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Revision as of 16:53, 17 March 2010
Orca is an Evergreen network file server for curricular and student use. It is also the home for the Scratch folder, a temporary network file storage space.
On-Campus Access to Orca
- On the Finder menu, select Go > Connect to Server.
- Type smb://orca/programs in the field. Figure 1
- Click OK
- Log in with your Evergreen account.
- Click OK
- A network connection icon is mounted on the desktop.
- To disconnect, drag the "globe" to the trash can on the dock.
Off-Campus Access to Orca Programs
If you have Mac OS 10.4 or greater you should be able to easily connect from off campus as well.
- In a web browser (Firefox) go to https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/programs
- Crtl-click or right click on the folder that you want and copy the link.
- On the Finder menu, select Go > Connect to Server.
- Paste the link you copied in the above step in the field. Note: you can also access this space from a web browser but you will not be able to write files back to the server only read.
- Click OK
- Log in with your Evergreen account.
- Select the folder you'd like to connect to (e.g. the first letter of your last name).
- Click OK
- A network connection icon is mounted on the desktop.
- To disconnect, drag the network connection icon to the trash can on the dock.