Visitors
Online risks don't end when the work day does. Here are some tips to protect your personal identity and information, too.Read more
Changes are coming to the Cornell-Visitor Wi-Fi network that will enable visitors to use more applications other than web browsing.Read more
To enable FileVault on a non-managed Mac computer, please see Apple's...Read more
Finding someone in the Cornell Electronic Directory is very easy, since the search includes not only the name fields in the database, but department, nickname, NetID, and campus phone number as well. This means that as long as you know...Read more
Please wait to contact the IT Service Desk during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm) for any issues that are not emergencies. Please understand that individual issues are usually not considered to be emergencies -- for example, if you need...Read more
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October 2019SafeDNS helps protect computers from websites that host malicious software. Cornell logs indicate that about 50 computers per month have avoided compromises because of SafeDNS.
DNS Defined
DNS (Domain Name Service) allows computers on the...Read more
Domain name system (DNS) servers maintain a list of IP addresses and corresponding names for all the servers on the Internet. Your computer has to be able to connect to a DNS server in order for you to be able to use the Internet.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a TCP/IP...Read more
This website provides information about the information technology (IT) services used at Cornell, and the people and processes that guide them.
Cornell's IT Communication and Documentation team is responsible for the website and for maintaining...Read more