Computing Labs
The Computing and Information Sciences department has four public computing labs, the robotics lab, a lab for Ph.D. students, and multiple research groups with labs, and a server laboratory. All of these facilities are housed in Nichols Hall. In addition to these facilities, Computing and Network Services (CNS) also has a public computing lab.
Public Laboratories
Last update: August 17, 2011
Lab |
# of Machines |
Operating Systems |
Description |
N21 |
41 |
Windows/Linux |
This classroom and lab contains 24 Sun Ray 2FS thin clients, and 16 Sun Ray 3+ thin clients, plus one for an instructor. The CIS department uses this lab for some of our courses including CIS 101, 102, and 103. These machines present 3 login choices, CIS Windows (a connection to the CIS Windows Terminal server using a CIS Login and Password), eID Windows (a connection to a CTS Windows terminal Server using an eID and password) and CIS Linux (an XDMCP session to the cislinux shell server using a CIS Login and password) |
N22 |
15 |
Windows 7 |
This a general-purpose Windows lab. These machines have various hardware configurations. |
N126 |
8 |
Windows 7 |
This a general-purpose Windows lab and classroom. |
N128 |
17 |
Linux |
This is our Linux laboratory. The machines are Intel i5 2500-K (3.30 GHz, 4-core) PCs with 8GB RAM running Ubuntu Linux. |
N122 |
16 |
Windows 7 |
These machines have been customized for graphics and gaming courses. They are Intel Core i7, 16GB Ram each |
Data Center
The CIS Data Center houses a large number of administrative servers, student and faculty servers, and BeoCat, our high performance computing cluster.
Last update: August 17, 2011
Hostname |
Aliases |
OS |
Shell Access |
Services |
Description |
|
F/S [1] |
St [2] |
|||||
aspen |
|
Linux |
No |
No |
VMWare |
This server provides VMWare services for systems use. Several servers used by the department are hosted here as virtual machines. |
avenger |
homefiles |
Linux |
No |
No |
CIFS NFS |
This is the main department file server connected to a 4.5 Terabyte array of disks. |
barracuda |
selfserv |
Linux |
No |
No |
SELFSERV |
This is the SelfServ server. |
blazer |
awstats |
Linux |
No |
No |
|
Provides analysis of traffic on the department web server using awstats. |
cherokee |
|
Linux |
No |
No |
VMWare |
This server provides VMWare services for systems use. Several servers used by the department are hosted here as virtual machines. |
chieftain |
projects |
Linux |
No |
No |
gForge |
This is the department's project management server. It is currently running gForge AS 5.71. |
conquest |
mail smtp imap pop |
Linux |
No |
No |
SMTP IMAP POP |
This is the department's internal mail server. This serves mail only for internal routing and long-term archival. |
cougar |
cislinux |
Linux |
Yes |
yes |
ssh |
Public-access shell server, available to all CIS users |
crossfire |
|
Linux |
Yes |
Yes [3] |
VMware |
The purpose of this server is to provide VMware services required by some classes, such as Cybersecurity for testing and other experimentation. |
desoto |
mirror |
Linux |
No |
No |
|
Local Ubuntu mirror host. Updated every 4 hrs. |
durango |
|
Linux |
No |
No |
VMWare |
This server provides VMWare services for systems use. Several servers used by the department are hosted here as virtual machines. |
falcon |
cups |
Linux |
No |
No |
CUPS |
This is the Linux print server. All Linux computers send print jobs to this system. |
fiero |
dhcp |
Linux |
No |
No |
DHCP |
Department DHCP server. Any machine that plugs into the physical network will get assigned an address from this server. |
grant.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
DeepFreeze |
This server is used for the management of the DeepFreeze security software that is used by Windows lab workstations. |
harrison.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
OfficeScan |
This is the TrendMicro OfficeScan management server. All department antivirus software is managed and monitored on this server. Complies with university guidelines regarding deployment of antivirus software. |
hawk |
phpmyadmin |
Linux |
No |
No |
PHPMyAdmin |
Web interface for CIS users to interact with their MySQL databases. |
ike.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
CIFS Printing |
This is the Window sprint server. All Windows computers send print jobs to this system. |
javelin |
ns-2 |
Linux |
No |
No |
DNS |
Secondary DNS server for the department. |
journey |
mysql |
Linux |
No |
No |
MySQL |
This machine is the MySQL server allowing TCP connections from any host on the K-State network |
kennedy.w2k |
connect |
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
Adobe Connect Pro |
Used for remote collaboration, including meetings, classes, etc. |
lincoln.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
Active Directory |
This is the department's secondary authentication server. It provides failover auth services to both Windows and Linux workstations |
polara |
people |
Linux |
No |
No |
Apache |
This is the webserver for individuals (students, faculty, and staff) and research groups such as Santos, MACR, KDD, ACM, and various projects. |
skylark |
|
Solaris 10 |
No |
No |
SunRay Server |
This is the Solaris server which hosts the management software for the thin clients in the N16 classroom lab. |
solstice |
ns-1 |
Linux |
No |
No |
DNS |
This server provides primary DNS for the department. |
sunfire |
support |
Linux |
No |
No |
|
Department support wiki. |
torino |
rt |
Linux |
No |
No |
RT |
This is the Request Tracker server. All support requests/tickets are procesed and archived on this machine. |
transam |
|
Linux |
No |
No |
Backups |
This is the department's backup server. It is connected to a 2 Terabyte array of disks. |
vanburen.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
WTS |
This is the Window Terminal Server used by the thin clients in the N16 classroom lab. |
viper |
cislinux |
Linux |
Yes |
yes |
ssh |
Public-access shell server, available to all CIS users |
washington.w2k |
|
Windows 2003 |
No |
No |
Active Directory |
This is the department's primary authentication server. It provides auth services to both Windows and Linux workstations |
wildfire |
www |
Linux |
No |
No |
Apache |
Primary webserver for the department. |
[1] **F/S**: General faculty and staff are permitted to access this machine directly. If neither faculty/staff nor students are permitted, the machine is only accessible by the systems staff.
[2] **St**: Students are permitted to access this machine directly.
[3] Only students currently enrolled in a course or active on a project requiring access to VMware will be granted access to this server.
[4] Graduate or honor students creating projects requiring an ASP.NET server may request access to this system by making a help request.
BeoCat Computing Cluster
BeoCat is the name of K-State's beowulf cluster. This cluster contains over 100 nodes contributed by Computing and Information Sciences, Physics, and other departments. Contact Dr. Daniel Andresen if you would like additional information concerning these systems. The official BeoCat page can be found here.
Robotics Laboratory
The laboratory in Nichols 24 houses a number of robots, support workstations, and laptops. This lab is heavily used by the Software Engineering Project courses for presentations and other projects.
Multiagent & Cooperative Robotics Laboratory
From the MACR website:
The goal of the Multiagent & Cooperative Robotics Lab is to bring together researchers with various expertise to solve interesting problems in the area of multiagent systems and cooperative robotics. Our research incorporates existing methodologies and techniques from other related disciplines – including artificial intelligence, robotics, and software engineering – into an integrated agent development methodology for multiagent systems. We are specifically interested in enabling teams of autonomous agents to organize and re-organize to accomplish their overall missions.