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General Questions

  • How do I connect to the Math Department?

    Please visit our SSH Instructions page for more information.

  • How can I connect my laptop to the wireless network?

    There are three Wireless networks avaliable on campus:

    • MIT Secure - Requires an athena account. When you connect, you will be prompted for your athena username and password.
    • MIT Guest - No account or registration required, but some ports and sites are blocked. Anyone should be able to connect to this account.
    • MIT - This is the open version of the MIT network and maybe retired at any point.

  • How do I install Dropbox on my math workstation?

    As of Sept 8, 2018, Dropbox software requires the sync folder to be on an ext4-formatted hard drive or partition. Since our home directories are NFS-mounted partitions, installation of dropbox software is not recommended anymore.

    You still can have dropbox software in an unsupported workaround setup.

    1. Pick a workstation that has enough local disk space (ex /scratch/)
    2. Once you installed the dropbox software, relocate immediately the sync folder to the local disk space on that particular workstation./li>
    3. Do not run dropbox software on any other Math workstations or Servers. If you do, there is a chance that all your files may be deleted!!
    4. Please ask for IT help if you want to pursue this option.

  • I'm a graduate student and there is no computer in my office, can I get one?

    Absolutely. If you are willing to have a computer placed on your desk email .

  • I accidentally deleted a file from my home directory. How can I restore from a backup?

    We perform nightly backups of our filesystem. To restore a file or directory from backup, send an email to help@math.mit.edu and specify the name and location of the file before it was deleted. The proccess or restoration will vary between a minute and an hour depending on the size of the restore.

  • How do I get to the Web of Science?

  • How do I use an LCD projector with my laptop?

    Please visit our Projector Instructions page for more information.

  • What will happen to my account after I leave MIT?

    Please see our information about departures in the policies section.

  • Can you give me a copy of Mathematica, Matlab or Maple for my home computer?

    Mathematica

    Mathematica is now provided free of charge to all faculty, staff, and students here: https://ist.mit.edu/mathematica/all

    Matlab

    MIT offers Matlab free of charge for students and faculty. You can obtain a license here: https://ist.mit.edu/matlab/all/

    Maple

    We have a license from MIT for Maple. Both Faculty and Graduate students can get Maple for free (certificates required).