Final Reminder: Changes to Modem Pool

This is a reminder that on August 1, 2000, ISC discontinued its no-fee modem pool. Faculty, staff and off-campus students who need remote access to PennNet and/or the Internet are encouraged to sign-up with a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP).

The following changes to the modem pool became effective August 1, 2000:

  • The main PPP pool (215) 573-4777 switched to a temporary for-fee service and requires that you sign up for access. If you have not signed up for the for-fee service and try to dial in to that number, you will receive an authentication failure message.
  • The no-fee express pool (215) 573-9773 switched to 15 minute time limits but is still available to all Penn faculty, staff, and students.
  • Both modem pools are scheduled to be eliminated by June 30, 2001.

Related Policies and Procedures

Also effective August 1, 2000 many restricted pages on the Penn web now require that you authenticate yourself using your PennNet ID/password to access secured sites on the Penn web (www.upenn.edu/)--whether you're at the office or at home.

A PennNet ID in conjunction with a password authenticates your use of PennNet and its connection to the Internet. If you're not sure of your PennNet ID or password, you can take your PENNcard to any of the following conveniently located PennNet ID stations:

Biomedical Library, 3610 Hamilton Walk;

CGS, Suite 100, 3440 Market Street;

CRC, 202 Sansom West, 3650 Chestnut Street; DRL Multimedia Services, 33rd &Walnut Street;

ID Center, 150 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut;

McNeil Building, Rm. 111, 3718 Locust Walk;

New Bolton Center, Widener Hospital Computer Lab, 382 West Street Rd., Kennett Square;

SEAS CETS, 169 Moore Building, 200 South 33rd Street.

You will need to swipe your card through the card reader attached to the PennNet ID terminal. When the card has been validated, follow the online instructions to select a PennNet ID from the choices presented, and then enter your choice for a password. To find out more about PennNet ID Services, see www.upenn.edu/computing/netid/.

For users of Penn modem pool services (for-fee or the express pool), please note that ISC officially discourages the use of private modem pools for network security reasons and will soon enact a policy prohibiting private pools. Multiple, simultaneous logins to Penn modem pools are also prohibited.

Some Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the modem pool options can be viewed on the Almanac website at www.upenn.edu/almanac/between/modem-away.html.

For continued remote access to PennNet services and the Internet, faculty, staff, and students living off-campus need to establish an account with a commercial ISP or sign up for Penn's for-fee modem service. Please review details at www.upenn.edu/computing/remote/ and sign up for Internet access now.

--Information Systems and Computing


Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 3, September 12, 2000

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