If you are offsite and would like to access online journals and databases, then there are a number of ways to do so, which are explained below. Feel free to contact the SLAC Library at x2411 if you have additional questions.

Stanford Proxy Server

In order to access certain online journals you will need to use your SUNet ID. For information about how to obtain your SUNet ID go to Stanford's SUNet ID page. If you have questions, please call x2411.

For information about how to configure your browser after you have obtained a SUNet ID go to Proxy Access to Stanford-Restricted Sources. Click on Help me set up my browser and follow the directions.

This option is available for PC, Mac, and Mozilla users. Note that SLAC Library has tested this option for Mozilla 1.2 on Linux, and can help with the setup for that and other UNIX browsers, even though the Stanford page does not support this option.

Citrix

You can use Citrix (Windows Terminal Server) to make any machine at any place look and behave very much like a Windows desktop connected to the SLAC network. Visit Citrix @ SLAC for details and instructions.

Once you are using Citrix, a web browser launched from within a Citrix session will have the same access as a browser running on a machine at SLAC.

VPN

From any Win or Mac connected to the internet you can use VPN/PPTP to create a "tunnel" that allows your remote machine to become a part of the SLAC network.

VPN Instructions for Windows Users
Note: This page is only accessible from within SLAC, so you'll have to read this while you have access via some other method. VPN is available on Mac and purportedly Linux as well, let us know if there are good sources for instructions for these platforms.

VPN gives you access to all slac-restricted pages (slaconly, etc.) that are hosted at SLAC. However, journals that you access via the web may need a special setting to be checked in the VPN setup.
VPN Configuration for Journal Access