Network Infrastructure

  • The BSOE networksupports more than 650 funded network connections
  • Switched 1GBps service to the desktop
  • BSOE maintains a 10GBps uplink to the ucsc.edu network

Important IP addresses for self-maintained machines

For those who maintain their own systems and are not using DHCP, the following are the magic IP addresses for the various networks in the SOE.

DNS Servers

We recommend using this as a resolv.conf file:

domain soe.ucsc.edu
search soe.ucsc.edu ucsc.edu
nameserver 128.114.142.6
nameserver 128.114.129.33

Default Routers and Subnet Masks

Depending on the network you are on, the following are the correct default routers for that network. You must also correctly set the subnet mask. If you do not see an entry for the network you are on, we do not support that network and you should contact the provider of that network.

Subnet Range Subnet Mask Default Router Comment
128.114.48.1 - 128.114.55.254 255.255.248.0 128.114.48.1 Primary SOE Net
128.114.62.1 - 128.114.62.254 255.255.255.0 128.114.62.253 SOE Instructional Net
128.114.63.1 - 128.114.63.254 255.255.255.0 128.114.63.253 SOE Research Net