 |
 |
FYI. I just sent the following message to the Deans, Directors and Chairs list. /Tom >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:22:12 -0400 >From: Tom Davis <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Recent Internet Outages >To: [log in to unmask] > >Beginning late Wednesday, August 15, network users started reporting >difficulty with Internet access: on-campus users were unable to >consistently reach the Internet and, similarly, off-campus users were >unable to consistently reach the campus network. Intermittent outages >persisted throughout the day Thursday and into Friday, at which point >the network stabilized. Another brief outage occurred this morning. > >Since the incident began, ACNS staff have been in in close contact with >MSU's Internet service provider, Merit Network, Inc. Merit now believes >they have positively identified the source of these outages (which also >affected other Merit customers). ACNS will continue to monitor the >situation carefully and pursue an full understanding of these outages. > >We understand that Internet access is vital to the MSU community and are >treating this situation as extremely serious. > >As always, current and historical information about service outages is >available at http://servicestatus.msu.edu If you are unable to reach >this website, or if you have other questions, please call the ACNS Help >Desk at 517-432-6200. > >Tom Davis, Director >Academic Computing and Network Services