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Category Archives: Telecommunications
Campus Firewall Replacement Scheduled; Internet Service Disruption Possible
Update 2/22/2013, 5:30 PM: The campus firewall upgrade is being postponed due to scheduled campus activities. We are tentatively planning for the upgrade to occur over the Easter shutdown. An update to the community will be provided as soon as … Continue reading
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Turrel Manor Network Upgraded
The network in Turrell Manor was connected to the campus via a wireless bridge. This weekend the wireless bridge failed. University IT Services provided limited network service via the campus wireless network, but this reduced the bandwidth available to Turrell … Continue reading
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Internet Problems Affecting Some Users on Campus
Beginning this afternoon University IT Services began receiving multiple reports of slow network performance in the University’s residence halls. This problem has been traced to a software update applied by the University’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the network routers … Continue reading
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Power disruption in Corrigan Hall data center; most SHU IT services affected.
Approximately 4:30 PM this afternoon University IT Services lost power in the data center in Corrigan Hall. Most IT services were off line while Facilities worked to restore the power. A backup Web server in Presidents Hall was brought on … Continue reading
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Campus Internet Service Restored
Campus Internet service has been fully restored. Following Sunday’s hurricane the University’s Internet Service Provider experienced regional service outages. This has resulted in poor Internet performance for the campus. As of this morning, service has been fully restored. University IT … Continue reading
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Today’s Problems With Campus Internet Connecton
Our campus Internet Service Provider (ISP) reports that they are having ongoing service issues following Sunday’s hurricane and the resulting widespread flooding and loss of power. This is a regional problem affecting many telecommunication carriers and ISP’s from Virginia to … Continue reading
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Voice Mail Upgrade
The Voice Mail system will be upgraded with new computer hardware and the latest software version during the August doIT Summer Maintenance period. The Voice Mail system will continue to function as it does currently. No user changes are planned. … Continue reading
IT Server Maintenance Scheduled Fri., July 1, 12:01 AM – 7:00 AM
NOTE: Most IT Services will be down early morning Friday, July 1st, from 12:01 AM through 7:00 AM for required system maintenance. The weekly maintenance window which would normally take place Sunday July 3rd, from 12:01 AM through 7:00 AM … Continue reading
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Voice Mail System Upgrade Scheduled Late July
The campus voice mail system will be upgraded later this summer. As part of this upgrade, voice mail will be down for approximately one day. During the upgrade, voice mail will not pick up any incoming calls. University IT Services … Continue reading
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Campus Internet Problems This Evening
This evening at approximately 6:45 PM that campus Internet connection was interrupted due to problems with the campus firewall. This caused all campus services, including the Web page, email, PirateNet, and Banner, to be unavailable from off campus, and the … Continue reading
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Campus Internet Problem This Afternoon
This afternoon at approximately 11:45 AM the campus lost its connection to the Internet. This caused all campus services, including the Web site, email, PirateNet, and Banner to be unavailable from off campus. On campus users were unable to access … Continue reading
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Be Secure When Using a Public WiFi Hot Spot
Public wireless hot spots, like those found in Internet cafes, Starbucks, hotels, and airports, are a great convenience, but they’re also magnets for hackers who want to steal your personal information. Most wifi hot spots are insecure; most do not … Continue reading
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Campus Wireless Network Upgrade is Proceeding
The campus wireless network is proceeding close to the planned schedule. At this time, the wireless network upgrades have been completed in the campus residence halls and Walsh Library. Over the next few weeks the upgrades will begin in Jubilee … Continue reading
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Internet Upgrade Completed
Over the winter break, University IT Services completed a major upgrade of the campus Internet connection. Over the course of the fall semester, Internet traffic reached the capacity of our former Internet connections, resulting in periods of slow Internet performance … Continue reading
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Reminder: System Maintenance During Winter Break
The University community is reminded that there will be service interruptions during the winter break while University IT Services performs maintenance and upgrades on key systems. On Thursday, Dec. 30th, University IT Services will be performing maintenance on the data … Continue reading
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Maintenance on Campus Internet Connection This Evening
This is a reminder to the University community that Level3, our Internet Service Provider, will be performing maintenance on their North American network tomorrow morning, December 22nd, between midnight and 5AM EST. Users may experience some interruption of campus Internet … Continue reading
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Some Internet Service Interruptions This Afternon
The University’s Internet Service Provider (ISP), Level3, is reporting some routing problems on their north american network. While most users are able to access most Internet sites, some users may experience brief sporadic problems accessing the Internet from on campus. … Continue reading
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Ring Building Telephones Down
Verizon is having problems with the telephone lines to the Ring Building. All phone lines in to and out of the Ring Building are affected. These issues are likely caused in part by last night’s storm. Update 5:00 PM: Verizon … Continue reading
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Verizon Continues to Work on Law School Phone Lines
The phone lines to the Law School have been down since yesterday morning. Verizon technicians were unable to repair the problem last night. Verizon technicians are on site at the Law School this morning and expect to have this problem … Continue reading
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Phone Outage at the Law School
The phone lines to the Law School have been down most of the day. Verizon reports that this is a problem with the line. Verizon has technicians working on the problem and expect to have the problem repaired this evening. … Continue reading
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AT&T Antenna Work Continues Today – Services Affected
AT&T continues work today on its cellular antennas on the campus radio tower. Services may be affected today as they complete this work. AT&T 3G service on campus had been inconsistent following the lightning strike on the radio tower last … Continue reading
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Work Continues on AT&T Antennas – AT&T Service Affected
AT&T service on campus has not been satisfactory since lightning struck the cell antennas on the radio tower last summer. In April I reported that AT&T was replacing the antennas over the Easter Break (see, for example, this post). While … Continue reading
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IT Begins Planing for Campus Wireless Upgrade
University IT Services has begun a major upgrade of the campus wireless network. The plan is to upgrade to the new 802.11n wireless standard over the next eighteen months. Due to budget limitations, this upgrade will take place in two … Continue reading
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IT Presents Disaster Recovery Architecture to the Board Finance Committee
With the implementation of the Banner administrative system launched in 2005, University IT Services began the implementation of a very different IT architecture for our systems and services. One of the goals of this new architecture was to ensure the … Continue reading
AT&T Antennae Upgraded
Over the Easter break, AT&T replaced the antennas on the radio tower that provide AT&T service to the campus. These antennas were damaged by a lightning strike last summer. Since that lightning strike, AT&T cell phone service on campus has … Continue reading
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