15 January 2015

IITG Networking in Ubuntu

1. Go to Connection Icon on your Taskbar and select 'Edit Connections'.



2. Select 'Wired Connection 1' and click 'Edit'.



3. Goto IPv4 Settings , Select the method as Manual and add your IP settings accordingly and save it.


4. Press the 'Windows' key on your keyboard and type 'Network' in the search box that comes up.

Click on it and go to 'Network Proxy'. Set the Proxy settings accordingly and click on 'Apply System wide'.


5. If you want apt-get commands (Used mainly for installing and updating softwares) to work, do the following.

Open Terminal and write the commands given below. It will ask for your password in case you have one.













6. In the windows that opens , edit the lines to the following -
(Acquire::http::proxy "http://proxy_username:password@202.141.80.22:3128/")




7. DONE!! your apt-get commands should work now and you should be able to install softwares using it.

TIP-  Run " sudo apt-get install vim " in the terminal windows without the quotes to get VIM and practice for your CS lab sessions!


4 January 2015

ME110 Reports

I was bored and today was a Sunday so I finally got around to posting this.

Lab Reports-

Carpentry Lab Report 1




Bit of advice-

These reports were taken from 1st Sem.

Rumors are that 1st sem ME110 students generally have to draw more diagrams and stuff (I'm sure not all of us made so many tool diagrams during our first workshop session), so take these reports with a grain of salt.


Also thanks to Praveen and Ashutosh for the reports!

Setting up your IITG email account on Android

1. Open your Gmail app.
2. Open the left drawer by sliding it.
3. Click on 'Add account'.

4. Select 'Personal (IMAP/POP).


5. Type your webmail id.

6. In the type of account screen, select Personal (POP3).

7. In the next screen type your webmail password.

8. In the incoming sever settings type your username (without @iitg.ernet.in) , password.

9. Set your server address according to the mail server provided to you.
List of server addresses-
  •  Teesta 202.141.80.12
  •  Naambor 202.141.80.9
  •  Disang 202.141.80.10
  • Tamdil 202.141.80.11
  •  Dikrong 202.141.80.13


10. Set the Security type to SSL/TLS (Accept all cerificates).
11. Change the port to 995.

12. Set the outgoing SMTP server address to 202.141.80,23 (it's the CC's address but since outgoing smtp server settings don't seem to work, I had to go with a this to complete the email setup. If anyone gets the Outgoing server settings working, let me know!)
13. Set the security type to 'None'.
14. Set the port to 25.

15.Next setup your sync frequency and notification settings accordingly.
16. Done!! enjoy checking your webmail without having to enter that fricking captcha ever again.

 P.S. This only works on IIT networks (either your own personal Wi-Fi, connectify or IITG wifi/Hostel Wifi, not on cellular data).