Domain Names

The CS Department Unix servers have been changed. In the past there were two servers - a SUN Sparcstation running Solaris and an Omnipro PC running Linux. The following Internet domain names used to access the Sparcstation: zippy.sonoma.edu, zippy.cs.sonoma.edu, cs.sonoma.edu, www.cs.sonoma.edu, ftp.sonoma.edu. The following Internet domain names used to access the Omnipro: linux.cs.sonoma.edu.

The Sparcstation is no longer to be used. The Omnipro PC is now a backup server for Linux. The only Unix server is now a Valinux PC running Linux 7.1. The proper domain name for reaching that server is linux.cs.sonoma.edu. The name www.cs.sonoma.edu also reaches that server. You should use linux.cs to log into the server or to ftp to your personal directory. You should use www.cs.sonoma.edu to access CS Department web pages. You should use ftp.cs.sonolma.edu to access anonymous ftp. Anonymous ftp is served by the Mac server courses.cs.sonoma.edu. Temporarily the names zippy.sonoma.edu and zippy.cs.sonoma.edu will get you to the Valinux server, but you should stop using those names. The name cs.sonoma.edu will get you to another server whose sole purpose is providing mail services. You will not be able to log into that server. If you use cs.sonoma.edu as part of a URL on the web you will be redirected to www.cs.sonoma.edu.

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