Yerkes Computing

Subpages:

• Yerkes Laptops: Information about the student laptops.
• Library - PC: Details on the setup of the PC in the library.

Network and Wifi

• Networks are Yerkes_4a, Yerkes_4bg, Yerkes_2a, Yerkes_2bg and many others.
• The password is GeorgeHale

Printers

• Copy Machine: In the small room in the side hallway across from the library.
• Gollum: Basement, between Marc's office and the main hallway. IP address is 128.135.40.11
• Babble of Tower: Main floor in the hallway to the 24inch. IP address is 128.135.40.14
• Xerox: Can be reached under xerox.yerkes.uchicago.edu. To submit a print job:
  • Change the document you want to print into a PDF that has the correct paper size
  • Go to xerox.yerkes.uchicago.edu/print/
  • Press "Browse" and select the PDF file you want to print.
  • Select paper size (under "Paper Selection") and color (under "Output Color")
  • Press "Submit Job" at the top of the page -> Your file should now be printing.

Shared Accounts

For common logings we have a generic Yerkes user accounts:

• Name: Yerkes Star (Yerkes Student account)
  • Email: yerkesstar@starsatyerkes.net
  • Password: weareyerkesstars or weareyerkesstars2 or Weareyerkesstars2!
  • yerkesstudent on the molify file server at stars
  • Because this password is open this user should have no rights on any of the sites.
• Name: Yerkes Teacher
  • Email: teacher@starsatyerkes.net
  • Password: starsatyerkesteachers (old one was weareyerkesstars) alternative: Starsatyerkes1
  • Security questions: HS friend "Vivian", Dream job "Astronomer", Street where I grew up "Geneva Street"
  • YerkesTeacher on the mollify file server at stars

Skype: The yerkes skype account is yerkes-obs-yaays

Student Laptops

Yerkes Laptops - Subpage with an inventory of all Yerkes laptops

Possible Setup for Linux laptops:

• Network: Set MTU for Auto eth0 to 1290
  • On Linux: ifconfig eth1 mtu 1290
  • Or try: sudo ip link set <eth0, eth1 , wlan0, wlan1> mtu 1290
• Adobe Flash: had to be installed manually
• use USB linux drives for student computing: see "USB Linux Drives"

Data Sharing

For uploading files we use Mollify:

• stars.uchicago.edu/filemanager: a web program installed on the stars server

For sharing files locally we use StarsBase: (this may not work as of Summer 2015)

• On Mac/Linux, connect to server smb://128.135.40.94/local, or look for STARSBASE under Shared or Network.
• On Windows, look for \\STARSBASE\local under Network

Servers

• Kronos: kronos.uchicago.edu
• Stars Server: stars.uchicago.edu

Library PC

Former name was HAL-9001. For details, see the subpage Library - PC.