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The Residence Hall Network Service (ResNet)

For Questions, Support, or Assistance, Please Contact:
Phone (607)-255-8990; Visit CCC Room 119; E-mail HelpDesk@cornell.edu

Overview

Welcome to Cornell University's Residence Hall Network Service (ResNet). This fee-based service provides Ethernet connections to students living in Cornell's residence halls. These dedicated broadband Ethernet connections allow students to connect to the Cornell campus network and to the larger Internet. Connections are present in every residence hall, and are accessible to any student with a personal computer and an appropriate network interface device (Ethernet card). Compared to standard phone dial-ups, average transmission speeds for Ethernet are considerably faster and no phone line is required.

Getting Help

ResNet support is provided by the CIT Contact Center (HelpDesk) in 119 CCC (on the Ag Quad) and reachable by phone at (607) 255-8990 or by e-mail at HelpDesk@cornell.edu. Please visit their site for the Contact Center's Hours of Operation.

Rates and Fees

The ResNet service uses Cornell's Network Usage Based Billing (NUBB) system. Service includes unlimited on-campus network traffic and up to 5 Gigabytes per month of off-campus (Internet) network traffic for a basic monthly fee (effective July 1, 2006) and an additional charge of $0.0015 per Megabyte for off-campus network traffic surpassing the 5 Gigabytes per month threshold. The basic monthly fee for ResNet is included in Campus Life housing costs for all undergraduate and graduate residence halls. For fraternities, sororities, and co-ops, the basic fee is $21.35 per month (effective July 1, 2006). Additional IP addresses after the first are a further $2.50 per month for co-op and Greek residences.

Billing is by the calendar month. Effective as of April 1st, 2007, the monthly fee for fraternities, sororities, and co-ops is pro-rated based on the number of days subscribed.

Beginning June 1, 2008, the network usage-based billing system will be expanded to include Wi-Fi usage in addition to ResNet. Student off-campus network usage will be tracked as the total of all ResNet and Cornell Wi-Fi (RedRover) activity. The network billing threshold for off-campus (Internet) network traffic will be increasing to 10 Gigabytes per month. Off-campus network traffic beyond 10 Gigabytes total per month will incur an additional charge of $0.0015 per Megabyte. The 10 Gigabyte billing threshold will be measured against the total off-campus network usage for each individual and will include the total usage of all IP addresses attached to each student, both ResNet and Wi-Fi.