Network Status: OK 08/28/2008 11:29:12 PM

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A domain name is not just a URL, and registering a domain name is not a way of obtaining Web hosting services or an alias URL for an existing Web site. An Internet domain is space (or potential space) on the Internet, and each domain has a unique numeric IP (Internet Protocol) address. For example, the ncsu.edu domain has the numeric IP addresses 152.1.x.y, 152.7.x.y, or 152.14.x.y and all the servers and services within the ncsu.edu domain must be associated with these IP address ranges if they are to be identified and found among the millions of other Internet domains.

Domain names like yahoo.com are easier to remember than numeric IP addresses. However, each fully qualified domain name (such as www.ncsu.edu) corresponds to a specific IP address. Domain names must be unique and officially registered so that the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) can match the name with the IP address. This IP address must be physically assigned to server software running on at least one computer in order for there to be an actual Internet presence. Some companies who register Internet domain names do offer Web hosting, e-mail, or ftp services; however registering a domain name and being given an IP address only gives you the right to create your own space on the Internet. It does not create the space or provide you any other Internet services.

If you already have a working Web site, then it already exists within an Internet domain. At NC State, all network hosts (all computers connected to the network) must be registered in the ncsu.edu domain unless exceptions are granted by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Information Systems or the Vice Provost for Information Technology. See Adminisrative Regulations -- Computer Use Section III, L.

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About NC State's High-Speed Network.

• Supports a diverse user community comprised of researchers, faculty, students, and staff.
• Based on a Gigabit Ethernet Backbone with Gigabit connectivity to most buildings on campus.
• Accesses the NCREN (North Carolina Research and Education Network)/Internet 2/Commodity Internet and the NLR (National Lambda Rail) via a 1 Gbps Ethernet connection to a 10Gbps DWDM system (the NCNI - North Carolina Network Initiative Ring).
• Over 25,000 active managed network ports at any given time.
• Over 500 Wireless Access Points deployed (802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g) and growing.

LAN Admin presentations are now located in a restriced access site at:

http://scripts.comtech.ncsu.edu/presentations/


All users with a QIP account should be able to see the presentations.

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