Connecting to the Network from Home

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Connecting to the Network from Home

Creating the Network Connection

  1. Open Control Panel and select “Network and Internet Connections”. Choose the task “Create a connection to the network at your workplace”. (This step differs from operating system to operating system - these instructions are for Windows XP). In the New Connection Wizard, select “Virtual Private Network Connection”.

    Step 1
  2. Choose a company name that will let you recognize the network connection on your computer.

    Step 2
  3. Select the option “Do Not Dial the Initial Connection”

    Step 3
  4. Enter “prismlab.homelinux.com” into Host Name.

    Step 4
  5. For easy access to the network, check the option that creates a shortcut to your desktop, and click “Finish”.

Connecting to the Network

  1. Double click on the Prismlab network icon on your desktop.
  2. Enter your network userid and password - you should receive a message that you’ve successfully connected to the network.
  3. To access your files on the network, open “My Computer” and enter “\\dragon6\userid” into the address bar, where userid = your last name + the first letter of your first name. If this doesn’t work, you will have to enter “\\10.191.148.10\username” instead.
  4. To access the shared files on the network, open “My Computer” and enter “\\dragon6\prismdrive” (or “\\10.191.148.10\prismdrive”) into the address bar.
  5. To connect remotely to your work computer, run Remote Desktop Connecction (Start Menu -> Program Files -> Accessories -> Remote Desktop Connection ). Enter the IP address of your work computer (you should know that before you leave the lab), and connect!