Laptop Setup

Laptop setup and connection to Unix server

In order to set up your laptop you need to have an active and full (not temporary) UiO user account. If you do not have a UiO user account or if you have forgotten your user name or password, check here (unfortunately only in Norwegian) and/or contact one of the helpers/teachers. If at all possible, you should get your UiO user account sorted out before the first day of the course!

When you have a UiO user account, your password and you laptop with the WiFi turned on you can connect to the UiO wireless network, By the way, if you already are connected, you might still check the links below. You might learn something useful... If your computer has been set up by UiO, you should not change the WiFi settings.

Choose the Eduroam network, for the reasons described here. You may also use the UiO network. At the right hand side on on that webpage under "Koble til uio- eller eduroam-nettet fra:", choose the correct link according to the operating system of your computer. Use "Automatisk oppsett" if possible. If you get stuck, ask some of the  helpers/teachers.

Make sure you are actually connected to the web by opening https://wiki.uio.no/projects/MBV-INFX410 in your web browser. Also check that you can read your e-mail.

You must have access to an administrator account on your computer. Do you have that? If not, make sure you get it (or tell Jon what the problem is...)

Check that you have Java running on your computer. Go to the Java website and click on "Do I have Java?". If you have (updated) Java, everything is fine. If not, follow the instructions and install Java.

Now we need to get you connected to a Unix computer. Everyone with a valid UiO user account already has a Unix account on the computer login.uio.no. Most likely this computer will be around for a long time. However, for this present course, we will instead use the Unix server freebee.abel.uio.no. How you connect will depend on your laptop:

Linux laptop	You are already on a Unix machine, and most likely you know what you are doing. Open a terminal window and use ssh to log onto freebee.abel.uio.no If you get stuck, ask one of the helpers/teachers
Mac laptop	Unless your Mac is more than 10 years old, it has an OS X operating system. This means you are already on a Unix machine. OS X is a Unix variant.  Launch the program "Terminal". Most likely you will find it in "Launchpad" under "Other" or in "Finder", "Applications", "Utilities". Then type, in the terminal, ssh -l USERNAME freebee.abel.uio.no or ssh USERNAME@freebee.abel.uio.no where USERNAME is your UiO user name. Answer "yes" to the stuff about "authencity". You should now be connected.  If you get stuck, ask one of the helpers/teachers
Windows laptop installed with a UiO image (setup by USIT or Lokal IT at UiO)