Connecting to the TU/e via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

If you want to access your MS Exchange account (e.g. with Entourage) from outside of the TU/e, or if you want to connect to the S drive or G drive, you need to connect using VPN. Your computer will become part of the TU/e network and receive a TU/e IP address. This is also useful if you want to search for literature. The TU/e IP address will give access to most publishers and libraries. Alternatively, you can use the new library proxy server. Continue reading “Connecting to the TU/e via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)”

Connecting to the wireless network at the TU/e with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

The Eindhoven University of Technology has as wireless network that you can access with your Mac. Follow the instructions and hopefully you will be able to wirelessly surf the net. Before you start, you have to make sure that the MAC address of your Airport adapter is registered at Service Desk. It is also good practice to set your short user account name to you windows login and also use the same password for your mac user account and the windows account. Continue reading “Connecting to the wireless network at the TU/e with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)”

Installing a printer on Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) in a Windows Environment

The Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology is using Windows to administrate all printers and servers. Since I am a Mac user, I need to adapt to this environment. The following instructions will hopefully help you installing and using printers in this environment. We will be using Window’s SMB protocol to connect to a printer server that collects all print jobs in a queue before sending it to the actual printer. Continue reading “Installing a printer on Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) in a Windows Environment”