• Peabody Technology Support Center
• Student Computing Recommendations
• Online Orientation
  • All about the VUnet ID and e-password
  • Responsible Computing
  • Safe Computing
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  • Wireless Computing
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• Apple at Vanderbilt
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Responsible Computing (Vanderbilt Acceptable Use Policy)

When you connect your computer to the Vanderbilt network, you will have access to one of the fastest connections to the Internet that you have probably ever used. Vanderbilt is one of the founding members of the Internet 2 Consortium, a group which is helping to define the future of the Internet.

Wired Magazine rated Vanderbilt the third "Best" school in the country for "Cyber Liberties."

What does this mean to you?

You have access to a very fast network with very reasonable usage policies.

What's the catch?

We expect that you use the network responsibly. You agreed to Vanderbilt's Acceptable Use Policy when you signed up for your VUnet ID. Now that you have time to read it that document more carefully (you were in a hurry when you signed up - weren't you?), it will explain what you should and should not do on the network.

How much bandwidth can I use?

The university, in conjunction with the Vanderbilt Student Government Association, has established Bandwidth usage limits for dorm users. Unless you set up a server; do not pay attention to the settings of peer-to-peer programs (like Gnutella, Kazaa, or Morpheus), or are "caught" by a virus - you should not run afoul of these limits. Abuse of bandwidth effects all students, in that it slows down what would otherwise be a very fast path to the Internet.

What about all that free stuff that I can download on the net?

Refer to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) web sites for information regarding the legality of downloading and sharing copyrighted material. Respect the intellectual property rights of others, as covered by the Vanderbilt Honor Code.

Then where should I get my music?

Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff members qualify for a reduced rate for the Napster service as a part of the VUmix suite of services.

Other resources

Respect Copyrights (respectcopyrights.org)
How not to get sued by the RIAA for File Sharing (eff.org)