The DCC04 Registration Desk will be staffed at the following times:

Saturday, 17 July 2004
0745-0900
1300-1400

Sunday, 18 July 2004
0745-0900
1300-1400

Monday, 19 July 2004
0745-0900
0900-1200

Tuesday, 20 July 2004
0745-1200

Internet Access

Guests visiting MIT are allowed up to fourteen days of network service when they register on MITnet. To connect your personal machine to the MIT network, you will need to have a wireless network card or a wired Ethernet card and an Ethernet cable.

For wired machines, visitors need to plug the Ethernet cable into their computer and an MITnet network drop. This drop will likely have a green MITnet sticker. For wireless machines, visitors need to make sure the wireless card is on and enabled. In both cases, the machine needs to be configured for DHCP (obtaining an IP address automatically). Many machines come with their network cards configured for DHCP by default. If the machine is running firewall software, it will need to be disabled until the registration process is complete.

Once your equipment is ready, you should open a web browser and point it to any web page. After selecting Visitor registration, the returned page will display the MITnet Rules of Use, followed by a registration screen, requesting the visitor's contact information, number of days of connectivity, and the event for which they are on campus. Visitors can register between one and five (consecutive) days at a time, up to fourteen days per year. The network connection takes about ten minutes to activate, and remains active for the number of days selected.

Public computers for internet access are in the:

Information Center Building 7-121 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Rotch Library Building 7-238 Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am - 7pm, Friday 9am - 5pm