area Connections"
and select “Properties.”
- Select the “General” tab.
- Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"
and click on Properties.
- Make sure "Obtain an IP Address Automatically"
is selected.
- Make sure "Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically"
is selected.
- Click OK.
- Click OK.
For Mac OS X, follow these steps:
- Click the “Apple” icon located on the
menu bar in the upper left corner of your desktop.
- Choose “System Preferences…” from
the pop-up list.
- Click on the “Network” control panel.
- From the Location: pop-up list, select “New
Location…”
- In the “Name your new location: field,”
type the name of the PennNet connection you are configuring.
For example, type PennNet Ethernet. When you are finished,
click “OK.”
- From the “Configure:” pop-up list in
the top portion of the control panel, select “Built-in
Ethernet.”
- Click the “TCP/IP” tab.
- From the “Configure:” pop-up list in
the lower portion of the control panel, select “Using
DHCP.”
- Type upenn.edu in the “Search Domains”
field.
- Close the “Network” control panel. When
prompted to save, click “Yes.”
If you still cannot connect, please request
assistance from an ITA, or stop by the computer
lab in your College House and speak with the ITA on-duty.
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