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Beginning fall quarter 2003, students, faculty, and staff, wishing to logon to the Internet from computers in any of the more than 340 classroom pool rooms, are required to authenticate their identification by entering their OSU Internet username (lastname.#) and password.

Over the summer, OIT's Classroom Services, Applied Technology Services, and Enterprise Networking staffs installed new network hardware known as TOADs (Totally Open-Source Authentication Daemon) in the entire classroom pool. This new hardware, developed by Enterprise Networking, will reduce unauthorized use of both classroom and OSUNet bandwidth. Michael Groeniger, classroom technology coordinator, Classroom Services, says the use of PowerPoint and other software applications are not affected by the installation of TOADs.

For additional information, visit the Classroom Services web site at classroom.osu.edu, or e-mail clasrmhlp@osu.edu. For help with your OSU username and password, contact the OIT help desk at 688-HELP or e-mail 8help@osu.edu.

The classroom web site is one of the online resources made available by OIT's Classroom Services and the Classroom Readiness Committee. This resource enables faculty to match their classroom equipment needs with an appropriately equipped classroom. Visit the Classroom Services web site and click on the classroom details link to view information on classroom pool rooms; this is where all pertinent information (number seats, video/data projection, slide projection, etc.) for every classroom is displayed with links to a student view and an instructor view of each room.