WSC | Network & Technology Services

Downtime for mobile device e-mail synchronization
4-11-2013 12:55 pm
We need to upgrade the mobile e-mail synchronization server to resolve an issue with calendar appointments on certain iPads not processing correctly.
Network outage
4-2-2013 4:30 pm
As you may have noticed, we had a network outage from roughly 3:40PM to 3:58PM this afternoon.
Spring Break maintenance
3-1-2013 9:35 am
We'll be tackling a number of maintenance issues during spring break:
Phising and spam
2-11-2013 8:45 am
Regular reminder about phishing attempts
Internet outage last night
2-8-2013 8:25 am
We had a series of internet outages last night, starting shortly after 9PM and occurring intermittently through the night until about 3:25AM.
SAP upgrade e-mails
2-6-2013 12:25 pm
Many of you have received e-mails requesting that you upgrade your SAP client software.
Outbound mail restored
1-25-2013 2:00 pm
We've restored outbound mail service.
Outbound e-mail
1-25-2013 12:30 pm
We're having some issues with the campus outbound e-mail server.
NATS Staff Retreat
1-2-2013 8:50 am
Once a year we try to have a professional development retreat for NATS staff and we always try to pick the least impact-ful time to have everyone out of the office.
Sakai status
11-26-2012 4:00 pm
Sakai is back up and running and appears to be solid and stable.
online.wsc.edu (Sakai) downtime
11-26-2012 12:05 pm
We are currently experiencing an unscheduled downtime in the sakai environment (online.wsc.edu).
Network maintenance
11-20-2012 10:10 am
We'll be doing some network maintenance on Friday, November 23rd, replacing two core switch chassis that distribute the network to all buildings on campus.
Switch replacement
9-21-2012 12:30 am
The switch replacement at the local carrier office appears to have gone well,
Internet switch replacement status
9-20-2012 1:35 pm
After conferring with the carrier, their preference would be to wait for switch replacement until midnight tonight.
Internet outage status update
9-20-2012 1:00 pm
We are up at the moment on the carrier's existing switch.
Internet outage status
9-20-2012 11:00 am
At this point it would appear that WSC is the victim of what is called a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS).
Internet outage status
9-19-2012 11:15 pm
Complicated scenario here but I'll try to explain briefly.
Internet outage notice
9-19-2012 8:25 pm
Starting at 5:50PM this evening, we started seeing internet connectivity problems, both for the Wayne campus and the College Center facility in South Sioux.
Password creation hint #5
8-27-2012 9:15 pm
This series of notes regarding passwords, while fun (for us at least) and humorous (for you hopefully), had at it's heart a serious intent.
Password creation hint #4: Acrostics
8-23-2012 11:00 am
For those of you who are fans of Will Shortz or the Sunday Puzzle on NPR, this password creation hint is for you!
Password creation tip #3: Model numbers
8-22-2012 4:10 pm
A wonderful source for secure passwords is model numbers.
Mobiler server maintenance
8-22-2012 3:15 pm
For those of you getting your e-mail on a mobile device (phone or tablet), we're going to need to do some maintenance on the mobile server to address some minor issues.
Secure password creation tip #2
8-21-2012 2:45 pm
Take a short common word that you can easily remember, such as
Internet issues
8-21-2012 1:25 pm
As I'm sure you noticed, we're having some internet connectivity issues on campus.
Secure password creation strategies
8-20-2012 2:50 pm
With the new password policies that went into place this spring, we've fielded a number of comments from folks who struggle to create compliant passwords.
WildcatsOnline login issue fixed
8-15-2012 9:00 am
We worked with the AMP team and resolved the WildcatsOnline login issue.
Logins to WildcatsOnline
8-15-2012 7:15 am
We're having some issues with logging in to WildcatsOnline this morning.
Sakai issue
8-14-2012 1:50 pm
We're aware of an issue in the new Sakai environment where you may have to reload a page if you've been "idle" in a module for 3 or more minutes.
Network maintenance work this week
8-14-2012 10:45 am
It's the time of year when we need to do some network maintenance prior to the fall term.
Sakai training sessions
8-10-2012 3:50 pm
Eddie Elfers will be holding Sakai training sessions this fall for those faculty members new to the system or for those who would like to brush up on their skills.
Sakai maintenance on Monday (8/13)
8-10-2012 8:05 am
We'll be doing a number of upgrades to prepare systems for the Fall term.
Network maintenance tomorrow
7-3-2012 2:20 pm
We'll be performing some network maintenance tomorrow to upgrade software on the core network switches.
Internet outage
6-25-2012 4:20 pm
WSC having a full internet outage tomorrow night, starting at 10PM
Sakai issues resolved
5-6-2012 8:40 pm
We just resolved an issue in the Sakai system (online.wsc.edu) in which student accounts were disabled and no longer showed up in class rosters.
Internet access has been restored...
