Active Tectonics, Quantitative
Structural
Geology and Geomorphology
Lab Info
Computer Networking: Using Shared Disks,
WWW Pages, Zip Disks, and Jaz Disks
Introduction
The Active Tectonics Lab computer facility is designed to share
files, WWW documents, and disks with Macintosh, PC, and UNIX machines.
Our server is set up to share these data between all three environments
that we use in order to seemlessly integrate the software available on
these different platforms. This document is a guide that demonstrates
how to use files and folders from our file sharing computer, how to modify
World Wide Web documents, and how to use Zip and Jaz disks from any of
the machines in the lab.
File Sharing: MacData
The group provides hard disk space on which to store research data
and publications. You may access this disk from both the Macintosh computers
on campus or the PC computers in the Active Tectonics lab.
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To access MacData from a Macintosh (if the MacData icon is not on the Desktop):
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Under the Apple menu in the upper left hand section of the screen, select
the Chooser option.
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In the upper left hand box of the Chooser panel, select Appleshare.
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Under Appletalk Zone (lower left hand side of Chooser panel), select
GLG PSF
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On the right hand side of the Chooser panel, you will see a list of computers.
Select Caliente, F475.
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The computer will request a username and password. Use the group account
(at) and the password. The password can be obtained from any group veteran.
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You will be confronted with two choices: MacData and Web Files. Choose
MacData.
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Now, just open up MacData and use your folder. If you have never used
MacData before, you will need to create a folder on it with your name
by using the New Folder option under the File menu.
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Do research.
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To access MacData from the PCs in the lab (if you do not already have a
shortcut to MacData)
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Click open Network Neighborhood on the Desktop.
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Click open Entire Network in the Network Neighborhood window.
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Click open GLG PSF under the next window.
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Click open Caliente, F475 in the next window.
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Enter the group account name (at) and the password obtained from a group
veteran.
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You should have two choices at this point, either MacData or Web Files.
You want to choose MacData. If you would like to make a permanent link
to the desktop of the PC, you can drag the MacData folder onto the desktop.
It should ask you if you want to create a shortcut. Just click yes.
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Open up MacData and use your folder. If you have not used MacData
before, you will need to create a folder on it with your name by using
the New->Folder option by clicking the right mouse button in the MacData
window.
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Do research.
Web Sharing
I have moved our group home page to our file server in order to
make it easier for everyone to post their research on the internet. The
address of our home page is http://caliente.la.asu.edu/ but I will try
to have it changed to http://activetectonics.asu.edu soon.
To modify or make web pages that will be posted on the internet, do
the following:
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To access web pages from a Mac:
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Repeat procedure for opening MacData from a Mac, except when you have
the choice between MacData and Web Files, choose Web Files instead
of MacData. The login and the password are the same as for MacData.
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Go to common instructions.
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To access web pages from a PC:
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Repeat procedure for opening MacData from a PC, except when you have
the choice between MacData and Web Files, choose Web Files instead
of MacData. The login and the password are the same as for MacData.
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Go to common instructions.
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Common instructions:
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If you are making a new series of web pages for your research, create a
folder on the Web Files disk for yourself.
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Start composing web pages using Netscape Composer or Alpha Text Editor.
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Save the web pages and graphics in your new folder on Web Files.
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You can view your newly created web pages by pointing the browser to http://caliente.la.asu.edu/<your_new_folder_name>/.
In this way, you should be able to interactively view and edit your website.
Sharing Zip or Jaz Disks
I have set up our server so that group members can access files stored
on Zip or Jaz disk from either the Macintosh or the PC. The procedure
for using the disks is described below:
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Serve the disk on our server:
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The Zip and Jaz drives are on top of Caliente which is kept in the corner
of the Active Tectonics lab near the SGI. First, insert either the Zip
or Jaz disk into the appropriate drive and wait about a minute.
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If you have not used this disk on Caliente before, finish these instructions.
If you have used this disk on Caliente before, after a minute, you should
be able to access the disk by mounting the disk from one of the machines,
so skip to the section on mounting the Zip or Jaz disk for use.
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Click on your disk (it should show up on the desktop) and then under the
File Menu, select Sharing...
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When the Sharing... window comes up, click the checkbox that says Share
this item and its contents. Then, pull down the menu that says user/group
and select at. Then pull down the access menu immediately to the right
of the user/group pulldown menu and select Read and Write. Then press
the Copy button at the bottom of the window. Finally, close the window.
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Mount the disk on the machine on which you are working:
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For Macintosh:
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Repeat same procedure for mounting MacData on a Mac described above,
but instead of mounting MacData, select the name of your Zip/Jaz disk.
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Do research.
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For PC:
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Repeat same procedure for mounting MacData on a PC described above, but
instead of mounting MacData, select the name of your Zip/Jaz disk.
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Do research.
Transferring files to the SGI
In order to transfer files to the UNIX workstation (alai.la.asu.edu),
you must use FTP to put the files on the machine. On the Macintosh, use
Fetch to do this, on the PC, use FTP. For more detailed instructions on
what FTP is and how to use Fetch or FTP, refer to the Computers in Geology
website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~arrows/glgxxx/xxx