IP Addresses

Under no circumstances can you simply appropriate an IP address. All unregistered access is considered as a possible intrusion attempt and must be investigated immediately.

IP Address
If you live in Stanford housing, you must register your personal machines with them and they will automatically work in Gates. If you live off-campus you may register a personal machine with us.
To get an IP Address in the Graphics Cluster, you need to send support at graphics.stanford.edu a message which includes the following:
- Room
  Gates or Clark room number. If you are using a previously unused wall jack, please also specify TSO and jack (see below)
- Name
  Use the "host" or "nslookup" command to ensure that the name is not in use
- OS type
  Windows, Linux, OS-X, BSD, Solaris, etc.
- ethernet MAC
  Six hexadecimal digits - aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff or aabb.ccdd.eeff
- optionally,wireless MAC
  Six hexadecimal digits - aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff or aabb.ccdd.eeff
The IP address assigned will be abled to communicate with the entire internet, but will be accessible as a server only within stanford.edu or via VPN.
If you need to run a server accessible from off-campus, please add an explanation of the intended purpose. Machines with public IP addresses must be fully patched at all times and are subject to increased auditing requirements.
You will receive an e-mail confirmation that your address is assigned. Please configure your machine to use DHCP which will cause it to obtain the registered address automatically.
Room connectivity
Each room in Gates has a wall plate, called a TSO, with two outlets each for phone, ethernet, and one for cable TV. The ethernet outlets are the third and fourth from the left. Each TSO has a label, e.g. 3.1 3151, which identifies it.
In order to use a graphics IP, the ethernet outlet used must first be attached to the graphics VLAN at the switch. If you move into a new room which is not on the graphics net, send support at graphics.stanford.edu a message which specifies the room number, the TSO label, and which jack, 3 or 4, you want connected.