






                      OARnet - Ohio Academic Resources Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               Attn: Alison Brown
               OARnet
               1224 Kinnear Road
               Columbus, Ohio 43212

            _E_m_a_i_l: nic@oar.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (614) 292-8100

            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            OARnet is the regional network for the state  of  Ohio.   It
            serves  the higher education community, providing Ohio scho-
            lars access to colleagues worldwide.  OARnet  also  provides
            commercial connectivity to industrial and commercial members
            with unrestricted traffic flow between other OARnet  members
            and the Internet.  Libraries, databases, national and inter-
            national laboratories, and research centers are  accessible,
            helping make Ohio schools competitive.

            The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) was established
            in  1987  to  provide statewide access to the Cray supercom-
            puter at the Ohio Supercomputer Center.  Since then  it  has
            evolved into a network supporting all aspects of higher edu-
            cation in Ohio.  A primary goal of OARnet is  to  facilitate
            collaborative  projects  and  sharing  of  resources between
            institutions, including those  outside  the  state.   OARnet
            connections  are available to Ohio academic institutions and
            corporations engaged in  reseach,  product  development,  or
            instruction.    Colleges,   universities,   and   industries
            currently use OARnet connections to communicate  within  the
            state and with colleagues around the country.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            OARnet uses the Internet (TCP/IP) and DECnet protocols  over
            dedicated  56-kbps  and  T1  (1.544 megabit-per-second) cir-
            cuits.   OARnet  participants  using  TCP/IP  protocols  are
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            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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            connected to the worldwide Internet.  OARnet  is  also  con-
            nected  to  NSFNET, the national research and education net-
            work sponsored by the National Science Foundation.  Internet
            access  is  also  provided  by OARnet with 9.6 and 38.4 kbps
            dialup connections to OARnet POP (Points-of-Presence)  loca-
            tions throughout Ohio using V.32/V.42 modems.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            There are no restrictions.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            Network Operations Center (NOC)
            Hours: 24x7 coverage

            Hotline: (614) 292-5555

            Email: noc@oar.net
            OARnet User Problems: noc@oar.net
            User Information: nic@oar.net
            Engineering Staff: engineers@oar.net

            See also Section 1.8, Ohio Supercomputer Center.



























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