4-29-2012 10:55 am
Most of our internet connectivity was restored
Internet outage
4-29-2012 9:15 am
WSC is currently experiencing a full internet outage.
Appler order confirmation e-mails
4-10-2012 4:00 pm
Many of you have received a very legit looking e-mail appearing to be from Apple
Server maintenance on the J: and G: drives
3-6-2012 3:20 pm
We'll be working on the G: drive this evening and the J: drive for non academic offices from 7PM until roughly midnight
Web server restarts
2-2-2012 2:15 pm
A critical update was released early this week for one of the pieces of software that provides web services on campus.
Requesting help from NATS
1-25-2012 10:25 am
It might be a good time to send out a note to help guide you in requesting assistance from NATS.
"Emergency Verification" phishing e-mail
1-19-2012 5:15 pm
yet another phishing e-mail, designed to trick you into providing your WSC username and password to an outside organization
Server downtimes
12-16-2011 1:35 pm
Willy will be down for approximately 30 minutes, at 8:30AM on Monday
Wireless Status
12-15-2011 8:35 am
A bit of followup to our wireless issues from the other day.
And we're back....
12-13-2011 11:55 pm
We sincerely apologize for the very poorly timed service interruption on wireless today
Campus Wireless
12-13-2011 2:05 pm
We've been experiencing a couple of load related issues with wireless, particularly in the library, over the last few days.
City connection to internet
10-31-2011 4:35 pm
We lost power to the 8th floor Bowen closet on Saturday afternoon and, as a result, the city was without internet connection via wireless for about 18 hours
Internet outage
10-20-2011 10:40 am
As most of you (if not all) noticed, we had an internet outage this morning for a number of hours.
True you password policy message
10-18-2011 10:25 am
You may have received a message from trueyou notifying you of a password policy change.
Groupwise system restart tonight
9-29-2011 12:35 pm
There are a couple of important updates that were released today for the Groupwise system that we would like to get applied in a timely manner.
Internet outage yesterday
9-15-2011 8:30 am
We had a severe outage of internet service yesterday that interfered with access not only to the internet but also WildcatsOnline and SAP, among other systems.
Brief internet WildcatsOnline outage
9-13-2011 1:40 pm
Network Nebraska has announced a maintenance window on equipment that provides our connectivity to the Internet, WildcatsOnline and SAP.
Windows update .... update
8-31-2011 11:00 am
As some of you may have noticed, we haven't had Windows Updates applying to your machines and forcing a reboot for the last couple of weeks.
Phishing requests
8-24-2011 3:55 pm
As the school year starts we are being subjected to our typical first round of phishing e-mails.
Network maintenance
8-16-2011 2:25 pm
As many of you know, this "quiet" week between the Summer and Fall terms is one of our few opportunities to get system maintenance completed without major inconvenience to students.
Office 2010 is now available
8-16-2011 2:20 pm
In preparation for the fall term we are making available a new version of Microsoft Office, Office 2010, for use on campus.
SAP update is ready
8-3-2011 1:55 pm
The SAP update is ready for installation.
Printing is fixed!!
8-3-2011 1:50 pm
Printing is now working properly again.
E-mail and printing issues
8-3-2011 9:26 am
As many of you many have noticed, we're having some odd issues with logging into various systems, including e-mail earlier this morning and now printing.
SAP update
8-3-2011 9:25 am
This morning we were informed that a new SAP update has been released and we need to begin using it as soon as possible.
Downtime for select systems
6-27-2011 2:15 pm
As we work through some upgrade procedures for various systems we'll need to take a few systems down this week
G: drive class naming change
5-24-2011 5:50 am
As many of you know, classes are being handled a bit differently this summer. We've gone from three summer terms to one summer term with multiple sessions. As a result, we need to change the way classes are named on the G: drive and in other campus systems as well.
Network downtime status
5-21-2011 12:00 pm
The data copy from our original storage unit to the new storage unit finished up about 8:30AM and we were able to take down all of the servers and start working on the original storage unit.
Network downtime
5-20-2011 7:40 am
On Wednesday afternoon of this week we received a phone call from HP indicating that it was seeing some troublesome error messages being reported on our primary storage unit that holds software and data for a great number of servers on campus.
Voice mail indicator lights
5-16-2011 1:40 pm
It would seem that the voicemail indicator lights on the campus phone system are not quite up to speed in some cases with whether or not you actually have a voice mail.
Inbound telephone call interruption
5-13-2011 1:35 pm
As some of you may have noticed, we were without inbound telephone service for some campus extensions for part of the evening yesterday.
Sakai maintenance and phishing
5-6-2011 10:30 am
Just a couple of notes for the month of May that you may want to be aware of:
Very brief internet outage tonight
3-2-2011 10:15 am
We'll have a very brief internet outage this evening shortly after 10PM.
Phone Dialing Changes
2-3-2011 2:25 pm
Starting February 26th you will be required to include the 402 area code followed by the 7 digit phone number for all local calls placed from campus....
