The school runs a part of the campus-wide Ethernet network consisting of three Novell file servers. The school's sub-nets are connected to the university Computer Centre and from there to AARNet and the rest of the world. This provides Internet access, bringing telnet, mail, news, ftp, gopher and all the other Internet services. All students and staff have access to electronic mail and these other services and are encouraged to use them. Undergraduates have access to four laboratory areas in building 60 (Engineering building 7), rooms G14, G15, G18 and G19. These laboratories are open throughout semesters on weekdays from 9 am to 11 pm and on weekends from 9 am to 5 pm. User names may be arranged by contacting the faculty office.
The Caulfield school is deeply involved in computing and has been a leader in the introduction of high-level computing skills for the professional engineer. Due to substantial computing content in the course, graduates of the Caulfield Bachelor of Engineering have qualifications which admit them as members of the Australian Computer Society.
Students have access to many computer laboratories connected to a university-wide Ethernet service incorporating Novell net servers for these PCs. This network then interconnects to several minicomputers, Unix work stations and supercomputer facilities at the Computer Centre. Connection to the AARNet and the world-wide Internet and its services is readily available. Internet provides remote logins, mail, news, ftp, archie, mosaic, gopher and many other useful facilities including free software in huge quantities. All students and staff have access to these facilities and are encouraged to use them. The school has additional computer resources dedicated to computer interfacing, computer networking, digital signal processing, AutoCad, computer-aided manufacturing and electronic design automation.
At Gippsland, general computer-literacy subjects are taught on local minicomputer systems and microcomputer networks. The central minicomputers can be accessed via a Micom multiplexer or via dialup facilities including AUSTPAC access. News and mail facilities are available via ACS-net. Gippsland Computer Centre staff are available to assist with programming advice and with registration of computer password codes.