NOTE: This page contains the same information which is presented to and agreed to by ResNet users under the ResNet DHCP registration system.
The Texas A&M University Network is governed by rules covering how and what it can be used and what your responsibilities are connecting your machine to the network. These rules are not optional. You are bound by them by your affiliation to the university whether you are a Student, Faculty or an Employee. Ignorance of them is not considered a valid excuse.
Students should read the Student Rules. The relavent sections in using the campus network and computing facilities are Rule 22 - Rules for Responsible Computing and Apendix V: Individual Responsibility for Use of Computing Resources and Facilities.
Faculty and Employees are governed under the Texas A&M University Rules and the Texas A&M University Ethics Policy. The relevant sections in using the campus network and computing facilities are 33.04.99.M2 - Rules for Responsible Computing and 25.99.08.M1 - Non-Business Use of Telephones and Fax Machines.
The following are violations of the above policies that will result in suspension of your (and in the residence halls, possibly your roommate's) network access and cause disciplinary action taken.
- Any attempt to bypass the campus network firewall. This includes running any service on a port other than the well-known port for that service.
- Any attempt to bypass the ResNet DHCP system or use any IP address that has not been assigned by the DHCP server.
- Distribution of chain letters.
- Intentional disruption or interference with someone else's ability to operate their machine. This includes but is not limited to methods commonly known as e-mail bombs, Smurf attacks, WinNuke attacks, and the abuse of other user's resources.
- Unauthorized possession of copyrighted material.
- Any attempt to compromise the security policies of any other computer.
- Distribution of unsolicited bulk or commercial e-mail (SPAM).
- Use of any A&M resource for commercial use, including but not limited to the Internet, campus network, and telephone lines.