Modem Pool Numbers

UTMB currently has four modem pools for dialing into the campus and connecting to local resources and the Internet. They are:

	Area Code	Phone Number	Service Name	Type of Service	Password Required?
1	409	772-4230	Galveston Local	UTMB Intranet	No
2	409	797-1001	Galveston Internet	INTERNET / LAN	Yes
3	281	337-8679	Houston/Dickinson	INTERNET / LAN	Yes
4	888	870-8766	888 Number	INTERNET / LAN	Yes

Notes:

Baud Rates: All dial in modems are multi-speed up to 56k baud. Sites 2 - 4 use v.90 standard modems. No matter what speed your modem is, the connection speed is limited by the quality of your phone line; the phone company will only guarantee 9600 baud.

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The Galveston Internet modem pool has a 30 minute idle timeout (no activity by user) and a 4 hour session time limit. You will be disconnected when either limit is reached.

No matter where you dial in from, access is provided for local UTMB resources, e.g. UTMB WWW pages, e-mail, and library resources. Access is also provided for remote connections to local Novell LANs. Internet access is available from the password-protected Galveston and Houston modem pools.

Note that the 800 dialup service is NOT available in the pink and green shaded areas above.

TYPES OF SERVICE:

UTMB Only: Phone number 1 above provides access ONLY to UTMB sponsored resources. These include UTMB Novell
local area network servers, electronic mail, Medline, World Wide Web pages originating at UTMB, and hospital and business
IBM systems. Indirect access to some non-UTMB resources is available, by logging in to a campus computer system which
provides pass-through access to a non-UTMB resource. The following protocols are supported: IPX (Novell), PPP
(IP/Internet), and Appletalk.

Internet: Phone number 2 - 4 provide access to all Internet and Intranet (on-campus Internet) services. This includes, for
example, resources available via Netscape or other World Wide Web browsers, TELNET terminal emulation, FTP (File
Transfer Protocol), or TN3270 (Telnet 3270; for accessing hospital and business IBM applications.) This number also
provides access to Novell-based local area networks and MS Mail servers. PPP (IP/Internet) and IPX (Novell) protocols are
supported. Appletalk is NOT supported.

PASSWORD REQUIREMENTS:

For reasons of security and economy, access to all UTMB Modem Pools services, with the exception of the Galveston Local
service, requires the use of a password. Passwords will be issued only to UTMB faculty, staff, and students (who have a
demonstrated need for dial up access. Anyone having a UTMB e-mail address meets this demonstrated need criteria.)

800/888 ACCESS:

800/888 access is not available from the 281, 409, 713, 832, 936, and 979 area codes. This service is for UTMB staff and students while traveling only.