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Usage Guidelines
Please read these ETSU ResNET Usage Guidelines and become familiar
with the ETSU Acceptable Use Policy. The guidelines and policy will
help you understand that using campus computer resources is a
priviledge, as well as a valuable tool that will help you suceed in
your academic studies at East Tennessee State University.
Purpose |
Cost |
Acceptable Usage |
Unacceptable Usage |
Conduct
Purpose
ResNET, the ETSU residence hall network, provides access to the
Internet and the ETSU campus network to support student academic
pursuits. ResNET does not support commercial services within the
residence halls or provide entertainment to students residing in
student housing.
Cost
ResNET is provided at no cost to students residing in ETSU
residence hall facilities.
Acceptable Usage
Resident hall students may use ResNET for academic pursuits such as
conducting research, Web browsing, reading, accessing or using
campus computer systems and services, and exchanging e-mail with
friends and family.
Unacceptable Usage
Users must refrain from the following activities:
- Using computing facilities to violate any university policy or regulation, or federal, state, or local law, e.g. the transmission of obscene materials, gambling, and the intentional violation of copyright are all prohibited under state and/or federal law.
- Impersonating or misrepresenting another individual’s computer account or e-mail username.
- Granting another individual access to your computer account.
- Using computing resources to interfere with the work of other students, faculty, or university officials
- Using computing facilities to send obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory, or harassing messages.
- Using computing resources to interfere with the normal operation of university computing systems and connected networks including, but not limited to, introducing viruses, flooding the network with messages, sending chain letters, or unfairly monopolizing resources that result in the exclusion of others.
- Using university-computing resources for profit or commercial purposes.
- Distributing copyrighted music, movies, software or similar materials.
- Using any computer connected to the ETSU ResNET as a server, except for approved academic purposes.
- Entering, without authorization, into any account to use,
read, transfer, or change the contents in any way.
Intentional failure to comply with this policy will result in
disciplinary action, which may include suspension of user
privileges and/or suspension or expulsion from ETSU. In addition,
violations may result in referral for prosecution to local, state,
or federal authorities.
Those found operating servers via ResNET will face disciplinary
action. When the university detects a server being operated, the
residents of that room will receive a written warning. A second
violation will result in all network access being terminated in
that room for a period of 7 days. Any further violation will result
in all network access being terminated in that room for the
remainder of the semester and the resident operating the server
will be reported to the Director of Housing and Residence Life and
to the Assistant Dean of Students for possible disciplinary
action.
Network Bandwidth Availability and Servers: ETSU has repeatedly increased the Internet bandwidth available to ResNET users. Monitoring of the network bandwidth indicate that approximately 95% of the bandwidth is monopolized by a very few residents. This results in slow performance or the inability of the remaining residents to connect and use the Internet. Further analysis indicates that most of this excessive use is from data flowing OUT of the ETSU network, i.e. computers in residence hall rooms acting as servers and providing often very large files to others outside of the university. ETSU does not monitor the content of files, unless illegal use is suspected; however, the type of files being served indicated they are largely music and video.
Reporting Problems: As with any system, technical problems sometimes do occur with networks. Please help us provide you with the best of services by reporting any problems to the OIT Student Help Desk at ext 3-4648 or email to shdesk@goldmail.etsu.edu.
Conduct
Students are expected to conduct themselves on the Internet just as
they are in the classroom or the halls of the campus. Students
using ResNET should comply with the ETSU Acceptable Use Policy.
Distribution of copyrighted music, software or similar materials is expressly prohibited. Violators will be referred to the appropriate parties for punitive action.
ETSU reserves to the right to establish and maintain ResNET as it sees fit. Users who intentionally create problems that affect operation or performance will be filtered or their access terminated.