Computer Science Instructional Lab (CSIL)
Location: Engineering 1, Room 1138
Eligibility for Use: Computer Science Faculty, Staff, Students (Grads and Undergrads), and Guests
Support Contact: support@cs.ucsb.edu
Availability: *Closed for Summer*
Mon - Thur: 8:30am - 2:00am
Fri: 8:30am - Midnight
Sat: 10:00am - Midnight
Sun: 10:00am - 2:00am
CSIL is the department's primary open-access facility. Computer Science students or students enrolled in classes offered by the department may use the lab. Fifty-seven computers running the Fedora 13 operating system are available 18 hours a day, for completing homework, for study, and for communicating with fellow students. Consultants are available in the late afternoon and evening hours to help new users make their way around the system. A high speed, duplexing laser printer is dedicated to serving CSIL users' printing needs.
CSIL Remote Access
Location: N/A
Eligibility for Use: Same as CSIL
Support Contact: support@cs.ucsb.edu
Availability: Self-Service open 24x7
To ease remote access needs in the CSIL, the department maintains as server named csil.cs.ucsb.edu. This is a dual processor Intel with 4GB of RAM running Fedora 9. You can use this computer as your remote login box, but please be considerate of other users and minimize your individual impact on this computer.
Graduate Student Lab (GSL)
Location: Trailer 931
Eligibility for Use: Computer Science Faculty and Graduate Students
Support Contact: support@cs.ucsb.edu
Availability: Self-Service Lab open 24x7
This lab is reserved exclusively for graduate students and their work. It contains nine computers running Fedora 9. A projector is available for practicing presentations. There are four conference tables serving as study areas. A high speed, duplexing laser printer serves the graduate students' printing needs.
