Network Help: Help with logging into the network

Logging into the network isn't always as simple as typing in your password. To avoid frustration, it's helpful to understand the process. This page will explain in a few words how to make sure you always get in the first time! Below is an image of essentially what the login screen looks like:

Notice that there are 3 fields there. All three must be correct for you to get onto the network, as follows: User name: You need to take a quick look at this each morning when you log in. It defaults to the last user who logged in on your computer. If one of your collegues used the computer since you did, it will be their login there instead of yours. Your password, obviously, won't work with their login!

Password: This is your network password, which is the same as your email/UW NetID password.

Log on to: This has to say "u.washington.edu (kerberos realm)," unless you're not converted to "SONNET" yet, in which case it must say "SON" in this box. There are many networks in the University, and they're all interconnected. If it says "Dentistry" or something else in this box, you won't be able to connect, since you're not a user of their network.

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