GroupWise update this evening
1-31-2011 1:55 pm
We need to apply an update to the GroupWise mail system this evening to deal with a software flaw.
Internet outage last night
1-20-2011 11:00 am
As some of you may have noticed, we experienced an internet outage last night beginning at 6:47PM and lasting until 8:03PM.
Network maintenance
1-5-2011 2:55 pm
In preparation for the spring term we will be doing standard maintenance on a variety of systems tomorrow evening beginning at 5:30PM
November-December Training Schedule
11-12-2010 9:45 am
Attached you will find the software training schedule for the months of November and December. The training is focused on advanced use of Sakai.
campus webservers
10-7-2010 4:20 pm
We are in the process of upgrading our campus web servers to new hardware.
New Faculty and Staff Campus ID's.
8-25-2010 10:45 am
The new SIS and copier systems provided the college with the additional challenge of upgrading from the faculty and student ID concept to the concept of a more usable campus card concept.
August-September Technology Training Schedule
8-20-2010 4:40 pm
Attached you will find the August-September technology training schedule.
"phishing" again...
8-17-2010 11:45 am
Yes, "Phishing" has started again. Well, not really. It has not really ever stopped.
GroupWise upgrade issue
8-5-2010 10:00 am
I wish to apologize for the problem we all experienced with the GroupWise upgrade last night.
E-mail system upgrade (GroupWise)
8-4-2010 9:20 am
We need to upgrade our campus e-mail system so that it can better handle the new cell devices that are now available.
Another phishing attempt
7-19-2010 10:05 am
Just wanted to provide a reminder about the dangers of phishing attempts via email.
GroupWise upgrade schedule
7-14-2010 2:00 pm
We need to upgrade our campus e-mail system so that it can better handle the new cell devices that are now available.
Virus protection issues
4-22-2010 10:30 am
Virus protection for our campus technology is a very critical part of what we do and how NATS is able to reliably deliver services.
e-mail spoofing
4-20-2010 3:10 pm
Yes, another e-mail on yet another e-mail tactic.
Bogus IRS e-mails
4-6-2010 11:40 am
Please be aware that another unique form of "phishing" has been announced nationally and is spreading across the country.
More system upgrades
3-10-2010 1:00 pm
This afternoon, starting at 5:15 PM and concluding by 9:00 PM we will be upgrading the following:
System Maintenance tonight
3-9-2010 2:45 pm
This evening we will be conducting required system maintenance starting at 5:15 PM and finishing by 9:00 PM.
phishing
3-1-2010 9:45 am
The "phishing" saga continues. I have received two interesting examples of "phishing" from faculty members on campus since my last e-mail message regarding "phishing".
"Phishing" continues and continues
2-23-2010 12:15 am
"Phishing" for information continues to happen and it seems to as active today as it has been in the past.
e-campus password changing mechanism modifications
2-3-2010 12:15 am
We are, in the interest of security, modifying the "I forgot my password" functionality of eCampus.
Network downtime tonight
10-23-2009 2:20 pm
We will be taking parts of the network offline this evening for upgrade starting at 10:00 PM and lasting till midnight.
Network downtime tomorrow | 10-16-09
10-16-2009 12:20 am
As you are aware, Fall Break is upon us and with it comes one of our most advantageous windows to make significant system improvements that require downtime...
Service disruptions this morning | 10-9-09
10-12-2009 12:15 am
Early this morning one of our server storage systems partially stopped responding to some of the systems that use it.
"phishing" and the potential end result" | 10-5-09
10-5-2009 12:15 am
"Phishing" has not gone away. It will not go away until people quit responding to junk e-mail that makes requests for user accounts and passwords.
Network Issues | 9-16-09
9-16-2009 12:10 am
Late last evening we had severe unplanned network issues.
Trouble Ticket Downtime | 9-8-09
9-10-2009 12:05 am
This evening we will be upgrading Trouble Ticket. We will start at 5:30 PM and will be complete before 7:30 PM.
G:drive data migration this evening | 8-12-09
8-12-2009 10:57 am
This evening we will be migrating the g:drive data to a new system.
Secure wireless access documentation | 7-7-09
7-7-2009 3:24 pm
You can find the documentation for our newly implemented secure wireless system here.
Secure wireless access on campus | 6-30-09
6-30-2009 11:04 am
A few weeks ago I sent out a notice indicating that we would be turning the "gocats" wireless network off on July 1, 2009. We will be doing that as mentioned tomorrow morning, July 1, 2009 by 8:00 AM.
Planned Internet Downtime | 6-12-09
6-12-2009 7:45 am
Tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:00 AM we will be moving our fiber interface in Hahn from the old computer center location to it's new data closet location.
Webserver Downtime | 5-11-09
6-12-2009 7:42 am
Tonight (June 11, 2009) we will be taking our campus web services offline for 45 minutes starting at midnight.