Microsoft Windows comes complete with all software required to connect to the college network for the TCP/IP protocol suite and applications (such as e-mail and web browsing).
Apple Macintoshes come complete with all networking software required to use the TCP/IP protocol suite (for e-mail and web-browsing).
Linux machines will have to look after themselves - owners of Linux are expected to know what to do to enable networking. Linux users might have to reconfigure Linux networking from its default state in order to comply with the Conditions of Service given above.