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Connection Types

Undergraduate and Special Students (Pre-College, SAMS, PA Governor School, etc.)

For undergraduate and special students who will be living in on-campus housing, Carnegie Mellon offers wired and wireless Ethernet connectivity in every on-campus residence hall room.  To learn which connection type you have, refer to the Residence Hall list below.

Off-Campus Housing

Some off-campus buildings offer Comcast Broadband service only (see table below). If your room offers Comcast Broadband service, refer to the Housing Services web site for help with establishing a network connection.

Graduate Students

Graduate students who live off-campus will need to choose their own Internet service. 

Prepare! 

Pack Your Software

Steps necessary to configure your computer on the campus network may require that you insert your operating system CD. Be sure to bring to campus any operating system CDs as well as any software CDs that are installed on your computer. It may save you time and a lot of grief as you configure your computer.

New Undergraduate Students ONLY: Preorder

New undergraduate students can avoid lines when they arrive on campus by pre-purchasing their hardware. In July, when you receive your room assignment, check the Residence Hall list below to determine what you need to purchase, then contact the Computer Store to pre-order your hardware. 

Residence Hall Connection Types

The following is a comprehensive list of residence halls and the network connection type each of them offer. The list also indicates if the residence hall requires the use of an adapter, called a "Pass-through" (previously referred to as a balun). Pass-throughs are sold in Computer Sales of the University Store. For more information on Pass-throughs, see the Connecting to the Network document.

Does your building offer wireless networking? If not, you can still plan to use a wired laptop connection in your room, and wireless networking in other academic buildings and key outdoor areas across campus. 

 
 Residence Hall Name  Network Connection Type Need a
Pass-through?		 Wireless Available?
Alpha Chi Omega (Building-MMA102) Ethernet Yes Wireless available 
Alpha Epsilon Pi
(Building - 1091 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Alpha Kappa Delta Phi (Building-MMA133) Ethernet
 Yes
 Wireless available
Beta Theta Pi
(Building - 5033 Forbes)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Boss House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Cathedral Mansions Comcast
Broadband
Service		 No No wireless
Delta Delta Delta
(Building - MMA103)		 Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Delta Gamma
(Building - 5031 Forbes)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Delta Tau Delta (Building-MMA105) Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Doherty Apartments Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Donner House Ethernet No Wireless available
Fairfax Apartments Comcast
Broadband
Service		 No No wireless
Hamerschlag Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Henderson House Ethernet No Wireless available
Kappa Alpha Theta
(Building-1077 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Kappa Delta Rho
(Building-1071 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Kappa Kappa Gamma
(Building-MMA101)		 Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Kappa Phi Lambda (Building-MMA104) Ethernet
 Yes
 Wireless available
Kappa Sigma
(Building - 1063 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Lambda Phi Epsilon (Building-MMA134) Ethernet
 Yes
 Wireless available
London Terrace Apts Comcast
Broadband
Service		 No No wireless
Margaret Morrison Ethernet Yes Wireless available
McGill House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Morewood Gardens Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Morewood E-Tower Apartments Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Mudge House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Neville Apartments Comcast
Broadband
Service		 No No wireless
Phi Kappa Theta
(Building-1069 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Pi Kappa Alpha
(Building-1079 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Resnik House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Roselawn Terrace Houses Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Scobell House Ethernet No Wireless available
Shady Oaks Ethernet No No wireless
Shirley Apartments Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
(Building-1085 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Sigma Nu
(Building-1055 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Sigma Phi Epsilon
(Building-1057 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Sigma Tau Gamma
(Building-131-132 MMA)		 Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Spirit House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Stever House (formerly New House)
 Ethernet No Wireless available
Tech House Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Theta Xi
(Building-1065 Morewood)		 Ethernet No Wireless available
Veronica Ethernet No No wireless
Webster Hall Comcast
Broadband
Service		 No No wireless
Welch House Ethernet No Wireless available
West Wing Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Woodlawn Apartments Ethernet Yes Wireless available
Zeta Beta Tau (Building-MMA104)
 Ethernet
 Yes
 Wireless available

Comcast Broadband Service

Important! If your room offers only Comcast Broadband Service (Cathedral Mansions, Fairfax Apartments, London Terrace Apartments, Neville Apartments and Webster Hall), refer to the Housing Services web site for help.

Last Updated: 5/27/09