Computing

Working from Home

Communications

Slack

Most everyone at NCEAS, in the office and remote, is signed into Slack for most of the day. See our Slack page.

Zoom

Everyone with a UCSBnetID has a personal Zoom room available to hold video calls or conferences. Sign into your Zoom account.

Email / Calendaring

Email and Calendaring are the same when working remotely. Sign into your Google Workspace account. See more details at email and calendaring.

Sharing Files

Sharing files and working collaboratively on office documents can be done with Google Drive and Google Docs, using your Google Workspace login. More details are at Google Drive.

Accessing Business and Analytical Servers

Some NCEAS or campus services, such as GUS, can only be accessed directly from the UCSB network or over the UCSB VPN.

We recommend using the UCSB VPN (UCSB netID required) for most use cases, though sshuttle or Remote Desktop might be better options depending on the use case.

• UCSB VPN
• NCEAS VPN (macOS/Linux only)
• Remote Desktop for macOS or Windows or some Linux servers.

More Remote Access Options

See our Remote Access page.

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Home Networking

The best option, by far, is to work on a wired ethernet connection:

• The Wirecutter
• Ars Technica

If that’s not possible, some other options which may help:

• Moving your Wi-Fi router to a place closer or with less walls between it and your computer
• Plugging in other devices which use your Wi-Fi (other computers, streaming boxes, TVs, etc)
• Purchasing a new Wi-Fi router or mesh kit (see Router or Mesh Kit recommendations from The Wirecutter)
• Checking the DOCSIS version of your cable modem or calling Cox. You can test your cable connection by plugging your computer directly into the cable modem and running speed tests, bypassing your Wi-Fi and router.

Test your speed:

• Netflix speed test
• Cox speed test (for those using Cox at home)