MIDnet: A Midwestern Regional Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            326 Administration
            University of Nebraska-Lincoln
            Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0496

            _E_m_a_i_l: dmf@westie.unl.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e: (402) 472-5032 (MIDnet Information)


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            MIDnet is a midwest regional network  that  connects  educa-
            tors,   researchers,   libraries,   and   other  information
            resources to each other and to the National Science  Founda-
            tion  Network (NSFNET) in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kan-
            sas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.  MIDnet
            is  an IP-based network running at speeds from 56 Kbps to T1
            (1.544 mps), and  currently  connecting  twenty-seven  sites
            using cisco and Proteon routers to the NSFNET.

            The goal of MIDnet is to facilitate and promote the exchange
            of  information consistent with the purposes of its members.
            Member organizations are universities and colleges, federal,
            state and local government facilities, and commercial organ-
            izations.  MIDnet is currently operated with  National  Sci-
            ence Foundation grant funds and member dues.  A director and
            staff manage MIDnet, providing technical support services, a
            network  information center, and a network operations center
            at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

            Major information resources include  the  EROS  Data  Center
            (South   Dakota),   libraries,   the  Washington  University
            Archive, National Severe Storms  Laboratory  (University  of
            Oklahoma),  North  Central  Regional  Research  Dietary Data
            Archive (University of Nebraska-Lincoln),  and  gateways  to
            state educational networks.


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            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

            MIDnet is available to any IP host on the Internet.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            Any IP host at any member organization  may  use  MIDnet  as
            long as they abide by the MIDnet acceptable use policy.  Any
            Internet-connected host may access MIDnet members  IP  hosts
            under the same usage policy.









































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