CS Network Status
This page lists both active and recently closed CS network alerts. If you would like more information about an alert, or if you have an issue you would like to report, send email to helpdesk [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu or call extension 52720.
Current Active Alerts
Past Alerts
| Updated | Issue | Summary | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.02.2021 10:49 | CS VPN Config Change |
Due to a certificate renewel, CS users who use OpenVPN to access the CS VPN need to download updated configurations, which are available at https://helpdesk.cs.umd.edu/faq/connecting/vpn . This predominately applies to people running Linux on their home machines. |
Light |
| 05.02.2021 10:49 | Firewall Updates - Sunday April 4, 10 PM - 1 AM - Minor packet loss possible | Light | |
| 03.04.2021 11:22 | Verizon Outage affecting access to campus |
Verizon is experiencing routing issues, which can slow or prevent traffic from accessing CS and campus systems. You may experience issues even if you do not have Verizon internet. |
Moderate |
| 02.14.2021 21:55 | Windows File Server Maintanence |
The CS Windows environment file servers will be undergoing brief maintanece tonight starting at 7:00pm. Some service interuption may occur. |
Light |
| 02.14.2021 18:51 | DHCP Server Upgrade - 2/11 6:30 PM |
Our redundant DHCP servers will be upgraded on Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 PM. Because these services are redundant, we do not expect there to be any noticeable impact to users, however you may experience a delay creating a new VPN connection. |
Light |
| 01.24.2021 23:40 | Replacing dept authentication and DNS servers: Jan 23 8 PM to Jan 24 (all day) |
Full outage of NFS services for up to one hour, including all department websites. Brief disruptions of VPN, SSH to department-managed systems. Mail forwarding, network access, grades/submit should not be affected. Changes to DNS servers for self-supported machines will be required. See email for more details. |
Heavy |
| 01.18.2021 01:46 | Minor Website Maintenance |
Part of the backing infrastructure for the website is having maintance done, which may result in periods of slowness for the website. |
Light |
| 01.15.2021 00:58 | Website Maintenance period 01/14 8:00pm - 10:30pm |
Due to maintence work being done on some of the backing infrastructure, the CSD website and webapps will be down from 8:00pm until 10:30pm. Please check your e-mail for more information. |
Moderate |
| 01.05.2021 02:40 | Emergency cPanel Shared Hosting Maintenance - Saturday January 2, 6-8 PM |
We will be performing emergency maintenance on our cPanel Shared Hosting platform to add storage. A short outage can be expected while the server reboots. |
Moderate |
| 01.01.2021 15:39 | Mail delay |
During today's network maintenance, an unexpected firmware issue caused all mail received to be delayed. Any mail that was sent between approximately 1 PM and 11 PM should be automatically delivered within the next 24 hours. |
Heavy |