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

There are no current active alerts. Network operations are normal.

Have an issue that you need to report? Send email to helpdesk [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu.

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Past Alerts

Updated Issue Summary Impact
05.10.2016 11:43 CS Personal Webpages Inaccessible

Personal webspaces hosted on junkfood are currently unable to be accessed online. Class webpages not hosted within users' personal web directories are unaffected. We are actively working to restore access to these webpages.

 		Moderate
04.06.2016 09:07 Email and Authentication Problems For CS Users

A number of CS users are currently experiencing email and authentication issues. We are working on resolving the problem.

 		Heavy
03.23.2016 12:54 We have made some unscheduled changes to the network to fix a stability problem. Light
03.10.2016 21:29 Network Maintenance Thurs Mar. 10th from 7:30pm - 9:30pm.

Tomorrow evening, Thurs. Mar. 10th from 7:30pm-9:30pm we will again perform network maintenance. During this period, there will be brief disruptions of the network in the building, including mail, web, and authentication.

 		Moderate
03.09.2016 10:08 Switch Maintenance Thurs 3/3. Disruption possible especially for 31xx/32xx rooms

On Thurs. evening (Mar 3) from 7:30pm - 9:30pm we will perform
maintenance on the switches on the 3rd floor. If your CS room number is
31xx or 32xx, you will notice some disruption of service.

 		Moderate
03.09.2016 10:05 University Systems Issues

The University is currently experiencing some problems with online applications. Access to several campus systems may be intermittently unavailable. As this is not within the department, we have no timeframe of expected recovery.

 		Moderate
02.28.2016 17:40 Network Testing on Sun 2/28. Brief service disruptions possible

On Sunday afternoon (Feb. 28) from 1:30pm - 2:30pm we will perform testing of our network. There may be brief disruptions of service during this period.

 		Light
02.25.2016 23:15 Switch Maintenance on Thurs 2/25. Random network outages possible

On Thurs. evening (Feb. 25) from 7:00pm - 9:00pm we will perform maintenance on all of our switches. You may experience random outages of
up to 1 minute during this period.

 		Light
02.24.2016 09:38 Personal Website move on 2/13. Please don't edit websites during the move

From 9am to 12pm on Saturday, 2/13 personal websites will be moved from their current location to a new server. Please do not edit your webpages during this time period. If you notice anything is wrong after the move, please contact Staff and let us know.

 		Moderate
02.05.2016 15:27 Network outages 6-8pm TODAY (2/4/16)

Between 6 - 8pm today expect a complete outage of the CS network in CS offices & labs in AVW. There may also be some packet loss
to systems connected in our datacenter.

 		Moderate